Education & Learning
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- Solar panels have been installed in 14 schools across the borough saving hundreds of thousands of pounds in electricity...
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- Pupils from Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw have told councillors how they are helping to shape their school's core values
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- The winners of Torfaen Catering Service's Waste Warriors competition have enjoyed learning how cook healthy food and help reduce food waste.
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- A secondary school has seen a remarkable increase in attendance rates thanks to the range of support it offers pupils struggling to go to school.
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- Starting from next year, all professionals who offer body art and acupuncture services in Wales will need to obtain a mandatory licence to operate.
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- A primary school in Torfaen has won an award for its outstanding work with families and the local community.
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- A Welsh medium primary school in Pontypool has received an exceptional report from Estyn inspectors this week.
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- The team in charge of school catering in Torfaen has won another two national industry awards...
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- A mural designed by pupils at Cwmbran High School's hearing-impaired unit has been unveiled at the school
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- A conference has been held to celebrate the achievements of young people who have experienced the care system in Torfaen.
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- Since opening its doors earlier this year, Torfaen's Welsh immersion centre has seen 18 pupils supported to learn the Welsh language in order to transition from English to Welsh mainstream education.
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- Pupils and staff from two primary schools in Cwmbran have helped launch the Welsh Government's annual Be Mighty Recycle campaign.
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- Torfaen Libraries have announced the winners of their 'Ready, Set, Read!' Summer Reading Challenge, that saw more than 1000 children take part this summer.
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- The number of people using libraries in Torfaen Library Service increased this summer compared to last year.
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- A primary school in Pontypool has become the latest to receive the Healthy Schools National Quality Award.
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- A school podcast featuring Welsh celebrities has been nominated for an award.
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- The Torfaen School Cleaning Team have been crowned winners of a national award at a ceremony this week...
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- To celebrate Adult Learners Week 2023, Torfaen Adult Community Learning has announced an exciting line-up of free taster sessions at all their centres.
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- Next week, the team who supports early years education in Torfaen is holding a Welsh Medium Showcase at the Congress Theatre to help parents understand the options available.
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- Catering facilities in a number of Torfaen primary schools have been upgraded this summer, thanks to a £1.7 million investment from Welsh Government as part of their Universal Free School Meals rollout.
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- Celebrations are being arranged to mark the anniversary of one of Torfaen's oldest comprehensive schools.
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- More than a thousand students returned to a new-look Cwmbran High School this week.
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- A group of young individuals have reaped the rewards of their gardening prowess by winning an agricultural award, after taking part in Torfaen Council's 'Inspire To Grow' initiative.
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- The council are treating this as a priority and have already completed an initial review of our education premises to establish sites where RAAC may have potentially been used
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- Volunteers are being sought to help schools in Torfaen flourish by becoming school governors.
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- It wasn't just school pupils celebrating GCSE success this week - more than 50 adult learners also collected their results.
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- Thousands of Year 10 and Year 11 pupils collected their exam results today
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- Families of children who attended Torfaen Council's Food and Fun camps this summer have been given food boxes containing a range of essential items.
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- A-Level students at Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw are celebrating after they all secured places at their preferred universities.
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- From September, more than 4,000 junior school pupils in Torfaen will be able to receive a Universal Primary Free School Meal.
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- A grant aimed at funding projects that brings communities together, has opened.
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- Torfaen Adult Community Learning has just launched their new 2023/24 brochure, with more than 100 courses to choose from.
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- Average attendance rates at primary and secondary schools in the borough have improved over the past academic year, according to provisional data.
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- Parents and carers of pupils who qualify for Free School Meals will automatically receive a payment of £50 per child from next week.
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- A primary school has seen a significant reduction in the number of pupils classed as persistently absent.
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- A secondary school has been praised for creating a caring and inclusive environment that supports pupils' education and wellbeing.
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- Hundreds of playworkers and volunteers are gearing up for an action-packed programme of fun for children over the summer holidays.
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- More than 100 pupils from a school in Cwmbran have campaigned to the Senedd to introduce a Clean Air Bill in Wales.
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- Today, the first set of pupils from Torfaen's newly established Welsh Language Immersion Unit – Carreg Lam, have graduated
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- During June, Estyn inspectors visited Torfaen council to conduct a 'pilot' monitoring visit as a follow up to the core inspection which took place in March 2022
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- More than 500 young people have taken part in a fun-filled week of activities, as part of National Youth Work Week.
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- Looking to start a career in health and social care or education?
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- The head of a service that supports visually impaired children with their education across Gwent has won a national award.
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- Thousands of children and young people from across Torfaen are in for an action-packed summer holiday period, filled with lots of exciting activities, events, and trips.
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- Pupils from a school in Pontypool will represent Wales at the finals of a UK competition to design and drive a model Formula One racing car.
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- Around one third of all food produced for human consumption contributes to around eight per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions...
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- The Summer Reading Challenge - 'Ready, Set, Read!' - kicks off this July in Torfaen libraries!
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- Pupils at a secondary school in Cwmbran have devised a new motto and badge for their school.
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- Pupils at a school in Pontypool have turned their school green as part of Great Big Green Week this week...
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- With just weeks to go until the end of the school year, parents may already be concerned about the cost of buying new school uniform for the autumn return.
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- A school in Torfaen has seen an increase in attendance, thanks to an innovative approach to education.
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- Staff at a primary school in Cwmbran have been praised for putting pupils' well-being at the heart of the school.
