http://www.walesonline.co.uk/ icWales is now WalesOnline. Great new name, same great content. Visit WalesOnline for Wales news, business news, sport, whats on, jobs in Wales and more. en-gb WalesOnline http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/17/strike-action-for-council-workers-91466-21352420/ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/merthyr/2008/07/17/strike-action-for-council-workers-91466-21352420/ STRIKING council workers have led to a number of schools being affected by the 48-hour walkout. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/06/21/council-fears-more-carmarthenshire-schools-may-close-91466-21127294/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/06/21/council-fears-more-carmarthenshire-schools-may-close-91466-21127294/ MORE rural schools could be closed in Carmarthenshire following a decision by Education Minister Jane Hutt, the county council has claimed. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/feature-news/2008/06/17/home-is-where-the-art-and-maths-and-english-is-91466-21084587/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/feature-news/2008/06/17/home-is-where-the-art-and-maths-and-english-is-91466-21084587/ HAVING five children and a sixth on the way may seem enough work. But former teacher Michelle Sherwood, 32, also teaches four of her five children at home in Penywaun. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/rhymney-valley/2008/05/29/a-healthy-alternative-91466-20987954/ Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/rhymney-valley/2008/05/29/a-healthy-alternative-91466-20987954/ PUPILS across the borough are getting into gear and taking action. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/05/16/report-s-call-for-early-action-on-bad-behaviour-welcomed-91466-20919232/ Thu, 15 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/05/16/report-s-call-for-early-action-on-bad-behaviour-welcomed-91466-20919232/ THE Children’s Commissioner for Wales last night gave an enthusiastic welcome to a major report which calls for early intervention to combat truancy and misbehaviour in the classroom. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/05/15/welsh-pupils-failing-from-the-start-91466-20912155/ Wed, 14 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/05/15/welsh-pupils-failing-from-the-start-91466-20912155/ CHILDREN’S poor reading, writing and maths skills are key causes of bad behaviour and truancy in Welsh schools, a groundbreaking report published today warns. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/03/12/schools-told-earn-parents-respect-91466-20609480/ Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/03/12/schools-told-earn-parents-respect-91466-20609480/ SCHOOLS must do more to involve parents in school life, according to Wales’ new chief inspector for schools. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/02/27/postcode-lottery-of-welsh-school-success-91466-20528414/ Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2008/02/27/postcode-lottery-of-welsh-school-success-91466-20528414/ THE gap between Wales’ best and worst performing schools has widened and around one in 10 schools are “clearly not doing well enough”, the nation’s education watchdog warned yesterday. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2007/12/05/pupils-fall-behind-in-key-subjects-91466-20204107/ Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2007/12/05/pupils-fall-behind-in-key-subjects-91466-20204107/ WELSH teenagers are performing worse than their counterparts in every other part of Britain at core subjects, according to league tables published for the first time yesterday. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2007/11/22/lessons-from-my-own-youthful-academic-demise-91466-20142481/ Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education-news/2007/11/22/lessons-from-my-own-youthful-academic-demise-91466-20142481/ At the end of his first term as head of Atlantic College, Neil Richards ponders what education should be