At risk of sounding either prejudiced or inflammatory, neither of which I intend (but there is no easy way to say this), it is known that Welsh school standards are some way below English ones in every recognised way of measuring them (and regulars will know my view of such measures).
Here is BBC report on it:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/39132948And here is an extract from the OECD 2015 PISA report:
Quote:
Within the United Kingdom, students in England score 512 points, on average, and students in Northern Ireland score 500 points, on average – both above the OECD average. Students in Scotland score 497 points, around the OECD average, while students in Wales score 485 points, which is below the OECD average
and one from the Economist:
https://www.economist.com/news/britain/ ... rove-worstIn short, it is not hard to find evidence that a child at school in Wales might be expected to perform poorly in comparison with a child at school in England on the same test. It is my feeling that this ought to be taken into account in your situation. But of course I have no experience of these panels nor any power to influence them. Maybe the experts here could advise whether any of the mass of comparative data readily available out there could help you?