- What did it involve?
The Basic Skills Quality Standard recognises education providers' achievements in improving the literacy and numeracy of pupils with poor basic skills through effective teaching and monitoring programmes.
- Why did they do it?
The aim of the standard, which replaced the Basic Skills Agency's Quality Mark for schools in England and Wales, is to tackle low educational attainment and disadvantage. Head teacher Ruth Dyas said: "It's crucial to provide young people with a vibrant and stimulating curriculum to motivate them to learn. Basic skills, particularly literacy and numeracy, are essential for our children's future."
- What happened next?
John Griffiths, Welsh Assembly Government deputy minister for skills, said he hoped Ewloe Green's achievements would encourage other schools to strive for the standard. He said: "The ability to read, write and use numbers is the right of every child, young person and adult in Wales."
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