The search is on once again to find those inspiring individuals who make a difference to people’s lives. Now in its third year, nominations are now open for Cardiff Against Bullying’s Inspire Awards – the awards scheme that seeks to recognise and celebrate people across the city who go the extra mile to offer friendship ...
‘A’ Level students in Cardiff schools can once again be proud of their achievements. In a year when more students took ‘A’ and ‘AS’ Level examinations in Cardiff than in 2010, the performances of the city’s schools were improved for all key measures and once again were above the Wales averages. This is the second ...
The first day at school is a key milestone in all children’s lives so Cardiff Council is reminding parents of the need to register their preferred option for their child to attend primary school in 2012/13. Most parents will know the local schools in their area and which one they would like their child to ...
Bright sparks from Cathays High School have scored success in a competition at Cardiff University’s School of Engineering. A team of six Year 8 pupils entered the Faraday Challenge at the university, competing against students from other high schools in the Cardiff and surrounding area. The event was one of 50 Faraday engineering challenge days ...
Around £180m of approved investment has been committed to school buildings in Cardiff in recent years as part of the Council’s aspiration of developing viable and successful schools across the city. A report detailing the past achievements and the existing financial model in the Schools Organisation Plan will be received by the Executive next week ...
Recommendations to consult on the establishment of nursery provision at three schools across the city will be considered by Cardiff Council Executive next week. The proposals are to: establish Millbank Primary School at one form of entry with nursery provision thus extending the age range of the school from four to 11 to three to ...
On Friday, Llanishen High School hosted a UK flag ship event as part of National School Sport Week and saw former Olympic gold medallist Jason Gardener talk about his career as a British Sprint Athlete and gave children an exclusive glimpse of the Olympic torch. He was joined by The Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr ...
A series of road shows to encourage and support parents and carers to spend time reading with their children have been a tremendous success. As part of Cardiff Council’s Reading Power literacy campaign, which seeks to drive up reading standards amongst children across the city and encourage parents to play an active role in their ...
A groundbreaking tripartite partnership between Cardiff Council, the Welsh Government and the Welsh Local Government Association has been created to establish a Secondary Achievement Improvement Programme to continue to improve standards of education in the city’s secondary schools. A recent Estyn report noted that standards of achievement have improved and that elected members and education ...
A Cardiff secondary school has gained success in a national awards scheme that recognises innovative and exciting school council projects. Radyr Comprehensive School’s Domino Project has been nationally recognised in the Speaker’s School Council Awards for their work aimed at changing people’s perceptions and raising awareness of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) issues in ...
Cardiff Council’s Park Services has worked closely with Whitchurch Women’s Institute (WI) to refurbish two special war memorials. The...
Primary schools across Cardiff will be marking National School Meals Week this week – the biggest national healthy eating...
A Merthyr Tydfil-based recycling company has been fined for failing to take appropriate measures to control the risk of...
A Cardiff letting agent has been sentenced after a handyman was exposed to asbestos-containing material while carrying out work...
A loan shark who preyed on vulnerable people is due to be sentenced on Wednesday 9th November at Cardiff...
The Public and Commercial Services Union has condemned plans to close 19 jobcentres across the UK, announced by the...
Since the General Election councils in England and Wales have lost over 101,000 jobs and the Vale of Glamorgan...
A group of Barclays staff based in Cardiff have successfully completed the UK Three Peaks challenge in aid of...
The Public and Commercial Services union which represents civil and public servants has called on the government to invest...
On the 21 October 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed when a tip of coal waste...
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