Abbie Wightwick
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United Kingdom
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New teachers from diverse backgrounds to get £5,000 bonus from Welsh Government
The cash is being offered to people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds → Read More
Teacher strikes in Wales called off as new pay offer made
The National Education Union said two days of planned walkouts next week were off with a new pay offer set to be put to members → Read More
34 pupils suspended after unisex school toilets protest shared on Tiktok
Pupils let off fire alarms and left lessons during the protest posted to the social media platform as part of co-ordinated action in other schools → Read More
The huge problem Andrew Tate is causing teachers in Wales
Tate is currently under investigation for suspected rape and human trafficking in Romania - matters he denies → Read More
Live updates as teachers strike in second walkout across Wales over pay
Thousands of pupils have been told to stay at home → Read More
The full list of schools shutting in Cardiff as teachers strike on March 2
Nearly all schools in the city are affected as thousands of teachers walk out across Wales in row over pay and funding → Read More
The schools in Wales that will shut during teacher strike on Thursday
Parents are being advised to contact their child's school to check whether it will open on March 2 as teachers plan a mass rally at the Senedd in row over pay and funding → Read More
'I was diagnosed with autism, then my dad died and then I got kicked out of school'
"I was very close to my dad, he was like my foundation and everything just kind of crumbled when he died," said Corey Williamson, who is now 17 and re-building his life → Read More
Wales faces massive shortage of specialist physics and chemistry teachers
One in three schools in Wales don't have enough specialist chemistry teachers and more than half not enough physics specialists → Read More
Headteachers in Wales say renewed pay offer 'lacks detail' and they'll continue to work to rule in protest
Headteachers give thumbs down to new offer already rejected by teachers → Read More
Parents warned as norovirus cases soar in schools and nurseries
Cases of the notifiable "winter vomiting bug" have prompted warnings from Public Health Wales and headteachers → Read More
Teachers strike back on as union rejects renewed pay offer from Welsh Government
Teachers will walk out again on March 2 and two more strike days likely later on in March → Read More
All the big questions about the new teacher pay offer
An Institute for Fiscal Studies economist said the cost of the teacher's pay offer in Wales will be around £50m → Read More
Teachers call off next week's strike in Wales after Welsh Government pay offer
The National Education Union (NEU) said it will consult with teachers about the Welsh Government's new pay offer → Read More
Welsh students hit by Covid and now 18 days of lecturer strikes fear for final grades
Members of the University College Union at all eight universities in Wales are joining colleagues at 150 universities across the UK in striking again today - Thursday, February 9 - in a row over pay, conditions and pensions → Read More
Teachers offered extra 3% by Welsh Government to end pay row strikes
If agreed teachers would get an 8% pay rise backdated to September 2022 → Read More
Schools in Wales get tough with parents as absence rates fail to come down
Headteachers said they are taking parents to court as £60 fines aren't always working → Read More
Welsh school put in special measures as inspectors find children speaking too much English
Inspectors said teaching is inconsistent, children revert to speaking English too much and don't have enough opportunities to celebrate their Welsh identity creatively → Read More
The figure that shows why teachers are on strike in Wales
Experts have looked at teachers pay in the last 13 years → Read More
The reasons teachers in Wales gave for going on strike and continuing action
One in three schools in Wales was affected by the strike - either shut or partially shut → Read More