Welsh Government

Bangor Uni awarded £8.2m to lead new national literacy programme

A new national literacy initiative will be rolled out to schools across Wales after Bangor University secured £8.2m in funding to establish a centre of excellence for literacy teaching. The three-year CAL:ON Cymru project – short for Centre for the Advancement of Literacy: research-led Outcomes and Nation-wide change – will…

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Cardiff issues first weapons guidance for schools in Wales

Cardiff Council has released new guidance to help schools and education settings manage the risks of weapons, which marks the first framework of its kind in Wales. The Weapons in Schools and Educational Settings Guidance has been distributed to all primary, secondary and special schools in the city for the…

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Chief executive appointed to lead new Welsh learning body

The Welsh government has announced the appointment of Dr Gwenllian Lansdown Davies as the chief executive of Wales’ new professional learning and leadership body for the education sector.  Lansdown Davies, who is currently chief executive of Mudiad Meithrin, an early years Welsh-language organisation, will take up the new role when…

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Carmarthenshire to review early years provision at schools

Carmarthenshire County Council has approved plans to consult on changing the age ranges of four primary schools, and to reconfigure nursery provision in the Ammanford area. Following a meeting held earlier last week (14 July), the council’s cabinet agreed to hold a six-week consultation starting in September on proposed changes…

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Welsh language education law receives royal assent

The Welsh government has revealed that a new legislation designed to help all children in Wales become confident Welsh speakers has become law after receiving royal assent this week. The Welsh Language and Education (Wales) Act aims to strengthen the role of the language in schools and move towards the…

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Welsh govt launches consultation to reform school funding system

The Welsh government has launched a public consultation on proposed reforms to school funding regulations, aiming to bring greater consistency and transparency across the country. Lynne Neagle, cabinet secretary for education, said the changes would address long-standing concerns over unequal spending between local authorities and schools.  The consultation proposes amendments…

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Welsh govt invests £5m to support for students with ALN

The Welsh government has announced that it will be investing £5m to transform education facilities for students with additional learning needs (ALN) in further and higher education colleges across the country.  The funding means that all 13 colleges in Wales will be able to create more accessible and inclusive learning…

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Welsh govt to invest £20m to improve ALN facilities in schools

The Welsh government has announced a £20m investment in schools to create new and improved classrooms and equipment for children and young people with additional learning needs (ALN). It comes as over £80m has been allocated to the sector over the last three years to transform learning spaces for learners…

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