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The new Additional Learning Needs system: the tough task of implementation

We have written previously (in May and March 2021) about the reforms under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018. D...

Published on 18/02/2022
What’s next for music education? National Music Service and the National Plan for Music Education.

For many years, there’s been widespread concern about the sustainability of local authority music services. On Tuesday (17 May 2022), Jeremy Miles...

Published on 13/05/2022
Wales and the UK’s changing immigration system

The UK Nationality and Borders Bill passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons. The Bill forms part of the UK Government’s plans fo...

Published on 20/12/2021
Estyn: Learners’ well-being must remain the priority

That’s the main message from the education inspectorate, Estyn, based on what it observed last year. With the Senedd to debate Estyn’s 2020/21 annu...

Published on 22/04/2022
Is the UK regressing on human rights?: Senedd Members scrutinise UK Government actions on human rights

On 3 May a debate on human rights took place in the Senedd. The debate highlighted concerns over the UK Government’s direction of travel on the iss...

Published on 13/05/2022
Social Care: a workforce in crisis?

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented pressure on our social care system and highlighted the importance of its workforce. Fears that staff...

Published on 08/04/2022
Social care during the pandemic: Public attitudes and experiences – part 2

This is the second article in a two part series, exploring findings from new research by Dr Simon Williams on public attitudes to and experiences o...

Published on 09/05/2022
Re-energising the school improvement agenda

Like many other big day to day policy challenges, Wales’ national mission to raise educational standards has arguably had to be put on the back bur...

Published on 21/03/2022
Queen’s Speech 2022: what does it mean for Wales?

The UK Government outlined its legislative plans for the next parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech on Tuesday 10 May.

Published on 13/05/2022
A Nation of Sanctuary: responding to the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

On 24 February Russian forces invaded Ukraine. On 9 March, UN monitoring agencies reported that over 2 million refugees had fled due to the ongoing...

Published on 09/03/2022
How can communities save buildings they care about?

In September 2020, the owner of the Roath Park pub in Cardiff, applied to the local planning authority for its demolition. Local groups and elected...

Published on 08/04/2022
ePrescribing: The next stage of digital healthcare

Prescribing remains predominantly paper based in Wales. In primary care, despite a 2D barcode being in place on prescriptions, GPs and other clinic...

Published on 16/03/2022
How is the cost of living crunch affecting heating, eating and housing in Wales?

This year households face possibly their biggest fall in disposable income since the mid-1970s, according to the Resolution Foundation. Rising ener...

Published on 10/03/2022
The room where it happens: Wales in UK-EU relations

UK-EU relations are primarily based on two agreements: the Withdrawal Agreement (WA), which governs the UK’s exit from the EU, and the Trade and Co...

Published on 10/05/2022
No respite for unpaid carers as pressures continue to increase

Unpaid carers are now said to be feeling “overwhelming pressure”; being asked to take on even more care with little (or no) support. This article s...

Published on 03/03/2022
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