Children… Calls for heads to roll at Ruthin School 20 Jan 2020 Llyr Gruffydd has said that heads must roll at Ruthin School following a second damning report by Care Inspectorate Wales. Llyr Gruffydd, Plaid Cymru AM for North Wales, said: “Heads…
Education… ‘Schools funding must increase to reverse devastating decade of austerity’ 7 Jan 2020 Members of NAHT Cymru were outside the Senedd today to lobby AMs over the Welsh Government’s draft budget. They, along with members from other trades unions, were there to discuss…
Community… ‘Cathedrals of the mind’ – AM’s praise for town library 15 Oct 201825 Oct 2018 A library that is the hub of its community has been praised by Plaid Cymru’s North Wales AM Llyr Gruffydd. He visited Ruthin library as part of Libraries Week in…
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…
Children… Plaid to oppose Labour Childcare bill because it ‘excludes poorest’ 18 Sep 2018 Plaid AM Llyr Gruffydd 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…
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… 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…
