Schools and colleges across Wales are set to benefit from £60m in funding to make buildings more energy efficient.
More than 100 Swansea school pupils have been trained to encourage classmates to get active – and improve their health.
An extra £2.5m is set to be spent improving school kitchens and updating equipment as Swansea works to expand the free school meal offer to all primary...
The annual Sunday Times Parent Power guide to UK schools has been released – and it’s positive news for schools in South West Wales, with four...
New data has revealed that schools in Swansea are the worst-performing region when it comes to energy efficiency. Cardiff doesn’t fair much better, coming second worst...
A Bridgend-based company that specialises in building local energy centres is inviting local schools to take part in an innovative clean energy poster competition. Infinate has...
Pupils of Manorbier VC School that burned down on Monday have resumed learning at the Buttyland Caravan Park – but Pembrokeshire Council say a further move...
Primary school children from across Pembrokeshire have been invited to learn directly from local farmers where their food comes from in the first ever ‘Pembrokeshire Agricultural...
Swansea Council say they’ll be suspending all non-essential services on Monday, September 19 to mark the late Her Majesty The Queen’s State Funeral. The day is...
Students from across South West Wales are celebrating after receiving GCSE results, but there are fewer top grades across Wales as a whole following the results...
Teaching union NASUWT have rejected the Welsh Government’s 5% pay increase offer, and threatened to ballot its members for strike action in the autumn term. The...
Hundreds of primary school children in Swansea have been gifted cycling equipment as part of a drive to get more people cycling in the city. Six...
Forty primary schools in Swansea took part in the Enterprise Challenge Market Day in Castle Gardens in Swansea on Thursday June 23. Over 1000 children, aged...
A comprehensive school in Pontarddulais has received a £1,000 donation from the Amazon fulfilment centre in Swansea. Pontarddulais Comprehensive School plans to use the donation to...
School children across Swansea will receive recycled IT equipment thanks to an innovative digital partnership between DVLA and Swansea Council. The IT equipment has been donated...
Children in Reception class will begin to receive universal primary free school meals from as early as September, the Welsh Government has confirmed. As part of...
Port Talbot’s Central Primary School is the latest in Wales to open its own ‘pay as you can’ shop aimed at helping not only pupils but...
The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles, has announced that Covid-19 measures for schools in Wales will be brought into line with guidance for...
The UK is an ‘international outlier’ in its approach to protecting children from Covid, argue experts in The BMJ today. Dr Simon Williams, a behavioural scientist at Swansea...
Schools and colleges will receive £103 million in Welsh Government funding, as learners return for the January term. £50m will be provided via local authorities through...
Pupils and staff at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Tyle’r Ynn in Briton Ferry are benefiting from the successful completion of a school improvement project which has seen...
Fourteen schools in Wales will trial providing additional hours this academic year, with up to £2m of funding available to support the scheme, Education and Welsh...
Young people say that peer-on-peer harassment happens mostly online and outside school, but want teachers and school staff to understand how common it is. In a...
Pupils at Neath Port Talbot Council’s Welsh-medium 3-11 primary school Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg (YGG) Cwmllynfell are enjoying extra space and modernised facilities after the successful completion...
Children and staff at Ysgol Pum Heol in Five Roads held a special celebration to mark the opening of their new £4.5million school. Phase one of...
Military children from four primary schools in and around Swansea took part in a free virtual workshop run by the charity Little Troopers. The children, who...
Catch-up flu vaccinations for children and young people in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot are being offered at a new drive-through delivered by the school nursing...
A number of measures used to help keep pupils and staff safe at schools in the Swansea Bay area last term are to be retained. Due...
Parents, pupils, teachers and the wider community are set to be asked for their views on plans to continue to increase the number of Welsh speaking...
The more direct contacts primary school staff had with people outside their household, the greater the likelihood of Covid-19 cases in school and self-reported symptoms, such...
The Welsh Government have announced a raft of measures that they are asking pupils and school staff to follow before the start of the new school...
Swansea Council says it’s making a record amount of investment in essential maintenance and building upgrades in schools this year. Money is being spent on roofs,...
Neath Port Talbot GCSE pupils have been congratulated after year of ‘unprecedented challenges and significant disruption’. The council have said that pupils have shown such resilience...
People could be able to elect their local councillors as part of their weekly shop, as part of efforts to make voting easier. Voting could also...
