Proposals to cut free school transport to Welsh-medium schools in Flintshire have been branded “hugely damaging” by a Plaid Cymru AM. The proposals, to be discussed by the council’s cabinet on Tuesday, would be in breach of the council’s own … Continue reading Flintshire Council proposal to axe free school transport to Welsh-medium schools ‘hugely damaging’
BRING SECTOR TOGETHER TO HELP TACKLE SCHOOL FUNDING CRISIS Plaid Cymru AMs will today hold a debate in the Senedd chamber to call on the Welsh Government to bring together key stakeholders in the education system to look anew at … Continue reading School funding is reaching breaking point
Responding to the Welsh Government’s statement on the new grant for school uniforms (Pupil Development Grant – Access), Llyr Gruffydd AM and Plaid Cymru’s shadow education spokesperson said, “I am pleased to see the Welsh Government u-turn on its awful … Continue reading Welsh Government u-turn on school uniform grant cut
Number of teacher trainees in Wales falls dramatically Responding to the recent statistics published by the Welsh Government which shows that the number of students training to become teachers has fallen dramatically in Wales Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru AM and … Continue reading Teacher’s workload crisis must be tackled ‘head-on’
Plaid Cymru’s shadow education secretary has returned to a school that was still a building site when he last visited. Ysgol Awel y Mynydd at Llandudno Junction opened last September as a dual-stream school with the 450 pupils being taught … Continue reading From Mud to modern school
Plaid Cymru Leader Leanne Wood has used today’s First Minister’s Questions to condemn the Labour Welsh Government’s decision to cut the school uniform grant – a move that will affect thousands of families. During First Minister’s Questions, Leanne Wood said: … Continue reading Labour Government uniform grant cut condemned
Plaid Cymru’s North Wales AM has criticised plans to move students from a campus in Denbigh halfway through their courses. Almost 100 students currently study at the Denbigh campus of Coleg Llandrillo Menai, which plans to close the centre this … Continue reading ‘Don’t move students halfway through their courses’ – Plaid AM
Plaid Cymru’s North Wales AM Llyr Gruffydd has welcomed reassurances by the cabinet secretary for education that she wants to see the university lecturers’ strike resolved. Mr Gruffydd, who is shadow secretary for education, raised the matter during questions this … Continue reading Welsh Government urged to get lecturers’ strike settled
Government cuts to SchoolBeat a retrograde step – Plaid Cutting police visits to schools would be a retrograde step and result in a generation of children losing out on vital advice and information, according to a North Wales AM who has … Continue reading AM joins forces with police commissioner to oppose school police cuts
More must be done to tackle underfunding and looming workforce crisis, argues Plaid AM Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Llyr Gruffydd AM has responded the latest schools categorisation by calling for ‘greater synergy’ between the two systems of … Continue reading Calls to reform “crude traffic lights system” for schools assessments
