CAMPAIGN UPDATE The initial, introductory period for the new Relationships and Sex Education regulations has now been completed. We at School Gate Campaign are proud to have played our part in raising awareness of bad RSE and supporting parents with information and advice. Dialogue concerning RSE is now very much in the public domain, with…
Students across Wales today are receiving their A-level results, with top grades falling for the second year running, with the proportion of A and A* grades falling to 34% compared to 40.9% in 2022, along with the A* – E pass rate also dropping. Commenting on the results Commenting on the results, Welsh Conservative Shadow…
Commenting on the news that an ex-Welsh government minister is calling for the free entry policy to Wales’ museums to be reconsidered. Welsh Conservative Shadow Tourism Minister, Tom Giffard MS said: Charging people to visit museums “There should categorically be no conversation about charging people to visit museums in Wales. “The Labour Government are already…
Commenting on Labour’s plans to cut the amount of Science and English offered to students in Wales, Welsh Conservative Shadow Education Minister, Laura Anne Jones MS said: “Education in Wales is in crisis and it is important that we get it right here in Wales with the attainment gap growing and funding slashed in real…
Cabinet has received an update on the process of creating a new special school for Rhondda Cynon Taf, to respond to current and projected capacity pressures. A statutory consultation was agreed to begin the next stage of the formal process. At their meeting on Wednesday, June 28, Cabinet Members considered a report which seeks formal…
In the news today, details of the new curriculum for Wales were outlined by the Labour Government’s Minster for Education, Jeremy Miles MS. Children in Wales will begin learning a new curriculum from 2025, seeing a major change is the removal of triple science from the curriculum, with pupils across Wales now only being able…
Rhondda Cynon Taf Council has launched an online ‘Virtual School’ – a vital new operational tool which supports local schools in the education of care-experienced children and young people. Working at a senior, strategic level, the new online support facility manages and collaborates with relevant stakeholders to improve the overall outcomes for children looked after…
Responding to the news, Welsh Conservatives Shadow Minister for Education Laura Anne Jones MS, said: “It is right that children who need a free school meal receive one, but I have always been concerned that the huge undertaking of feeding so many children would result in quality being diminished and children – who free meals…
Parents typically need to find at least £39 per week for a child’s secondary school education and £19 for a primary-aged child, research for Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) finds. Although education is free at the point of access, in reality, the cost of uniforms, learning materials, school trips, packed lunches and transport sets most…
Image Pix4Free.org Vale of Glamorgan headteacher says the ‘harrowing’ pressure of the job forced him off work. Commenting, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for Education Laura Anne Jones MS said: “It’s worrying to read today’s news that at least 150 headteachers have sought professional help because of the pressures they are currently experiencing. The Labour Government…
