In the light of PISA test results announced today, a spokesperson for UCAC education union said:
“As expected, the results for Wales, and the United Kingdom as a whole, were disappointing.
“As a result of the last PISA results in 2010, the Welsh Government made substantial and fundamental changes to the education system. Some of those reforms are only just beginning to take effect in schools, for example the new Literacy and Numeracy Framework.
“It wasn’t realistic to expect those policies to have had a significant effect on this year’s results – it’s too soon. What’s important now is to keep a strong focus on the changes that have begun to take place, and to ensure that they are implemented thoroughly and consistently across Wales, backed up with strong support for schools.
“We need to avoid a sense of panic in response to these results, and keep a clear and calm focus on the way forward.”
