Clwyd West AM celebrates Ysgol Y Foryd’s Estyn Inspection success with Deputy Head Mrs Patterson and members of the School Council
The Welsh Education Minister Huw Lewis has praised a Kinmel Bay school in the Senedd this week following its glowing Estyn report.
The Minister congratulated the team at Ysgol y Foryd after Clwyd West AM Darren Millar referred to their outstanding achievement during a debate on the Estyn Annual Report.
Addressing the Minister Darren said:
“I agree with you that there is excellence in the Welsh education system, as seen by a recent inspection report that was published in respect of Ysgol y Foryd in my own constituency, in Kinmel Bay. Will you agree with me that that sort of excellence is precisely what we want to see in other schools across Wales?”
The Minister replied: “Of course I join the Member in congratulating the team at Ysgol y Foryd in terms of its excellent rating and excellent prospects for improvement. Whether it is outstanding leadership in schools like that, and which we have found at Mount Stuart Primary School in Cardiff, effective intervention at Maesteg Comprehensive School, the productive partnerships that we see at Portfield Special School, or the focus on literacy and numeracy at Yale College in Wrexham, the report makes clear that we have much to be proud of in Wales – Ysgol y Foryd included.”
Darren added:
“I am pleased that the Education Minister has acknowledged the achievement and excellent practice at Ysgol y Foryd. The team there work incredibly hard to provide a first class education to their pupils and other schools in Wales could learn a lot from them.”
Darren has invited the Minister to visit the school in the future.
