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WLGA Statement- examination results 

Monday, 17 August 2020 Categories: News
The WLGA welcomes the Minister's announcement confirming that examination results this year will be awarded on the basis of teacher assessments. We thank the Minister for listening to our and others’ calls and, above all, the voice of learners. ... read more
 
 

Councils welcome Welsh Government support package on Covid-19 financial pressures 

Monday, 17 August 2020 Categories: Finance and Resources News
The WLGA has welcomed the additional £260m support package announced by the Welsh Government today, for additional local government funding to meet the additional costs and pressures of the COVID 19 response. The WLGA, working with... read more
 
 

Focus on the Needs of Learners and Trust Teachers 

Monday, 17 August 2020 Categories: Lifelong Learning News
Welsh local government believes that the use of teacher assessments – Centre Assessed Grades – is the only fair way of determining A level, AS level and GCSE grades this year and is calling on the Education Minister to implement this policy change... read more
 
 

WLGA congratulates learners but urges Minister to act swiftly on individual A’ level concerns and discrepancies  

Thursday, 13 August 2020 Categories: News
The WLGA has congratulated A level students in Wales on their remarkable achievements in unprecedented and challenging circumstances. The Association welcomed the Minister for Education’s confirmation that Welsh learners’ grades will be no... read more
 
 

​Council leaders call for urgent “safety net” of replacement EU funds and standards in rural communities 

Monday, 03 August 2020 Categories: Economic Development, Planning, Transport & Regeneration Europe News
Leaders of Wales’ rural council areas have called on the UK government to urgently set out coherent plans for trade, funding and replacement legislation to come into force when the current transition period ends. Existing arrangements will need... read more
 
 

BLOG: Rethinking local recovery in Wales 

by Councillor Andrew Morgan, Leader of WLGA
Monday, 27 July 2020 Categories: Local Democracy and Governance Local Government Reform News
Our lives have changed dramatically over the course of the crisis. Our daily experiences have been altered in ways unimaginable only a few months ago by restrictions and measures necessary to control the spread of the virus. But lockdown has not... read more
 
 

Schools to reopen from September 

Thursday, 09 July 2020 Categories: Lifelong Learning News
The Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has today confirmed that all pupils will be able to return to school in September. The Welsh Technical Advisory Group, which provides scientific and technical advice to Government during emergencies, this... read more
 
 

Coronavirus Senedd social care report welcomed by local government 

Thursday, 09 July 2020 Categories: News Social Services
Responding to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s report on the coronavirus health and social care response so far, Councillor Huw David (Bridgend), WLGA Spokesperson for Health and Social Care said: “The coronavirus has hit our social... read more
 
 

Council leaders in Wales call on UK and Welsh governments to “move heaven and earth” to help communities affected by heavy job losses in the north east 

Tuesday, 07 July 2020 Categories: Economic Development, Planning, Transport & Regeneration News
Leaders of the 22 councils in Wales have called on Welsh and UK governments to work together on a two-government support package to come to the aid of those affected by devastating job losses in Flintshire. Airbus have announced that 1,727 jobs... read more
 
 

Supporting young people through the crisis 

Monday, 29 June 2020 Categories: Lifelong Learning News
Councils in Wales have praised youth workers for their valuable role in supporting young people during the ongoing crisis. In marking this year’s Youth Work Week, local government has recognised how youth workers across the nation have quickly... read more
 
 
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