Young people from 18 Carmarthenshire schools have been recognised for their positive contributions to peace and global citizenship. As a result of the hard work of...
The Anti-Bullying Alliance and Kidscape have announced new support from the Welsh Government, enabling them to deliver anti-bullying support for schools throughout Wales during the coming year. The...
Transport for Wales, Network Rail and the British Transport Police have teamed up for Rail Safety Week, visiting schools in repeat locations for trespass to teach...
Pupils across all schools in Swansea will benefit for many years to come from a huge investment in digital technology. It means teachers and pupils will...
A new plan is being drafted which Carmarthenshire Council say will shape the future of Welsh medium education in the county for the next 10 years....
The price of school meals is being frozen in Swansea for the next academic year the council have announced. It means families choosing to use the...
Neath Port Talbot Council cabinet members are being recommended to approve statutory publication of proposals to establish a new English-medium school for ages 3 to 11...
Schools in Neath Port Talbot have been given fruit trees to help offset carbon emissions and to be used as a learning resource for pupils. The...
Neath Port Talbot Council has published a consultation report for their proposals to establish an English-medium primary school for children aged 3 to 11, to replace...
Gowerton secondary school, YG Bryntawe and Swansea’s special schools could be the next to benefit from record investment in school buildings in the city. Swansea Council’s...
A new school that is supporting some of Swansea’s most vulnerable young people has been officially opened by the city’s Lord Mayor. Maes Derw brings together...
Regular lateral flow tests will soon be offered to all pupils in comprehensive schools in Swansea now they have returned after the Easter break. Previously the...
Egni Co-op has announced that it’s approaching its target of £4m from the co-op share offer, one of the largest ever undertaken in the UK. Egni...
Older learners in primaries and secondaries across Carmarthenshire have returned to school. All primary school year groups are now back in the classroom for face-to-face learning....
Pupils and staff at Gorseinon Primary have settled in and are loving life in their new school, Swansea’s Lord Mayor has heard. Cllr Mark Child visited...
Work is progressing on Pembrokeshire Council’s plans to establish a new Welsh medium primary school in Pembroke. The Council has appointed Morgan Sindall Construction to develop...
The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has accepted all of the recommendations of a report on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, Contributions and Cynefin in the...
Children and staff at Ysgol Rhys Prichard have moved into their new £4.3million school – and they couldn’t be happier. The primary school has relocated to...
Children living in the village of Five Roads in Carmarthenshire’s Gwendraeth Valley have not just returned to school, they have returned to a new £4.5million school...
City schools are set to be the main beneficiaries of a £9m pot of cash for essential maintenance and building upgrades over the coming year. A...
Swansea Council is working with schools to prepare for a safe return of more pupils to class. The return of the city’s youngest pupils has gone...
Campaigners celebrated victory last night as Wales joined England and Scotland in finally making the teaching of life saving skills a requirement of the new school...
The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has today announced plans for more pupils in Wales to have the opportunity to return to the classroom ahead of the...
Timber frame construction specialist SO Modular is reaping the rewards of an investment it has made in a specific type of construction standard based around environmental standards and...
Carmarthenshire Council are extending school consultations until the end of the summer term ‘to make sure everyone can have their say’. The move follows criticism of...
The Welsh Government has today announced an additional £50m towards improvements to school buildings across Wales. The capital funding will allow local authorities to focus on...
It’s just a few days until new laws are introduced to make more places in Wales smoke-free. The laws being introduced across Wales on 1st March, build...
More than £10m will be made available to extend a Welsh Government programme that provides support to the most disadvantaged learners in Wales, Education Minister Kirsty...
There was excitement and lots of smiles today as primary schools in Wales started to welcome back some of their youngest pupils. In line with Welsh...
Carmarthenshire County Council is consulting on proposals to establish a federation between Llangain, Llansteffan and Bancyfelin schools from September 1, 2021. Llansteffan and Llangain have shared...
Carmarthenshire Council’s Executive Board has decided not to go ahead with a consultation to change the Foundation Phase provision at Model Primary School to Welsh medium...
Carmarthenshire Council’s Executive Board has extended the consultation period for four different school proposals until it meets again to discuss it on March 1. Consultations on...
Outdoor learning across the county has received a welcome boost over the past 12 months as a result of additional funding secured by the Pembrokeshire Outdoor Schools...
The Welsh Government has announced further £15 million for school educational technology in the next financial year. The investment is the continuation of the Hwb EdTech...
