Professor Chris Taylor’s research revealing that children in Wales are behind their counterparts in
England in standards of literacy was covered extensively by national news outlets
Wales Online – https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/literacy-standards-dropping-wales-new-5835371
The Independent – http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/english-children-outperform-welsh-and-scottish-pupils-at-reading-8797106.html
The Guardian – https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/04/reading-england-wales-scotland-pupils
ITV News – http://www.itv.com/news/wales/update/2013-09-04/literacy-lagging-behind-england/
BBC News – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-wales-23955938/welsh-pupils-literacy-lagged-behind-england-in-2007