At its meeting on January 24, Cabinet agreed to progress education proposals for Hirwaun and Penderyn, announced in September 2018 as part of a wider £23.9m investment for the Upper Cynon Valley. They include a brand new £10.4m school building for Hirwaun Primary, and the dual-language Penderyn Primary being converted to a full Welsh Medium school….
Commenting, Shadow Education Minister Suzy Davies AM, said; “The Welsh Government’s proposed changes to the curriculum in Wales are huge. They may have political support but we are now approaching the stage where we need clarity on practicality, accountability, teacher training and most of all, a higher quality education for our young people. They need…
Local authorities should be given the power to suspend councillors without allowances for up to six months, the Committee on Standards in Public Life (CSPL) has recommended. In a report, Local Government Ethical Standards, the CSPL said: “The current sanctions available to local authorities are insufficient. Party discipline, whilst it has an important role to play…
ALMOST 30 per cent of people[1] experience a ringing sensation in their ears at some point in their lives, but what if that sound never went away? Tinnitus is often an uncomfortable, irritating and isolating condition with currently one in 10 people[2] having to live with this every day. That is why Specsavers audiologists in Aberdare are…