The Council are urging parents and carers to play their part in helping a return to school run as smoothly as possible for Swansea’s youngest pupils....
A reminder is being issued in Pembrokeshire that the children of critical workers and key workers should, under current regulations, only be attending school if their...
The Welsh Government has announced a further £9.8 million to support learners with Additional Learning Needs. The funding will remove barriers to education for children and...
Schools are being encouraged to set up alumni schemes to link students with local role models in their area. The programme, which will be available to...
Young people in Swansea have been involved in the recruitment of the city’s new Director of Education. Helen Morgan-Rees was this week appointed to the role...
The youngest children in Wales could begin returning to school after the February half term, if rates of coronavirus continue to fall, First Minister Mark Drakeford...
Pupils from Ysgol Bro Dinefwr and Coedcae School were among over 50 participants who attended the first online Youth Climate Summit. The summit provided young people...
Learners in Wales studying for Qualifications Wales approved GCSE, AS and A levels this year will receive grades determined by their school or college, based on...
An important milestone has been reached in the building of a new home for a thriving Welsh medium primary school in Swansea. The steel frame for...
More than 35,000 additional laptops will be provided to learners over the next few weeks bringing the total provided by the Welsh Government since the start...
More than £4m has been invested in Swansea’s schools to boost digital technology helping to improve online teaching and learning during the current pandemic. In the...
A new two-storey extension that includes science labs and a state-of-the-art drama studio is ready to use when pupils at Bishopston Comprehensive are able to return...
Teachers and pupils at Ysgol Hendrefelin have been celebrating after being awarded a highly regarded British Council National eTwinning Award and Project of the Year Award...
All Swansea schools will aim to return to face to face learning from Monday 11 January instead of 6 January according to a statement by Swansea...
Contractors building a new £9.9m school in Swansea have given primary school pupils a bit of construction work to do. Kier is currently on site and...
Schools in Swansea will begin reopening on Wednesday January 6 after the Christmas break and it is expected most schools will have resumed face-to-face teaching by...
A new independent school is opening in St Clears this January. Westward House School is for children at Key Stages 2, 3 and 4 and has...
Pupils at schools in Swansea and South Wales are learning about textile design by making Christmas stockings using cloth kits created by students at the University...
The Welsh Government has announced plans to roll out serial testing in schools and colleges from January. Under this process, pupils and staff identified as close...
All schools in Swansea will move to blended learning from Monday following the latest Welsh Government advice. But they will remain open until December 18 for...
Secondary schools in Wales will move to online learning from Monday, December 14 as part of a ‘national effort to reduce transmission of coronavirus’ Education Minister...
Shutting schools in Swansea early would likely increase the spread of coronavirus and lead to even higher infection rates, more people having to isolate, more hospital...
Education, arts, sports and outdoor facilities at a thriving comprehensive in Swansea are being revamped and updated to improve the school for environment for pupils, staff...
Pupils and staff at Swansea schools have been praised for their commitment to abiding by Covid-19 regulations following spot inspections by the Health and Safety Executive....
Kidwelly Town Council has voted unanimously to oppose the closure of Ysgol Mynyddygarreg, urging Carmarthenshire County Council to reverse their decision. In a letter to Carmarthenshire’s...
Following Carmarthenshire Council’s intention to close Ysgol Mynyddygarreg near Kidwelly, Nia Griffith MP and Lee Waters MS have voiced their concerns over the proposals In a...
In the year Elaine Sommers started work at Penyrheol Primary School, Ronald Reagan was elected President of the United States, Abba were top of the charts...
Construction has officially begun on Pembrokeshire County Council’s biggest construction project to date. A ‘Turf-Cutting’ ceremony was held on Thursday 26th November, at the construction site...
News that Ysgol y Preseli in Crymych is the Sunday Times Welsh State Secondary School of the Decade has been welcomed by Pembrokeshire County Council. The...
Staff and learners in secondary schools and colleges will be expected to wear face coverings in all areas outside the classroom and on school transport. The...
Two inspirational teachers in Swansea are finalists in this year’s Welsh Government Professional Teaching Awards. Chris Mitchell, from Pontarddulais Comprehensive School, is shortlisted in the Secondary...
Coedcae School in Llanelli is the 21st school in Carmarthenshire to connect with classrooms in Lesotho as part of an international learning programme. Surrounded on all...