Education minister Huw Lewis said that having given councils “plenty of time to get their act together” he was now taking action.
In April education expert Robert Hill, a former advisor to Tony Blair, submitted a report to the Welsh government suggesting a major change to the way education services were organised with a view to driving up standards.
The report suggested that four regional consortia in Wales should cover a standard set of key functions, should be directed from a board and should attend a twice-yearly stock-take with the minister.
Mr Lewis has now said he is minded to fund the four regional bodies directly, with money taken out of council grants from the beginning of the next financial year.
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