Over £100,000 to support the childcare sector in Wales
The additional money will be used to increase the number of childcare places available across Wales, including in Blaenau Gwent, Flintshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Caerphilly and Gwynedd and Anglesey – the seven local authorities chosen to work with the Welsh Government to pilot the new childcare offer from September...Read More »
New adult gender identity service to be established in Wales
To coincide with Pride Cymru, the Health Secretary has announced a significant step forward in healthcare for transgender people, with the establishment of specialist hospital-based services in Wales for the first time.
Improvements to community-based care will also be made, with a network of General Practitioners across Wales with a specialist...Read More »
Wales has bin recycling even more
Provisional data for the 12 months ending March 2017, released today, shows:
- The reuse/recycling/composting rate increased to 64 per cent, compared with 60 per cent for the 12 months to the end of March 2016.
- The total amount of municipal waste generated in Wales in January – March 2017 decreased with...Read More »
GCSE pupils congratulated by Kirsty Williams
This year, for the first time, pupils are receiving their results for new ‘made in Wales’ English Language, Welsh Language, English Literature, Welsh Literature, Mathematics Numeracy and Mathematics GCSEs which are unique to Wales.
This year’s results show:
- 62.8% of all learners, including early entry candidates, achieving A*-C grades.
- For 16 year olds...Read More »
Minister highlights alternative career options as thousands collect their GCSE results
The Welsh Government supports apprenticeships from level 2 through to higher levels. Last week the Minister visited IT Pie in Penarth to speak with one of the company’s apprentices, Jaimie Warburton, and Creative Director, Aran Pitter, to hear more about why apprenticeships work for them, from both a...Read More »