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07/02/23 - Let's get attendance back on track - Cardiff Council launches new school attendance drive
Cardiff Council has launched a drive to improve standards of school attendance with the aim that all children and young people across the city have the best chance of achieving, despite the disruption to education caused by the pandemic.
The RT. Hon Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Cllr Graham Hinchey has visited six Cardiff primary schools to celebrate their winning fundraising ideas for Guide Dogs Cymru, the Lord Mayors chosen charity for 2022/23.
Applications for nursery school places are now open and parents with children who turn three between September 1 2022 and August 31 2023, can now apply for a part-time nursery place to start in September 2023.
Greenway and Trowbridge primary schools have been described by Estyn as warm and welcoming schools whose ethos of care and support permeates all they do.
In a recent inspection of Thornhill Primary School in Cardiff, ESTYN found that pupils enjoy attending school and make notable progress in their social skills.
Cardiff's multi-million pound investment in education, including new schools and improvements to existing school buildings, has been outlined in a new report published this week.
A public consultation on the development of a pioneering joint education campus for Cardiff, has opened today.
An ambitious and wide-ranging programme of actions designed to address racial discrimination and promote race equality in Cardiff has been welcomed by Cardiff Council’s Cabinet as it monitors progress made since the Race Equality Taskforce was set up in
Exciting plans for Moorland Primary School in Splott, are to be progressed following recommendations to Cardiff Council’s Cabinet to release funding so that the scheme can get underway early in the new year.
The majority of Cardiff schools are now signed up to the UK Committee for UNICEF UK Right's Respecting Schools Award (RRSA), meaning Cardiff's engagement in the Children's Rights programme, remains the highest in Wales.
An ambitious and wide-ranging programme of actions designed to address racial discrimination and promote race equality in Cardiff is due to be considered by Cardiff Council as it monitors progress made since the Race Equality Taskforce was set up in the
More children and young people will benefit from a wealth of educational opportunities following a formal agreement between Cardiff Council and Cardiff University to extend ‘Passport to the City' - Cardiff Children's University.
15/11/22 - Primary School Applications now open
Applications for primary school places to start in September 2023 are now open and parents are encouraged to make use of all five choices to get the best chance of securing a school they want.
Plans are progressing for the delivery of three new Cardiff schools which will share the same
Since the start of the new school term, whole classes of Reception aged children have been enjoying free school meals as part of the Welsh Government Universal Free School Meal scheme. Over 1900 families have taken up the offer so far, with many more fam
A ceremonial ground-breaking event has taken place to celebrate the construction of a new primary school to be located at Cardiff's Plasdŵr development.
