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Taking care with the language used to describe education is a must – otherwise, damaging and misleading tropes take hold, says Gareth Evans

The link between high deprivation and low educational attainment remains as big a challenge as 25 years ago, says Gareth Evans. So how can Wales bring about real change?

Excitement for Wales’ new curriculum is starting to drain away – replaced by frustration among teachers that they can’t do what they had planned, says Gareth Evans

Curriculum for Wales is meant to give teachers freedom but staff have been left needing support to understand what the expectations are, says Gareth Evans

Falling maths, reading and science Pisa scores cannot be entirely blamed on Covid – so what else has been going wrong in Wales, asks Gareth Evans

In reforming its curriculum, Wales is looking to Scotland’s introduction of Curriculum for Excellence, says Gareth Evans