Most schools, colleges and other education and training providers are performing well, according to the Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales 2008-2009. Over the last twelve months there has been improvement across all sectors and inspectors have seen more ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ work than ‘poor’ or ‘unsatisfactory’. However, the report also highlights that in some cases there is an urgent need to improve the provision of education and training, as too many learners in Wales are being allowed to underachieve – especially the ‘more able and talented’ learners and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
