Too many young people leave school in Wales without being “functionally literate”, a damning new report says. This failing has significant social and economic impact on the nation, school inspectorate Estyn warned.
The Covid pandemic “unsurprisingly” had a negative impact on many pupils’ reading skills, Estyn’s report, Developing pupils’ English reading skills from 10 to 14 years of age, says. Although this is beginning to improve with the return of face to face teaching, reading gaps between the least well off and their wealthier peers has widened.
Findings in the report include:
