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It seems that Leighton Andrews, WAG Minister for Education has decided that literacy is a key area for improvement in Wales and has decided to introduce a reading test for all pupils ages 7 – 11.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12337564

Mr Andrews has also proposed a literacy and numeracy test for teachers but it is not yet clear if this is for current practising teachers or teacher trainees. The WAG decision is no real surprise as Wales lagged terribly behind many stated in the recent Pisa tests. Interestingly enough, the day after the outrage expressed by WAG about the Pisa results the BBC disclosed a funding gap of over £600 per pupil in Wales compared with England.

So it seems that a new reading test for Wales is on the way – it will be interesting to see how WAG will deal with the bilingual nature of the country in the assessment.

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