People across Wales have until Thursday 30 November to nominate outstanding teachers in South Wales for the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru and with three extra categories, there are even more opportunities to celebrate the very best in Welsh education. Nominations have already been flooding in from across Wales for the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru 2018 but there is still time left to give an excellent educational professional the recognition they deserve. Organisers are especially looking for teachers leading the way…
250 cinemas are hosting dedicated autism friendly cinema screenings this month right across the UK in partnership with Dimensions, a national not-for-profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism. ODEON cinemas show their autism friendly screening on a different Sunday each month/ This month they are showing My Little Pony on Sunday 19th November at 10.15am. Please note that there may be a short film at the start of the My Little Pony screening, ODEON cinemas also show…
Primary School children were given the opportunity to be at one with nature at a fun and interactive day at Our Orchard, a unique space being developed at University Hospital Llandough (UHL). Our Orchard at UHL welcomed 30 children from Lansdowne Primary School to fill the new bug hotel, undertake bird watching and learn how to do willow weaving, while finding out some fun facts about the land. The children were met by Our Orchard ambassador Dr Rhys Jones who…
A Welsh mum has taken on a fundraising challenge for the premature and sick baby charity Bliss after almost losing her life during a turbulent pregnancy. Leigh-Ann Wakefield, 33, from Barry was placed under 24-hour observation on the High Dependency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales after being diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia and being placed on medication to prevent fitting. After suffering hallucinations, the decision was made to perform an emergency c-section in order to save both her and…
Lloyds Banking Group colleagues across Cardiff supported World Mental Health Day (10th October) by donating an hour of their time to support positive mental health. Cardiff colleagues gave up an hour of their day to help raise awareness about mental health or take part in activities, including volunteering, fundraising, and learning about mental health. 13 colleagues across Cardiff volunteered an hour of their time to provide support to local Mental Health UK service centres. The centres were invited to attend…
Cogan Nursery School has become the first nursery school in the Vale of Glamorgan to receive the prestigious National Quality Award of the Welsh Network of Healthy Schools Scheme. Bringing together 14 years of work by staff, children and parents, to reach the high standards of health promotion that the nursery now demonstrates, the nursery was assessed for the award in the Summer of 2017. Welsh Government assessors spent almost 2 days at the nursery, talking to staff, pupils and…
A primary school in Botswana will receive a new school bus this week to save pupils walking miles to school in searing heat, thanks to Pentwyn business CD Gray & Associates. Cardiff civil engineering consultants CD Gray is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and decided to raise £10,000 towards the cost of providing a new mini bus for Mabele Primary School in Botswana. Glyn Coed Primary School has helped fundraising for the project and filled the bus with gifts…
The Welsh Capital has everything you need to get into the spirit of Christmas, so whether you stay for the weekend or just pay us a visit for the day, here is a round-up of what’s on in Cardiff this festive season… With only 12 weeks until Christmas, plans are well underway in the Welsh Capital as the city prepares to embark on a festive season full of magic and merriment. Award winning events, entertainment, attractions and a first-class shopping…
Do you have spare time on your hands and a desire to help others? Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is currently looking for volunteers to support their expanding Meet and Greet Service at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales. Support is needed at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales’s main reception and on Gwdihw Ward where meet and greet volunteers provide a warm, welcoming service to our youngest patients, visitors and Health Board staff. Volunteers help by:…
Year two pupils from Cardiff’s Marlborough Primary School have played a starring role in the launch of a national competition as children’s TV presenter Rebecca Keatley descended on their classroom. Rebecca, who is famous for her role in CBeebies Let’s Play, teamed up with gas emergency and pipeline service, Wales & West Utilities, to launch Get Creative, Be Safe – a competition to raise awareness of the dangers of carbon monoxide (CO). As part of the launch activities she visited…
