Educational Standards in Welsh Schools

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Education – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 1 May 2019.

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Photo of Siân Gwenllian Siân Gwenllian Plaid Cymru 1:32, 1 May 2019

(Translated)

The new curriculum has the potential to transform the learning experiences of our children and young people, but I am shocked to think that it also has the potential of failing entirely. The life of every school is very busy on a day-to-day basis and is filled chock-full with challenges, and a lot of time is spend dealing with cuts in budgets that are shrinking. Now, you've suggested that there will be one additional in-service training day per year, but surely that isn't enough to create the huge transformation required with the new curriculum. So, how do you expect schools to create the necessary space to achieve that transformation and to train their staff properly without the Government here increasing school budgets?