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Head is a major piece in school jigsaw

SOME of Wales’ best teachers were rewarded for their efforts at the annual Teaching Awards in Cardiff. Among them were winners like Joy Bishop, of Parc Primary in Treorchy, who picked up the trophy for Primary Headteacher of the Year. Like many of the winners, Mrs Bishop said her strong team of support staff were [...]

Cardiff schools keep pupils indoors after fox spotted

Pupils at two primary schools have been kept indoors at lunch-time after a fox was spotted in the playground. The animal was spotted outside Cefn Onn Primary School, which shares a site with Ysgol Y Wern Primary School in Llanishen, Cardiff. It followed an incident where twin babies in east London needed hospital treatment after [...]

Education Minister Praises Top Class report

Rhondda school with a glowing inspection report has been congratulated by local AM Leighton Andrews. Porth County Community School received a superb Estyn report, with inspectors praising its standards of teaching and positive ethos. Mr Andrews, who represents the Rhondda in the Senedd, wrote a letter to headteacher Steve Bowden, saying: “Following the superb Estyn [...]

Cathays Crowned Champions!!

Members of Cathays High School Table Tennis Academy’s team were crowned Division 4 Champions of the Team Championships of Wales 2010. Cathays High’s team members, Tom Goodall, Inthrayut Kongchun, Emmanuel Olaoye and Kian Emadi, have played well all season and are now rewarded for their hard work. At the start of the final day of [...]

More school mergers and closures ahead

THE spectre of closures, mergers and empty classrooms hangs over dozens of Welsh schools, a Western Mail investigation has revealed. A county-by-county investigation of the future of schools in Wales has uncovered tens of thousands of spare desks in classes across the country as falling rolls affect virtually every county. According to the data, there [...]

Pair of Welsh high achievers among the winners at education ‘Oscars’

WELSH students were winners at the education “Oscars” in London’s Lancaster Hotel. Zara Roberts, from Llangollen, and Cardiff’s Philip Tovey scooped top prizes at the national Lion Awards. The City & Guilds event, presented by Jake Humphrey, celebrated top achievers who have attained phenomenal success. The ceremony is the culmination of the coveted Medals for [...]

Students act up to bring play to life

STUDENT teachers took to the stage to help pupils from across South Wales understand a complex exam play. Secondary drama students from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (Uwic) performed Bertolt Brecht’s The Good Person of Szechwan as part of the annual Theatre In Education (Tie) project. Following their performances, GCSE and A-level pupils from [...]

Children get lots of fun from gardening project

GARDENING pupils at a city Primary school are looking forward to sampling the fruits of their labour. Children at Radnor Primary School in Canton, Cardiff, have been busy planting seeds to brighten up their yard. The youngsters used a £50 grant from Action Earth, funded by supermarket Morrison’s, to buy seeds, pots, compost and tools [...]

Online Client Services Now Live!

We are pleased to announce that the Client Section of our Members Area is now live. Clients can now view and search through invoices online, create consolidated invoices and view future and past bookings. We’re very excited about this new system and the facilities we will be able to introduce to it in the future. [...]

New Directions Education continued links with Cardiff City Football Club

New Directions Education is delighted to kick off the new season with continued support to Cardiff City Football in the Community Department. Budding Ross McCormack’s are taking part in football coaching sessions across South Wales and when schools return, the department will continue its presence with schools across all boroughs. New Directions have always had [...]