Monmouthshire council leader: Failing schools 'must do better'

The education services in two more areas of Wales should be taken into special measures, according to the education watchdog Estyn.

Merthyr Tydfil and Monmouthshire are the latest councils deemed to be failing pupils, following Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent and Pembrokeshire.

Education Minister Leighton Andrews said he will take action, blaming the quality of education management.

Peter Fox, the leader of Monmouthshire council, told Oliver Hides of BBC Radio Wales the authority is already taking steps to improve.