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- Torfaen Council is pleased to announce the opening of a new Welsh medium childcare setting in Pontypool.
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- More than 900 children have taken part in a fun-filled week of play this half term, thanks to Torfaen Play Service.
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- A significant expansion of childcare provision in Torfaen is set to benefit more families, as more Flying Start areas are introduced across the borough.
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- A scheme to build a new floodlit all-weather community sports pitch for north of the borough has been given the green light
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- A primary school in Cwmbran has received an exceptional report from Estyn inspectors.
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- Pupils and parents say a new footpath to Llantarnam Community Primary has transformed their journeys to school.
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- Staff at Cwmffrwdoer Primary School are offering pupils the chance to join a walking bus this week, as part of #WalktoSchoolWeek.
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- Nurseries and childminders are being encouraged to take part in Torfaen's first-ever Walk to Nursery Week.
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- Pupils at Llantarnam Community School are aiming to return to an average of 95 per cent attendance.
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- A secondary school in Torfaen has launched a new initiative that rewards good attendance in efforts to reduce unauthorised absences
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- Pupils at Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw have put their tastebuds to the test by trying out a variety of new plant-based meals.
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- A team of primary school pupils from Pontypool has come third in a national competition to produce a video to promote internet safety.
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- Are you considering enrolling on a GCSE course this September with Torfaen Adult Community Learning?
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- Students at Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School have been interviewing Welsh stars for a new school podcast.
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- A specialist centre has opened this week for children who want to transfer from English-medium to Welsh medium primary school education.
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- In light of this year's World Book Night, Torfaen Adult Community Learning will be offering a selection of free books to collect from their centres during normal opening hours.
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- Pupils and teachers at Padre Pio Primary School have filmed a video celebrating some of the reasons they love going to school.
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- More than 850 children have taken part in a week of Easter fun thanks to Torfaen Council's Play Service.
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- Pupils at Llanyrafon Primary School enjoy the opportunities they have to learn and play, according to an Estyn report.
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- Primary and secondary schools in Torfaen have seen a reduction in the number of pupils classed as persistently absent.
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- Following a recent inspection by Estyn, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales, Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw is now judged to have made sufficient progress to be removed from the list of schools requiring special measures.
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- St Albans R.C. High School have opened the doors to its newly refurbished library, thanks to a £1.2 million grant from the Welsh Government.
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- More than 180 young people from across Torfaen have been celebrated at this year's Torfaen Play Service Volunteering Awards ceremony.
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- Torfaen residents can now borrow an iPad from Cwmbran Library, after a new pilot scheme was launched in the borough today.
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- More than 700 children have taken part in a fun-filled week of play this half term with Torfaen Play Service.
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- School inspectors have praised staff and pupils at a Torfaen primary school for creating a "respectful, nurturing and inclusive environment".
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- An author has dedicated his first book to Torfaen Libraries after receiving IT support from staff at Cwmbran Library over the past few years.
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- A new headteacher has been praised by the school inspectorate Estyn, just a month after taking up the post.
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- Find out how to help your children with maths at a series of free workshops run by Torfaen Council and Techniquest.
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- A new For Dads By Dads programme starts next month. Andrew, from Pontypool, recently completed the course and says it's helped him become a better dad to 6 month old William.
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- Torfaen Council's Play Service is launching six new clubs aimed at helping more children across the borough to have more fun!
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- The number of unauthorised absences in primary schools in Torfaen has reduced over the past month.
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- Fourteen schools in Torfaen are to receive solar photovoltaic (PV) installations thanks to support from the Welsh Government...
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- Scrutiny members have considered a report into Torfaen Council's partnership approach to improving school attendance.
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- More than 180 children got into the World Cup spirit this week by taking part in a football festival, organised by Torfaen Council.
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- A campaign has been launched to increase the number of children who regularly attend school in Torfaen in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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- On Thursday, Jeremy Miles MS, the Welsh Government Minister for Education and Welsh Language, officially opened the 'Gwladys Block' at Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw in Pontypool.
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- Libraries across Torfaen are now providing warm spaces for people struggling with the cost of keeping their homes warm due to the significant rise in energy costs.
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- The Civica Pay Education system will not be available tomorrow morning due to a security upgrade and improvement
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- Due to an essential upgrade, parents and carers will not be able to make payments on the Civica Pay Education Payments system for a period of time on the 19th and 21st October
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- Two primary schools in Cwmbran have become the first in Torfaen to launch new Active Travel School Plans...
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- More than 30 Ukrainian refugees got the chance to find out about - and experience - some of the different learning opportunities on offer with Torfaen Adult Community Learning.
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- An alternative public right of way has opened for walkers which now removes the need to walk through the grounds of Ysgol Gymraeg Gwynllyw.
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- School pupils aren't the only ones getting their GCSE results today. Adult learners in Torfaen are also finding out if they made the grade
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- The second Thrifty School Shop which was held at Pontypool Indoor Market yesterday was a success - people were turning up early to get in!...
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- New and expectant fathers in Torfaen can sign up to a new programme which aims to support dads on their new journey of parenthood.
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- From September, free school meals will be available to any full-time nursery pupils, and pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 in local authority maintained schools across Torfaen, thanks to Welsh Government funding...
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- Thousands of children and young people in Torfaen have the chance to take part in a series of action-packed activities and events this summer, and best of all, it's free.
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