Innovative products keep Wales competitive in global marketplace
- Over 1 million international visits to Wales in 2016 with record-breaking spend
- Industry leaders gather for Tourism Summit to discuss future challenges
- £2 million announced for projects to celebrate Year of Legends and Year of the Sea
- The Wales Way will be launched during Year of Legends while 2019 is named as Year...Read More »
Every child in Wales to have access to recognised nurse throughout their school education
Each secondary school and their cluster primaries will have an identified school nurse and associated health team with a variety of skills, who will be accessible for support and advice as children progress through their education both within and outside term time.
The new School Nursing Framework is designed to...Read More »
£1m to strengthen how Foundation Phase is delivered in Wales
The Foundation Phase encourages children to be creative and imaginative, making learning more enjoyable and effective. The funding will be used to develop a Foundation Phase Excellence Network, which will support the sharing of effective practice and work closely with the National Networks of Excellence in Science and Technology and...Read More »
Welsh Laverbread achieves protected status
It joins other great Welsh produce, such as Conwy Mussels, Welsh Lamb and Halen Môn/Anglesey Sea Salt, as well as other well-known European products, such as Champagne and Parma Ham, which have been recognised for their distinct quality and awarded protection against imitation and misuse.
Welsh Laverbread is protected by...Read More »
Nearly 40,000 jobs supported by Welsh Government as employment in Wales hits record high
Ken Skates confirmed that 38,497 jobs were supported in Wales in 2016/17 as a result of Welsh Government interventions.
Over the same period, 1086 individuals were helped into work though the Welsh Government’s flagship Jobs Growth Wales programme.
The latest figures mean that in 2016/17 the Welsh Government recorded its second best...Read More »