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Good job prospects come from well-rounded life

I am retiring at the end of this academic year after 36 years in the Higher Education sector and, as you might imagine, I have witnessed many changes during this time. Read

Students leaving care given extra support at university

STUDENTS who declare they are in care on their university application forms this year will be treated to programme of support including a £1,000 bursary. Read

Teachers' strike

Teachers’ strike to hit schools today

LESSONS were cancelled at more than 900 schools in Wales today as teachers were expected to take part in the first national strike in 21 years. Read

Brain ‘breaks’ could be the way ahead

MORE and more evidence is being seen that the new ‘brain science’ emerging across the globe may be the thing we have needed to try and make a difference to our children. Read

Transform the world for less than 2p a day

IN a hot and dusty town in the middle of the Zambian copper belt I met Kelly Sakype. The seven-year-old told me she would like to go to school but couldn’t – her mother recently died of Aids and she had to help her grandmother care for the family. Read

Helping economically inactive back into work

IN the global economy, competition is growing apace. In Wales we have to raise our game and give our people the skills to prosper and achieve. Read

After-school clubs help ethnic minority children

A N after-school network is rewriting the future of a generation of Welsh pupils most at risk of never achieving their full potential. Read

‘Increasing high-level skills is the key to developing a high-value knowledge-based economy’

THIS month the Higher Education (HE) sector has responded to the Welsh Assembly Government's draft skills strategy, Skills that work for Wales, setting out how we can raise our already substantial contribution to this pivotal agenda. Read

Help from Howell’s

YOUNG musicians from a city school are helping to raise funds for an organ appeal in one of Wales’ most famous cathedrals. Read

University is for you, students in care are told

WALES’ biggest university has launched a support programme to encourage young people in care to stay in education. Read

Gifted writer’s school gesture

A GIFTED young writer with cerebral palsy is donating £200 of her competition prize to her former school in South Wales. Read

Children rewarded for after-school work

CHILDREN have been recognised for the amount of time they have spent volunteering to learn new skills after school. Read

Guides host fair

GIRL Guides in Cardiff are organising a summer fair next month. The Girlguiding Rhiwbina District will host the event on Saturday, May 10, from 11am until 12.30pm at All Saints Church Hall, Maes y Deri, Rhiwbina. Read

Band targets New York

YOUNG musicians have launched a fundraising campaign to put them on a world-famous stage. Read

New language chief

THE national centre for languages has appointed a new chief executive. Read

Teachers’ strike is expected to hit 100 schools

Teachers’ strike is expected to hit 100 schools

THOUSANDS of lessons will be cancelled and at least 100 schools in Wales closed on Thursday as teachers take part in their first national strike in 21 years. Read

Leanne Hancock with her children outside their school, St Helen's RC Junior School, Barry

Parents' anger at school strikes

THE first national teachers’ strike in 21 years looks set to disrupt lessons in hundreds of schools in South Wales this week. Read

Three pupils held in teacher redundancy protest

THREE pupils were arrested today during a mass protest outside a school over plans to make some of their teachers redundant. Read

Class war as teachers prepare to strike

Schools across England and Wales are expected to close this week as teachers stage their first strike in more than 21 years. The walkout, over the Government’s latest pay offer, will cause serious disruption for pupils in the middle of exam season. ABBIE WIGHTWICK reports... Read

Please sir, can I be children's champion?

WALES’ new children’s champion made a return visit to his old school to discover students fear for the future of their education. Read

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