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Figure 8: Reform at all levels of the school system14 Improving schools
1. Schools – effective learning and teaching in schoolsEffective learning and teaching is at the heart of educational reform in Wales as the qualityof teachers is the single most important factor in determining how much is learnt in theclassroom. There are three key priorities for improving the quality of learning and teaching.• Improving the quality of teaching in literacy and numeracy – the National Literacyand Numeracy Programmes will set high expectations for what teachers should know, beable to do and what learners should learn via the medium of English and Welsh. They willhelp make every teacher a teacher of literacy and numeracy. Investment in ICT will furthersupport innovation in the classroom.• Supporting teacher and support staff professional development – we willimprove the quality of future teachers entering the profession and their progressionthrough changes to induction, a new MEP qualification and new practice developmentopportunities, and a new national induction programme for school support staff as well asmore opportunities for structured development.• Strengthening our approaches to inclusion and safeguarding – we will implementsupport for attendance and behaviour, vulnerable learners, those from deprivedbackgrounds and with additional needs so that all learners achieve.Figure 9: Priority action to achieve effective learning and teaching in schoolsImproving schools15
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Page 3 and 4: ContentsMinisterial foreword 2Intro
Page 5 and 6: in setting high expectations for al
Page 7 and 8: How are we doing nationally?Progres
Page 9 and 10: Figure 3: Overall performance by lo
Page 11 and 12: Figure 5: Absence in schools by loc
Page 13 and 14: SummaryThe three priorities for imp
Page 15: • Building capacity at a national
Page 19 and 20: • progress with the development o
Page 21 and 22: The priority now is to make the pro
Page 23 and 24: • publish guidelines for the 2013
Page 25 and 26: • draw together a range of guidan
Page 27 and 28: 2. Schools - effective leadership a
Page 29 and 30: • work with experienced and aspir
Page 31 and 32: Figure 12: High level timeline for
Page 33 and 34: Figure 13: Building effective partn
Page 35 and 36: school improvement challenges from
Page 37 and 38: There is now a range of policy deve
Page 39 and 40: 4. Roles, responsibilities and reso
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