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Teachers plan strike weeks before exams

TEACHERS in Wales are preparing for the first national strike in 21 years. Read

Lecturer’s hanging death not suspicious

A UNIVERSITY lecturer was found hanging after apparently killing himself. Read

Private schools fees soar by 86%

THE cost of private schooling has long been seen as the preserve of the wealthy willing to pay for the privilege of a place at the likes of Eton or Harrow. Read

School makes the grade in report

INSPECTORS have praised a Cardiff primary school for the way it supports its pupils. Read

Independent schools are a vital part of the community

MUCH has been written recently about independent schools earning their charitable status and needing to prove that they are not closed, elitist institutions. Read

Football festival to become a fixture

A FOOTBALL festival for disabled Carmarthenshire schoolchildren has been so successful it will become a permanent fixture. Read

Welsh students to visit death camp

A-LEVEL students from Wales are being offered educational visits to former Nazi death camps in May. Read

Science week goes off with a bang – and a pop

Science week goes off with a bang – and a pop

PUPILS learned the chemistry of making popcorn as part of events to celebrate National Science and Engineering Week. Read

Author ahoy - writing tips from Black Bart novelist

A GROUP of young writers got tips from Welsh author Phil Carradice at their latest meeting. Read

‘Teachers ill-equipped to deal with pranks’

TEACHERS are ill-equipped to handle schoolboy pranks like the “tap tap tap” of a pen on the desk and “orchestrated coughing”, a union leader says. Read

St Patrick’s day launch for book on Ireland

A BOOK on Ireland by a Welsh academic was published to coincide with St Patrick’s Day. Read

Building bridges

YOUNGSTERS from Wales and France are teaming up to take on a challenge of building bridges from everyday materials such as string, straws, bricks and paperclips. Read

Globe-trotting actors

UP-AND-COMING Cardiff actors Aneurin Barnard and Adam Redmore are set to grace a world-famous stage next month. Read

Wildlife conservation day

DO your bit for the environment, including footpath clearance, at a wildlife conservation day. Read

‘Little princes’ don’t know how to behave

GROWING numbers of spoilt “little princes” are turning up to class unable to behave because their parents have failed to discipline them at home, a union leader warned yesterday. Read

City adult education gets good grades

ADULTS who return to education in the capital make good progress, but the quality of teaching and support could be better. Read

Pupils’ campaign to boost profile of Fairtrade products

INSPIRED by Fairtrade Fortnight, pupils at a city primary have launched their own campaign to raise awareness of offering Third World farmers a fair deal. Read

Exercise programme gives schoolgirl educational lift

HOMEWORK used to reduce Heidi Proudman to tears. Read

Teaching union in class size warning

THE UK’s biggest teaching union yesterday put forward an emergency motion on education funding in Wales at the opening of its annual conference, amid warnings of “savage” job cuts and growing class sizes. Read

Schools hit by £1m accident claim bill

Schools hit by £1m accident claim bill

COUNCILS across Wales face at least £1m in compensation claims for accidents and injuries in schools and on school trips, figures obtained by the Western Mail reveal today. Read

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