TL:DR - there's something up with the results of students who took the reading tests in Welsh. If these aren't reliable, then Wales' position is quite a bit better, though still behind other UK nations.
Hi David, Will here. That is a genuinely really interesting and not something I had considered. I think it is perhaps worth a separate piece and something I will absolutely bear in mind when I next cover the story. Thanks for sharing.
On PISA results, some really important context here that any journalist reporting on this in the future should take into account: https://ffteducationdatalab.org.uk/2023/12/were-pisa-reading-scores-in-wales-as-bad-as-they-first-seemed
TL:DR - there's something up with the results of students who took the reading tests in Welsh. If these aren't reliable, then Wales' position is quite a bit better, though still behind other UK nations.
Hi David, Will here. That is a genuinely really interesting and not something I had considered. I think it is perhaps worth a separate piece and something I will absolutely bear in mind when I next cover the story. Thanks for sharing.