A consultation paper proposed a target of 95 per cent of young people in Wales being ready for high-skill employment or higher education by 2015.
Source: Learning Country: Learning Pathways 14-19, Welsh Assembly Government (029 2082 1125)
Links: Consultative Document (pdf) | Press release
Date: 2002-Oct
A report said that there is a wide variation in the performance of schools in Wales. At secondary level the gap between the highest and lowest attaining schools is not increasing or decreasing. At primary level there are signs the gap is narrowing. The report found that deprivation does not have to lead to poor performance in secondary schools.
Source: Narrowing The Gap In the Performance of Schools, Welsh Assembly Government (029 2082 6054) and Welsh Local Government Association
Links: Report (pdf) | Press release
Date: 2002-Oct
