Education

All the children expelled and excluded from schools in Wales last term and the reasons why

Thousands of fixed term exclusions were issued and more than 60 pupils were booted out permanently

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The free school meals being offered in every part of Wales in 2024

The offer depends where children live and go to school. For those who still pay for school meals, prices vary by as much as 60p.

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Thousands of fines issued to parents in Wales for not sending their children to school

Fines range from £60 to £120 and some parents have also been prosecuted with court costs added

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'I became a teacher when I was nearly 50 and despite the workload have no regrets'

Kate Morgan was a computer programmer, teaching assistant, and full-time parent before training as a secondary school teacher as the oldest on her PGCE course

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The full list of school and education staff disciplined or banned from classrooms this term

School staff who sold drugs and talked to a pupil about having sex with a colleague in a staff room were among those banned from the classroom

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The school which takes children other schools won’t

Headlands School in Penarth takes pupils aged seven to 19 with emotional, behavioural and social difficulties, challenging behaviour and autistic spectrum disorders

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Wales' education minister tells English counterpart not to trample on devolution

"[Wales] will not participate in this fundamentally flawed exercise"

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School tells pupils told to hand in their phones at the start of every day and everything improves

The policy has improved attendance, behaviour and learning and reduced bullying, the school says

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'I'm a teacher and these are the Christmas gifts we secretly hate'

A US primary teacher has shared her controversial view on Tiktok

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Classroom helper who spent £4,700 of PTA funds on Amazon hears if she can continue working in schools

Nicola Demmer-Evans said she hadn't noticed she was using a PTA debit card when she made more than 90 transactions over three months on Amazon

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School has totally banned mobile phones and the results are absolutely staggering

Llanidloes High School

It has not been popular but the transformation can't be denied

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School attendance figures are improving in Cardiff but still causing 'strain' on admissions

The number of children being educated at home or excluded from school have increased since pre-pandemic years

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People in Wales are the least well qualified in the UK and this is why it matters, says university chief

Welsh Government

The comments from Professor Elizabeth Treasure follow results out this week showing teenagers in Wales have the lowest scores on reading, maths and science in the UK and many other countries

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Teacher who grabbed and smacked vulnerable pupil is banned from the classroom

The incident had an 'impact' on the pupil, who is non-verbal and has autism, a professional standards panel heard

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The man responsible for Welsh schools defends why standards have dropped

Welsh Government

Education Minister Jeremy Miles said he is confident Wales' education reforms are working. But he will meet with school leaders in January to discuss the poor results

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Pisa results in 2023 show school standards in Wales drop so far it's like losing whole YEAR of learning

The Pisa tests, carried out by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation (OECD), are the latest global rankings for education and show pupils in Wales have fallen further in reading, maths, and science compared to peers across the border

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Schools in Wales expected to fall further behind in latest international Pisa rankings

Wales has lagged behind the rest of the UK in the international Pisa tests taken every four years since first taking part in 2006

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Wales' top secondary schools named by The Sunday Times

They are ranked according to the first post-pandemic exam results

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Three-quarters of Brits feel UK education system is too 'one-size fits all', study finds

More than seven in ten wish they had taken more creative subjects at school - but two-thirds felt pressured to go down a more academic route, the research found

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Assessor struck off after he let candidates copy exam answers

Vivian Alan Bush, who was a work-based learning practitioner at Connective Care Education, has been struck off the Education Workforce Council register

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Pupils called 'monkey' and attacked with rocks as shocking scale of racism in Wales' schools is uncovered

Pupils say the n-word is 'normalised' in schools as they call for staff to do more to tackle the problem

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The man who wants children to have less summer holiday

Welsh Government

Jeremy Miles is leading the controversial plan to make the summer holiday shorter and move time off to colder, darker months. We interviewed him

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Children’s standards in maths, English and Welsh are going backwards

Results from national assessments taken by all children in school years two to nine in Wales show ilteracy and numeracy skills are declining

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The huge row over Wales' six-week school summer hols as ministers consider taking away 'the best time of my life'

Opinions are very much divided on proposals to cut the summer holiday to as little as four weeks

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Merthyr Tydfil Family pays tribute to 'beautiful daughter' who died a week after crash Demi Leigh Mabbitt died several days after being involved in a one-car collision

Man found dead at home as police launch search for his family

South Wales Police

Police are trying to locate Raymond Gethin's next of kin after he was found dead

He was stopped while riding an E-bike and then everything went wrong

Logan Winter, 18, was stopped in Cardiff city centre by a street warden but fled on an electric bike

Milford Haven fire live updates as blaze involving 150 vehicles sees homes evacuated

Fire and rescue service has advised those near the Waterston Industrial Estate near Milford Haven to stay indoors, close windows and doors, and turn off any air conditioning or ventilation units

Everything we know about huge fire involving 150 vehicles which saw homes evacuated

The fire service sent 12 appliances to the scene

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Protesters will use 20mph convoys in bid to show 'how bad things will get' this summer

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Everything we know about huge fire involving 150 vehicles which saw homes evacuated

The fire service sent 12 appliances to the scene

The day an elephant was seen wandering around the centre of a quiet village

The elephant had people rubbing their eyes in disbelief after it managed to escape from its handlers

Restaurant and café could be built at historic copperworks site in Swansea

A multi-storey car park could also be built 'in the vicinity'

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Family pays tribute to 'beautiful daughter' who died a week after crash

Demi Leigh Mabbitt died several days after being involved in a one-car collision

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney told 'fire up the jet' as Wrexham stars put in request

Wrexham's players have already cheekily told their Hollywood owners what they want to do this summer

Man found dead at home as police launch search for his family

South Wales Police

Police are trying to locate Raymond Gethin's next of kin after he was found dead

How much Ryan Reynolds pays Wrexham's players compared to other teams

Wrexham's Hollywood owners have been splashing the cash on players to get two automatic promotions

BBC Police drama Blue Lights branded Line of Duty's 'natural successor' as new series begins 'Blue Lights is back - best crime drama on TV at the moment'

Woman charged with murder of baby found in woodland more than 25 years ago

Baby “Callum” was discovered close to a theme park in 1998

Married At First Sight Australia groom says 'my fears have happened' after big decision

Married at First Sight Australia

Tristan last week admitted he was in love with Cass - but she did not have the same feelings

Blue Lights star Sian Brooke's real name, James Bond actor husband and Welsh roots

Sian plays Constable Grace Ellis in Northern Irish police drama Blue Lights which returns to screens on April 15

Protesters will use 20mph convoys in bid to show 'how bad things will get' this summer

The convoys are being organised as a motion goes before the Senedd calling for the policy to be reversed