<p>The 2018 PISA Assessment</p>

Part of 4. 3. Topical Questions – in the Senedd at 3:10 pm on 21 June 2017.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 3:10, 21 June 2017

Diolch, Llywydd. Last week, you told the Children, Young People and Education Committee that the 2021 target was, and I quote, ‘not my target’, and you signalled that you were moving away from it. Yesterday we saw the First Minister slapping you down for what you said, restating the commitment to the 2021 target, a particularly unedifying performance from the First Minister, given that today is Stand Up to Bullying Day. Now, that makes the Welsh Government look something of a two-headed beast pulling in different directions, a bit like the pushmi-pullyu of Doctor Dolittle fame. So, can I ask you: you’ve clarified your unambitious target for 2018—? If the 2021 is not your target, can you tell us: what is your target for 2021, in particular; when can we expect to achieve that target; and what is your strategy for actually getting Wales there, because I don’t see one?