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Children and young people in Wales will miss out on more than £500 million in funding for additional learning needs (ALN), despite an unprecedented response from school leaders who sent over 5,000 letters to ministers in under a week calling for the investment to be protected.

Anna Brychan MS, Cabinet Minister for Education and the Welsh Language: Today I am announcing an additional £15m to start enabling more secondary pupils in maintained schools to receive free school meals.

Kids were made to eat dog biscuits off the floor - pupils speak out after Welsh school abuse payouts

Being forced to eat dog biscuits off the floor was part of life for young children at an educational referral unit, former pupils have said.

The Welsh Government has announced £15 million to start enabling more secondary pupils to receive free school meals.

Wales aiming to match England on teachers' pay award, minister says

The new Plaid Cymru government is hoping to give teachers in Wales a similar pay increase to that in England, the education minister has said.

New statutory guidance to restrict mobile phone use in schools announced, as Education Minister sets out her priorities.

New restrictions on mobile phones in schools in Wales announced

National statutory restrictions on mobile phones in schools have been announced by the new boss of education in Wales.

Welsh government says it has found £55m to boost childcare for two-year-olds

The Welsh government says it will spend an extra £55m this year to roll out childcare to more two-year-olds.

Teachers in Wales face delayed pay rises as new Welsh Government clashes with heads

The new Plaid Cymru Welsh Government has clashed with head teachers over pay within weeks of taking office.

Graduates offered £20,000 to train as teachers in Wales

Golden hellos of £20,000 are being offered to graduates to train as teachers in subjects where there are shortages.

The Initial Teacher Education (ITE) incentive in priority subjects will rise by £5,000, to £20,000 from September 2026, as part of the new Welsh Government's 100-day plan.

The Welsh Government has announced a package of work to reform vocational skills training in Wales.

Plaid Cymru promise more details on childcare as it survives Senedd vote with Tory help

The Plaid Cymru Welsh government has promised more detail on its flagship childcare policy before the middle of July in a Senedd debate where it survived a vote with Tory help.

During the opening Plenary at the 2025 BERA Conference, Chantelle Haughton (Diversity and Anti-Racist Professional Learning), highlighted how Wales is ahead of the curve in the UK when it comes to implementing anti-racist educational policies and practices.

Population pressures, staffing challenges and overcrowding have undermined staff and prisoner safety and the effectiveness of rehabilitation across the prison estate in England and Wales, the Welsh Affairs Committeewarns in a report published today.

New changes likely again to Wales' GCSEs after burnout concerns

Significant changes are likely to Wales' new English language and literature GCSE - just nine months after it was introduced.

'Shocking' rise in number of home-schooled children in Wales

There has been a "shocking" rise in the number of children being taught at home in recent years, a council has heard.

Teachers at Llantwit Major High School are speaking out following a contentious email sent to parents by the school’s headteacher. NASUWT has been taking industrial action at Llantwit Major High School since March over concerns about teachers’ welfare and workload.

Schools in Wales deal with cyber security attack

Personal data relating to pupils and staff from a school in Powys has been accessed during a cyber security incident that affected 13 schools across the region.

Rapid rise in remote students in Wales but Open University warns of funding risk

Demand for flexible higher education in Wales is growing rapidly but a lack of funding could threaten future access to study, the Open University has said.

Children in Wales to miss out on £500m for ALN despite more than 5,000 letters sent

Expanding free school meals to all secondary school pupils in households claiming Universal Credit, with no income limit

Kids were made to eat dog biscuits off the floor - pupils speak out after Welsh school abuse payouts

Welsh Government confirms additional £15m investment in free school meals for eligible secondary pupils

Wales aiming to match England on teachers' pay award, minister says

Guidance to restrict mobile phones in schools announced as education priorities set out

New restrictions on mobile phones in schools in Wales announced

Welsh government says it has found £55m to boost childcare for two-year-olds

Teachers in Wales face delayed pay rises as new Welsh Government clashes with heads

Graduates offered £20,000 to train as teachers in Wales

Priority subject teacher incentive to rise by £5,000 to £20,000

Work begins to reshape skills training in Wales

Plaid Cymru promise more details on childcare as it survives Senedd vote with Tory help

Confronting colonialism in Welsh higher education: Can we re-map for a different future?

Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales: Overcrowded prisons and workforce pressures undermining safety and rehabilitation, MPs warn

New changes likely again to Wales' GCSEs after burnout concerns

'Shocking' rise in number of home-schooled children in Wales

Glamorgan teachers speak out

Schools in Wales deal with cyber security attack

Rapid rise in remote students in Wales but Open University warns of funding risk