A new pilot programme to support schools in tackling the impact poverty has on attainment has been launched.
Seven headteachers from across Wales have been recruited as Attainment Champions.
The team brings together headteachers from across Wales who have a wealth of experience and have already helped shape key national policies and overseen community inspired projects.
The pilot will run for six months with the role of the Attainment Champion providing peer-to-peer support to schools and to help inform Welsh Government policy around educational attainment drawing on their own experience and sharing best practice.
