Education

(Title Image: Wales Online) Earlier this week, in two excellent pieces of journalism from BBC Wales' Rebecca John (here and...

(Title Image: The Mirror) As a result of a follow-up inspection by Estyn, they've recommended Ogmore Vale Primary School be...

(Pic: Laleston Community Council) As you might remember, Bridgend Council is currently undertaking a review of post-16 education, having put...

(Title Image: Mirror) Working with governors, Bridgend Council and the South Central regional consortium have stepped in over the last...

(Title Image: Daily Post) Next week, Bridgend Council's Cabinet will discuss a revised school admissions policy for 2020-21 (pdf). Following...

(Title Image: Wales Online) As you might remember, I recently wrote about a scrutiny committee report on the performance of...

(Title Image: Wales Online) Later this week, a Bridgend Council scrutiny committee will discuss a report on the performance of...

(Title Image: Rio Architects) Bridgend College recently submitted plans for an 8,500sqm technology centre at their Pencoed campus.   (Pic:...

(Pic: Daily Post) The Welsh Government is to provide £2.6million towards an expansion of Welsh-medium nursery groups in Bridgend county,...

(Pic: via Google Earth) Tynyrheol Primary, which is based in Llangeinor and was successfully saved from closure in 2014, has...

(Pic: Laleston Community Council) Six options for the future of post-16/sixth form education in Bridgend county are due to go...

(Pic: The Wave) 70.6% of Bridgend students achieved at least 5 A*-C GCSE grades in 2018, exceeding Welsh averages and...

While the Class of 2018 has apparently produced Wales' best-ever A-Level results, despite excellent individual and whole-school performances, the overall...

(Pic: ERH Engineering) A few weeks ago, I was reliably informed about a growing crisis at a Bridgend school. The...

(Pic: WalesOnline)   It's perceived wisdom that there's a link between attending school and doing better – though this ignores...

(Pic: Laleston Community Council) As you may be aware, BCBC is undertaking a review of post-16 education (sixth forms) at...

(Pic: BBC Wales via Jaggery) The monthly full council meeting took place on February 28th. It was webcast (available here)...

(Pic: Wales Online)   As the local education authority, Bridgend Council will be responsible for implementing the Additional Learning Needs...

A Bridgend Council Scrutiny Committee will be updated this coming Thursday (8th February) on the performance of schools in the...

(Pic: Laleston Community Council)   Some, but not all, secondary schools in Bridgend will retain their sixth forms. That's the...

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Following on from recent posts, also up for discussion by BCBC's Cabinet next week are initial proposals for the next...

(Pic: Wales Online) Bridgend Council's cabinet is shortly due to discuss the first round of reports into a major review...

Following Bridgend's "best ever" GCSE results in 2016, the first cohort to have taken reformed GCSEs had a tougher time...

Going against the national trend, Bridgend has seen a slight dip in the number of top A*-A grades awarded in...