School Categorisation in Monmouthshire

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:31 pm on 7 March 2018.

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Photo of Kirsty Williams Kirsty Williams Liberal Democrat 1:31, 7 March 2018

Well, I'm glad that we've got the same figures; it would not have been a very positive start if we had a different set of categorisation data between us. You're absolutely right, Nick, to identify that school improvement is a joint endeavour, between the staff and the leadership of individual schools, the local education authority. And I would like to pay tribute to Councillor Fox, I believe, at Monmouthshire council—sometimes, he and I have had some cross words about the performance of Monmouthshire, but this categorisation demonstrates that progress is being made—and also the regional consortia. It is important that regional consortia work together to learn from each other so that there is a consistent set of approaches to school improvement across the nation.