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School summer holidays could be cut to just four weeks under new Welsh Government plans
Welsh Government
The six week summer holiday would be cut to five weeks and then four under proposals out for consultation - but the Association of School and College Leaders Cymru dismissed the plan as "an act of folly".
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New 420-place primary school planned for Kenfig Hill in Bridgend
Bridgend
The pre-planning consultation will begin this month ahead of the submission of a full planning application
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Welsh Government explains why it's stopped helping poorest families feed kids in school holidays
Welsh Government
The scheme, praised by food poverty campaigners including footballer Marcus Rashford, ended last May and Education Minister Jeremy Miles has now confirmed it won't be re-instated - with a long explanation given
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School warns parents they could be banned from site if bad behaviour continues
Wales schools
The head teacher said it had been a ‘very upsetting time for members of our school community’
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Head teachers in Wales end their industrial action
Wales schools
School leaders have agreed a new pay deal
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Secondary school forced to close after lightning strike
Wales schools
Bishopston Comprehensive School is temporarily closed to all pupils and staff
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No more help with GCSE and A-level grades or questions, say exam chiefs
Wales schools
Qualifications Wales said support given in the last two academic years “meant that we could not maintain standards in the normal way”.
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Head teacher's rep blasts professional standards hearing as 'a travesty'
Wales schools
Linda Frame's method of paying staff cash in hand was found not to be dishonest. A number of allegations against her were thrown out but others were found proven
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Top UK universities refuse to accept the Welsh Baccalaureate
Wales schools
There is only patchy recognition of the Welsh Government's qualification at the UK's top universities
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Head teacher dishonestly paid staff cash in hand and misled parents, hearing told
Wales schools
Linda Frame denies all the allegations against her
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Teachers to strike over ‘violent and aggressive behaviour' at Welsh school
Wales schools
Last month some parents claimed teachers were being 'threatened' by some pupils but the issues have not been resolved
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Schools told to get serious about attendance as children miss classes
Welsh Government
The Welsh Government has issued new guidance to schools
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Classrooms shut after crumbling concrete found in Newport primary
Newport
Children will move to blended learning next week after RAAC was found in some parts of the school building at Eveswell Primary School in Newport
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School ban for teaching assistant convicted of dealing drugs
Wales schools
Siobhan Rowan was convicted at Cardiff Crown Court and has now been banned from the classroom
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Teaching is not good enough in Welsh schools, says chief inspector of Education
Wales schools
It said pupils in 'too many primaries... make basic errors in grammar and punctuation that are not addressed well enough through teacher feedback'
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Reception teacher who 'smelled of alcohol' denies drinking in classroom
Wales schools
Colleagues at Abertillery Learning Community noticed a plastic drinks bottle containing purple liquid that smelled of alcohol in Hanna Edwards' classroom of five year-olds
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'I was punched, kicked and spat at for being gay at school'
LGBTQ+ rights
Ian Timbrell went on to become a teacher and deputy head and is now taking LGBTQ training into schools
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'My mum cries all the time because she has no money...I can’t tell her I’m hungry because she will cry more.'
Welsh Government
Children in Wales have described the devastating impact of poverty on their lives
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First Minister says he will look into recording when children miss school for mental health reasons
Mark Drakeford
His comments come amid soaring school absence rates and growing mental health problems among young people since the pandemic
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Exam year pupils least likely to be in lessons as persistent absence rate triples overall in Wales' schools
Wales schools
More than one in 10 half days in school are missed by year 11 GCSE pupils
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Welsh Government delay giving teachers' pay award which ended strike
Welsh Government
The National Education Union described it as a "frustrating slip up" by Welsh Government and said it has been told teachers will get the award in October
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Wales' independent schools compared on fees, exam results and facilities
Wales schools
One charges full-yearly boarding fees of £42,700 and another is offering a trial day for those thinking of joining in September 2024
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Bird dies after pupils use it 'as a football' at Welsh college
Wales schools
The cruel incident was witnessed by a pupil who volunteers for a local bird charity who tried to step-in and save the bird from injury
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Welsh Government issues update on four schools affected by RAAC concrete
Wales schools
Initial assessments are being analysed now
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