The Welsh Government published a document on the 15th May setting out how it is considering the next phase for schools, in response to COVID-19. The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has described the working document as “setting out our current thinking” for how schools, other education settings and childcare providers’ operations will change to allow social distancing and other factors. Most schools have been closed since the start of the pandemic, with some open for the children of critical workers…

  This week over twenty-two thousand Welsh children will be singing, rhyming and smiling as part of The Big Welsh Rhyme Time, BookTrust’s (the UK’s largest reading charity) Wales-wide celebration of sharing rhymes and songs, together in the early years with a little help from Welsh Rugby icon James Hook. Each year The Big Welsh Rhyme Time encourages fun and enjoyable rhyme sharing activity for children in Wales aged 0-5, in Welsh and English, because rhymes and songs help children develop speaking, listening, communication…

Statement on the Welsh Government’s response to the Hazelkorn Review NUS Wales has welcomed today’s announcement by the Welsh Government that it will develop a new, overarching vision for post-compulsory learning in Wales. Education Secretary Kirsty Williams AM announced the changes in response to the Hazelkorn Review in a statement to Assembly Members this afternoon.   Speaking after Ms Williams’ statement, NUS Wales President Fflur Elin said: “Our vision is for every leaner in Wales, whatever their circumstances, to be…