Written question WQ100539

The new Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan will set clear targets to support improvement of literacy and numeracy. This will include national indicators to monitor reading and procedural numeracy progress at Year 6 and achievement of relevant English or Cymraeg and mathematics qualifications at Year 11. The Plan makes clear our targets to improve attendance and reduce persistent absence, with further targets for the remaining indicators to be set once baselines have been established. The indicators will provide a timelier measure of progress given that the next PISA assessment will not take place until 2029, with results published in 2030.