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First free Christmas dinner for every child at Welsh primary schools

End of term celebrations are taking place across schools in Wales this week where, for the first time, all primary school children are entitled to a free Christmas meal.  

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£12m for organisations to support curriculum priorities

Over £12m of grants will be awarded in 2025-26 to a range of organisations to support curriculum priorities, including extra funding for literacy and numeracy projects.

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£225.5m funding boost to support education in Wales

The education sector is set to benefit from £225.5m in funding, with schools, colleges and other settings receiving funding to help meet the needs of learners across Wales.

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Extra funding for family engagement officers in drive to boost school attendance

Over the next two years, £8.8m will be provided to increase school engagement and attendance including £1.5m to provide greater capacity for Family Engagement Officers (FEOs) to support learners with attendance.

 

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New scheme to tackle the stigma of poverty

Schools are working to reduce the impact of poverty and break the link between educational attainment and financial background.

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Welsh Secondary school races ahead to F1 competition world finals

Learners from Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Edern will take part in the F1 in Schools world finals after taking the chequered flag and becoming the Welsh Champions of the UK nationals.

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Attendance, literacy and numeracy central to improving school standards as stats show schools attendance levels improve

The Cabinet Secretary for Education has today (November 5th) outlined the key improvement priorities for school in Wales as well as more funding for initiatives to improve attainment in literacy, maths and science.

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Major project delivering Wales first refurbished net zero carbon school

Pen y Dre High School in Merthyr Tydfil will become Wales first refurbished net zero carbon school.

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“With the right support, we can all find our place in the world of education”

The words of Adele, who is now studying to be teacher, after attending a Welsh Government funded, teacher recruitment event in Cardiff.

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New tool to support dyslexia in Welsh medium learners

Thanks to over £100,000 of Welsh Government funding, researchers at Cardiff Metropolitan University are developing a new set of tests to improve the identification of literacy difficulties in Welsh medium secondary school pupils.

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The Seren Academy Credited for Learners’ Success

Over 90% of this year’s Seren graduates went on to participate in higher education, with 53% gaining a place at a Russell Group University. 

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"How we immerse children in the Welsh language is unique to us in Wales”

The Cabinet Secretary for Education Lynne Neagle today (Tuesday 8th October) celebrates the work of immersion centres as demand for late immersion provision continues to grow – with Wales seen as a world leader in the field.