Magistrates on the Isle of Wight have rejected attempts by the island’s council to enforce a fine on a parent who took his daughter on holiday in term-time. Jon Platt was taken to court after refusing to pay a £120 fine for his six-year-old daughter’s absence from school in April, after a request to take…
Fantastic opportunity for Rugby Club Youth Sections to win the Ultimate Kit and Laundry package PLUS the chance to train with a rugby legend like Will Greenwood From 14th October to 2nd November, AEG is giving Rugby Club Youth Sections (Junior and Mini teams) in England, Scotland and Wales the chance to win…
Little by Little are holding an energy fair for the local community providing stalls of energy companies, community groups and an opportunity for the people to switch their energy supplier at our switch and save station. Date: Wednesday 21st October Time : 11 – 4pm Venue: Penywaun Community Centre
Perhaps the most frightening thing about Halloween is how this festival has become synonymous with sugary snacks. If you or someone in your family is living with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes you may be concerned about how much sugar there is in treats and snacks. Step forward Diabetes UK Cymru with a variety of recipes, from Halloween…
Young talent to be identified up to 12 years before potential medal success. · Wales to top the per capita medals table at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. · Welsh athletes to win 6-10 Olympic and 20-30 Paralympic medals over two cycles in 2020 and 2024. · Welsh athletes to account for 10% of UK World…
Rydym yn ceisio barn pawb sy’n ymwneud ag addysg am y ffordd y bydd arolygiadau’n cael eu cynnal o Fedi 2017 ymlaen. Mae'n bwysig iawn i ni fod gwybodaeth a phrofiad ein holl randdeiliaid, gan gynnwys rhieni, athrawon a dysgwyr, yn cael eu casglu yn ein hymgynghoriad. Dyma gyfle i chi ddylanwadu ar newidiadau i…
We are seeking the views of everyone involved in education on the way inspections will be carried out from September 2017. It’s really important to us that the knowledge and experience of all our stakeholders, including parents, teachers and learners are gathered in our consultation. This is an opportunity to influence changes to inspections that…
Today ATL Cymru, the leading education union in Wales, launches its ‘Put Education First’ campaign for next year's National Assembly elections. Although there are still several months to go before polling day ATL wants to share certain key messages with the politicians and public in Wales. The main message is that the next Welsh Government…
Performance in non-verbal memory tests – such as remembering geometric shapes and patterns – has been shown to be linked to the size of the hippocampus. This could potentially provide a way to improve the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, according to research published in the journal Alzheimer's Research and Therapy. The preliminary study of 226 people…
Police are warning van drivers to be on the guard after a string of thefts across the Taff area of Rhondda Cynon Taff. There have been a number of incidents recently where work equipment and tools have been stolen from Ford Transit vans. Officers in the Rhondda Cynon Taff area are urging anyone who uses…
