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Redundancies being considered at crisis hit Vale of Glamorgan schools
Vale of Glamorgan
Schools across Vale of Glamorgan set deficit budgets in this financial year
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Six reasons the Welsh Government's plan to change the school year might not be such a good idea
Wales schools
A consultation on proposals to cut short the school summer holiday in Wales ends on Monday
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School workers say they’ll quit if summer holidays are changed
School holidays
If Welsh Government plans to change the school calendar go ahead school staff say they’ll leave
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Latest artist impressions show the future of the major £110m school taking shape in Fairwater, Cardiff
Cardiff
The project is the largest in scale and investment of Cardiff's school projects
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Seriously-bright teenager creates a powerful petition laying out how his school is being failed
Wales schools
"We are feeling this impact every day - it’s affecting our learning environment and threatening our future prospects"
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'Children here are valued less than elsewhere' The area of Wales that spends least on schools
Newport
The gap between the highest and lowest per pupil spend across Wales is more than £1,200
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University tuition fees rise in Wales
Welsh Government
Students will pay more from September this year. The rise brings the cost of university undergraduate tuition fees in line with England
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All teaching unions in Wales write to Education Minister opposing shorter summer holidays
Welsh Government
"The proposed changes will do damage to secondary learners... every secondary teacher knows that this is a serious error," teacher and school leaders' unions say.
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The school where children lock their phones away in £10 pouch
Wales schools
The system has improved learning, socialising, wellbeing and safeguarding, according to the head teacher behind the policy
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Police rush to underpass after 'threats to schoolchildren' walking home
Crime
In recent weeks threatening messages showing a knife and gun have reportedly been sent on Snapchat to the school's pupils
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Dire report paints gloomy picture of Wales' schools with staff shortages, high absence, and low attainment
Education
The man responsible for checking the quality of education said more must be done to ensure schools are effective
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'Drug dealing, drinking and dirt' The problems with school toilets in Wales
Wales schools
Pupils are taking drugs and drinking in "dangerous unhygienic" completely enclosed toilet cubicles, says a report by campaign group Merched Cymru
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Woman with 'wooden plank' filmed on school bus shouting 'bus is on lockdown'
Crime
Footage of the incident appears to show a woman telling the bus driver: 'I'm telling you now, the next time your bus will be smashed to f***ing pieces'
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'I found lessons boring and didn’t behave' The Welsh school going to extraordinary lengths to get pupils back into the classroom
Brynmawr
Reduced timetables, shorter lessons, their own learning area, wellbeing help and work experience are all being used by one school to help get absent pupils back
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New executive head of crisis-hit Barry school says he can turn things around
Wales schools
Innes Robinson used to be the deputy head teacher of Eastern High School in Cardiff
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'You can see they're hungry' Secondary school starts feeding pupils before school to fight truancy
Caerphilly
"I want to help, it’s awful to know some children are hungry, you can see they’re hungry"
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Schools are at 'breaking point' and children's education will suffer warn learning leaders in Wales
Wales schools
They have to cover a 5% pay increase for teachers but won't be given the money to cover it in full, meaning budgets will have to be cut
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Extend free school transport to stop children skipping classes because it's dark and raining, inspectors tell Welsh Government
Welsh Government
Only children who live further than three miles from school can get free transport currently, but Estyn claims that is hurting attendance figures which have still not recovered since the pandemic
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How cold it needs to be for schools to shut as temperature plummets
Education
Some schools may need to close if the freezing conditions continue as UK experiences coldest night in 14 years
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Executive head of crisis-hit Pencoedtre High school steps down as teachers prepare to strike again
Barry
"As a union we always had a positive working relationship with the executive head and losing her is a massive loss. But I totally understand why she wanted to resign.”
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School with 'concerning' absence rates put into Estyn special measures
Wales schools
The school's new head teacher has promised action will be taken
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'I locked my class in to protect a pupil but he was still beaten up and needed medical help'
Barry
Teacher describes shocking scenes inside troubled Welsh high school as staff walk out in protest
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Schools forced to fundraise for basic equipment like paper, say head teachers
Wales schools
The National Association of Headteachers Cymru has criticised plans to fund outdoor residential trips when pupils don't have basic equipment or enough teachers
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