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£18 million to strengthen support for children and young people with Additional Learning Needs

New funding to support children and young people with Additional Learning Needs has been announced by Jeremy Miles, the Minister for Education and Welsh Language.

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Over £100m of new funding will help make schools and colleges Covid-secure

Schools and colleges will receive £103 million in Welsh Government funding, as learners return for the January term.

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Book for all schools will help teachers and pupils unearth the “diversity and complexity” of Wales’s history

History Grounded will be provided to all schools in Wales to give all pupils an insight into Wales’s history.  

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£24m to ensure no learner left behind

The Welsh Government has today announced over £24m of additional funding to support learners who have felt the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic the most.

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Changes to school day to be trialled in Wales

Fourteen schools in Wales will trial providing additional hours this academic year, with up to £2m of funding available to support the scheme, Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles has announced. 

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£6.82m to support music and arts in new curriculum

Learners in Wales will have improved opportunities to play and learn with musical instruments, as part of £6.82m in funding announced by Education and Welsh Language Minister Jeremy Miles to provide additional music resources to schools.

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First Minister meets electric car mechanics of the future

First Minister Mark Drakeford had the opportunity to meet some of the electric car mechanics of the future on a visit to Coleg Cambria in Wrexham.

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£45m package to train staff and help Welsh SMEs grow

A £45m package of funding that will help small businesses across Wales to grow and support thousands of people to train to work in key sectors is being made available by the Welsh Government, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, announced today.

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Welsh language immersion support for learners to be expanded Wales-wide

Welsh language late immersion provision is set to be expanded across Wales, from Conwy to Caerphilly, thanks to Welsh Government funding. 

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Boost for children’s online safety as Welsh Government becomes first government to join IWF

Welsh language resources will help children spot the signs of online grooming and abuse

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Books for all children in Wales will help “ignite passion for reading”

New funding will provide thousands more books for school children across Wales, helping them to improve key reading and speaking skills at a young age.

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Seren a Sbarc find the recipe for a trip through Welsh history

Siarter Iaith characters Seren a Sbarc are back with a new book which sees them on a time-travelling trip through Welsh history.