Education… 30+ school class sizes quadruple over past five years 19 Sep 201824 Sep 2018 The number of junior classes with more than 30 pupils in Welsh schools has more than quadrupled in the past five years. The official government figures were unearthed by the…
Education… Welsh Government must “stump up” on teachers’ pay rise 28 Aug 2018 Concern has been raised that pay rises for Welsh teachers, due in September, will be left un-funded by the Welsh Government, following a refusal by the Education Secretary to commit to provide…
Education… Challenge to increase number of girls taking Physics A Level 24 Aug 2018 Four in 10 schools in Wales had no girls taking Physics A Level last year. That shocking statistic has prompted Plaid Cymru’s shadow education secretary Llyr Gruffydd to call for…
Education… Million public sector workers to receive pay-rises 24 Jul 201825 Jul 2018 Responding to the UK Government’s confirmation that a million public sector workers are to receive their biggest pay rise in nearly 10 years, Llyr Gruffydd AM and Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet spokesperson…
Education… Call for more Welsh teaching resources to be made available 23 Jul 2018 Responding to the National Assembly for Wales Children, Young People and Education Committee report, 'The provision of textbooks and learning resources for pupils', Llyr Gruffydd AM and Plaid Cymru shadow…
Education… New Labour childcare offer favour rich but excludes poorest 18 Jul 201819 Jul 2018 Plaid Cymru denounces policy that subsidises families earning £200,000 a year Labour’s new childcare policy will subsidise free childcare for the wealthiest families while excluding those from the poorest households…
Education… SchoolBeat u-turn welcomed 18 Jul 201825 Jul 2018 A Welsh Government u-turn on funding a school liaison programme has been welcomed by Plaid Cymru’s Llyr Gruffydd AM and the North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones. Plaid…
Education… £30 million fund for Welsh-medium schools must be expanded to meet demand 16 Jul 201817 Jul 2018 Every council bids to expand Welsh-medium education Funding to expand Welsh-medium education is failing to keeping pace with demand, according to figures released to Plaid Cymru. The Welsh Government recently…
Education… AM praises school for ‘going green’ 25 Jun 2018 A Denbighshire school has been praised for its efforts to ‘go green’ by Plaid Cymru’s North Wales AM Llyr Gruffydd. Ysgol Frongoch in Denbigh has its own eco-club promoting environmental…
Education… Under funding crisis in our schools 20 Jun 2018 Responding to the publication of a report on targeted funding to improve educational outcomes by the National Assembly’s Children, Young People and Education Committee, Plaid Cymru shadow cabinet secretary for…
