First in UK group to improve social care workforce conditions
Wales is the first in the UK to have set up a group bringing government, employers and trade unions together to improve ways of working for staff in the social care sector.
Calls for vigilance following Foot and Mouth Disease case in Germany
Wales’ Chief Veterinary Officer, Richard Irvine is urging livestock owners in Wales to remain vigilant following the recent case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany.
More than £20m to help universities tackle climate change. Loan funding will help universities reach low carbon ambitions
Deputy First Minister Huw Irranca-Davies and Minister for Further and Higher Education, Vikki Howells, visited Cardiff University to see how a £12.2m investment is accelerating their progress towards carbon reduction.
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Boosting female representation in the Welsh transport sector
- Women remain under-represented in the sector overall - just 20% of the Welsh workforce and only 6.7% among drivers and operators
- Progress is being made - especially with recruiting train drivers and new Transport for Wales apprentices
- Rail engineering apprentice Chloe was the first female apprentice at Transport for Wales’s Canton depot in Cardiff
Free school meals rolled out to pupils in years 7 and 8
- Free school meals are being rolled out across Wales for Year 7 and 8 learners from households receiving Universal Credit.
- All local authorities will be serving meals to eligible learners by January 2027.
- Parents and carers of Year 7 and 8 learners receiving Universal Credit should register for free school meals via their local authority so their child can access a meal.
Funded childcare for all two-year olds in 86% of local authorities
- The number of local authorities offering Welsh Government funded childcare for all two-year-olds rises from three in May 2026 to 19 by the end of November.
- All 22 local authorities are on track to offer it by the end of March.
- This is the first step towards a funded childcare offer for all children aged nine months to four years by the end of this Senedd term, which will be the most generous childcare offer in the UK at full expansion.