Plaid Cymru have welcomed the unanimous decision by Denbighshire County Council’s Planning Committee to allow Ysgol Carreg Emlyn to have a new school built at Clocaenog. Local Councillor Eryl Williams, who has worked to secure the new build for many … Continue reading New site for Ysgol Carreg Emlyn welcomed
AM warns of looming staffing crisis as survey shows 1 in 3 teachers ready to quit Plaid Cymru Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Llyr Gruffydd AM, has today warned that the education sector in Wales faces a staffing crisis over … Continue reading Teaching profession in Wales heading for a “perfect storm”
Responding to the Annual Nursery Survey, Plaid Cymru’s shadow cabinet secretary for education and young people Llyr Gruffydd said: “This report paints a worrying picture about the current state of Wales’ childcare sector. Access to high quality early years services … Continue reading Childcare survey ‘paints a worrying picture’
Students at Ysgol Glan Clwyd are hoping their work on pioneering proton therapy project will win them a prestigious prize and a trip to Switzerland’s CERN project. The A-Level Physics students are working with Ysgol Glan Clwyd’s head of physics … Continue reading Students target Switzerland with pioneering cancer therapy
Responding to the Government’s Statement on the Pupil Development Grant today, Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education, Llyr Gruffydd said: “We welcome the Cabinet Secretary’s decision to expand the renamed Pupil Deprivation Grant to support learners who are in education other … Continue reading Pupil Deprivation Grant expansion welcomed
The Welsh Government Minister for Welsh and Life-long Learning today announced an urgent review of the Welsh in Education Strategic Plans (WESPs). The recently submitted draft WESPs for 2017-2020 were expected to strengthen and grow Welsh medium education in all … Continue reading Rejection of Welsh in Education Strategic Plans welcomed
Plaid Cymru Shadow Education Secretary Llŷr Gruffydd has warned that a lot of work still needs to be done to reverse years of decline and to improve school standards across Wales. Today’s results show a greater number of Welsh primary … Continue reading ‘Time to turn tide of educational decline’
Responding to the publication by the Welsh Government of a new Additional Learning Needs Bill, Plaid Cymru Shadow Education Secretary, Llyr Gruffydd AM, said: “We welcome today’s publication of the Bill and will work to ensure it offers the strongest possible support … Continue reading Plaid Cymru responds to publication of the Additional Learning Needs Bill
Plaid Cymru AM Llyr Gruffydd has responded to the publication of Wales’s PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) results by accusing the Labour Welsh Government of having “failed, failed and failed again” when it comes to education. The PISA results published today … Continue reading PISA results show Labour have “failed, failed and failed again”
Need to incentivise students to return to Wales after graduation also recognised The Diamond Review’s recommendations should be accepted by the Welsh Government as a solid basis on which to develop skills and grow the Welsh economy, Plaid Cymru’s Shadow … Continue reading Government must accept Diamond recommendations a solid starting point
