Dadl: Adroddiad Blynyddol Estyn 2023-24. Gwelliant 3, cyflwynwyd yn enw Heledd Fychan

NDM8856 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)

To propose that the Senedd:

1. Notes the 2023-24 Annual Report of His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales that was laid in Table Office on 21 February 2025.

2. Notes that the Welsh education and training sectors have significant strengths but there are areas that continue to require improvement.

The following amendments were tabled:

Amendment 1 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets that Estyn's 2024-25 Annual Report has highlighted issues around reduced attendance, poor pupil behaviour and challenges around recruiting staff, which are having a negative impact on education in Wales.

Amendment 2 Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)

Add as new point at end of motion:

Regrets that Wales's latest PISA results for maths, reading and writing are the lowest in the United Kingdom.

Amendment 3 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)

Add as a new point at the end of the motion:

Regrets that the Annual Report notes that:

a) at the current rate of improvement, it would take over 10 years for secondary attendance to improve to pre-pandemic levels;

b) teacher recruitment to subjects with a shortage or can deliver through the medium of Welsh, continues to cause particular concern; and

c) in too many cases, the quality of teaching and assessment is not good enough.