Parents in Wales should do more to help raise standards in schools, the man responsible for the international education league table Pisa says. (bbc.co.uk)
It is consistently ranked at or close to the top in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) tables and other international education league tables, a fact which has made it a focus for educationalists all over the world who want to study the secrets of its success. (teachers.org.uk)
The next set of Pisa global education league tables are published next week, and Wales has been lagging far behind the top performing countries such as Finland. (bbc.co.uk)