Education minister Huw Lewis said a fresh new strategic approach was needed to drive up standards in units, which look after some of Wales’ most vulnerable and disadvantaged learners.
The Welsh government is drawing up a new PRU framework that is focused on the six areas of leadership, accountability, resources, structure, learner wellbeing, and outcomes.
Mr Lewis has established an Education Other Than At School (EOTAS) Task and Finish group, which is to be chaired by former Estyn chief inspector Ann Keane, to drive forward the proposed changes.
There are more than 40 PRUs in Wales serving around 600 children. The former Children’s Commissioner for Wales Keith Towler last year described it as a “Cinderella service”, whose status needed to be lifted to ensure that children achieved their full potential in education.
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