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Teaching assistants deployed to ‘routinely cover’ lessons in England and Wales

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 18:00

Exclusive: New research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every class

Hundreds of thousands of pupils in England and Wales are being educated “on the cheap” by low-paid teaching assistants (TAs) covering lessons for teachers who are off sick or have quit, according to new research.

A desperate teacher recruitment crisis, compounded by inadequate funding, means schools across the country are struggling to put a qualified teacher at the front of every class, unions say.

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20mph speed limit splits opinion in Welsh market town

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 17:01

Policy in Rhayader could be reversed after Labour-led Welsh government announced possible return to 30mph across country

The market town of Rhayader stands at a historic crossroads at the heart of Wales. Lorries trundle through, delivery vans dart around, tourists merrily motor along. The town sits on the A470, the main route between north and south Wales, and last year had 20mph signs posted on its four main approaches.

Six months later and before the possible reversal of the nationwide default speed limit policy, people still have mixed feelings.

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Teachers injured in Welsh school stabbing speak of incident’s ‘enormous impact’

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 16:37

Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin thanked emergency services and NHS staff, and paid tribute to colleagues and ‘wonderful pupils’

Two teachers injured in a stabbing at a Welsh school have said they are struggling to comprehend what happened, and spoke of the “enormous impact” the incident had had on their “wonderful” pupils and colleagues.

Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin paid tribute to emergency services workers and NHS staff after the stabbings in the playground at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire. The pair and a student were taken to hospital but have been discharged.

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Girl, 13, in court accused of attempted murder of two teachers and pupil in Wales

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 10:24

Teenager remanded in youth custody for trial in May after playground stabbing in Carmarthenshire

A 13-year-old girl has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder two teachers and a fellow pupil in a school playground stabbing in Wales.

The deputy head of Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Fiona Elias; a teacher, Liz Hopkin; and a pupil suffered knife wounds on Wednesday. All have since been discharged from hospital.

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Just two in five pupils in England always feel safe in school, survey finds

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 6 days ago - 04:00

Teachers say behaviour getting worse as survey also shows parents getting less supportive of school policies

Only two in five children in England say they always feel safe at school, according to a government survey, and teachers from across Britain have told the Guardian they have seen pupils’ behaviour deteriorate over the last two years.

Teachers said violence and abuse aimed at school staff and other students had increased alongside displays of homophobia, racism and sexism, with women in particular bearing the brunt of aggressive sexual remarks.

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Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder after south Wales school stabbings

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 17:10

Police say girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman

A 13-year-old girl has been charged with three counts of attempted murder after two teachers and a teenage pupil were stabbed at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Wales, Dyfed-Powys police have said.

More details soon …

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Tata Steel rejects union plan to save jobs and keep Port Talbot furnace open

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 14:58

Rejection of plan to keep one blast furnace open while building electric replacement ends hopes of avoiding as many as 2,800 job losses

Tata Steel has rejected a plan by unions to keep open a blast furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks, ending any hopes of avoiding as many as 2,800 job losses.

Unions met the company in London on Thursday with another plea not to press ahead with its proposals which will likely end the ability to make steel from iron ore in south Wales by September and cause thousands of job losses.

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Teacher intervened in stabbing incident at Welsh school, brother says

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 7 days ago - 12:16

Senedd member Cefin Campbell says brother Darrel acted instinctively in ‘very, very challenging situation’

A teacher who intervened in playground altercation in which two staff members and a pupil were stabbed does not consider himself a hero, his brother has said.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales. A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

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Tributes paid to former Wales, Burnley and Swansea winger Leighton James

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · Friday, 19 April - 21:34

Popular winger has died at the age of 71
James scored 10 goals in 54 appearances for Wales

Former Wales winger Leighton James has died at the age of 71.

James’ former clubs Burnley and Swansea – where he spent 13 years of a colourful 19-year senior career – were among those to pay tribute to a gifted player who won 54 caps for his country.