Written question WQ96911

The Literacy Expert Panel has met on six occasions on 11 November 2024, 11 December 2024, 22 January 2025, 20 February 2025, 21 May 2025 and 9 July 2025. The purpose of the panel is to provide ongoing informal advice and support which has directly shaped the approach to literacy.

The Literacy Expert Panel is developing evidence-based principles for teaching of language and literacy. These principles will guide professional learning and resource development ensuring effective teaching approaches. In particular, the panel is helping to develop very clear expectations around the teaching of phonics.

The panel has also informed the development of expectations and requirements for professional learning that will be delivered through the Curriculum for Wales Grant Support Programme. The panel is also informing the development of more detailed expectations for learning and the ongoing review of the literacy element of the Literacy and Numeracy Framework.

Members of the Literacy Expert Panel met with the Cabinet Secretary for Education on 19 June 2025.