…elections. We have worked with the Electoral Commission on training resources for polling station staff to improve their understanding of sight loss and to help them to support voters on…
Research and Innovation: The Road to Success
…2014 submissions undertaken by King’s College London identified research strengths in psychology and neuroscience, engineering, and geography to name but a few. The same report noted the most common impact…
Our Green Transition Must Not Leave the South Wales Valleys Behind
…years, targeted funding to support those communities who may be at risk of losing jobs through the transition, and greater funding for local communities to empower them to lead action…
Moving to a Digitally Inclusive Nation
…regularly. The proportion is much higher in those who are older, on lower incomes, have long-term health issues or are unskilled. Although this figure has come down considerably in the…
The Future of Qualifications in Wales
…languages. We are considering a new GCSE in engineering as an example. Engineering and manufacturing play an important part in the Welsh economy, employing more than 165,000 people from those…
Universities Need to be at the Forefront of Flexible Learning
…will have to change further. With governments globally committed to reducing carbon emissions, pivoting economies towards greener technology and cutting pollution, the need for new skills in a new and…
A Window of Opportunity?
The pandemic understandably continues to be at the forefront of everyone’s minds, and whilst responding to the crisis remains imperative, it is also important that public sector organisations do not…
Wales Cardiac Care at Risk of Falling Behind
…for the next five years of care for people with heart disease. But this plan comes to an end this year and, so far, there is no commitment by the…
Education Special
…top of her brief Poppy Stowell-Evans provides her thoughts on Kirsty Williams’s responses How do we keep Wales learning while keeping pupils safe? With the new term now well underway,…