Estyn has visited 54 schools across the borough in the past three academic years, and in nearly all cases their findings did not require a follow-up visit to check on progress.
Author: Nicholas Thomas - Local Democracy Reporting Service
Councillors welcome plans for new specialist ALN bases at some schools
Councillors have backed proposals to set up specialist ‘resources bases’ for children with additional learning needs in some of Caerphilly County Borough’s schools.
Council’s move to new social care data system hits ‘technical problems’
Plans to move Newport residents’ social care data to a new system have hit “various technical problems”, but are on track to be completed by October 2026.
Library closures to begin next week, council announces
A series of library closures across Caerphilly County Borough will begin next week despite an ongoing legal challenge.
Plans for 16-home development on ‘open field’
The proposals, submitted to Caerphilly County Borough Council, set out designs for 14 new houses and two flats on land east of Ty Fry Road.
HMO approved after bedroom sizes questioned
Several committee members expressed concerns a bedroom was measured at being 0.01 square metres larger than the council’s minimum standards.
Ambulance delays and falls training among targets to improve hospital pressures
A report shows in a typical month last year, 783 patients spent more than an hour waiting outside hospital in an ambulance.
Decision due on 42 new homes next to city estate
Newport City Council’s planning committee is due to meet on Wednesday September 3 to discuss the application, which planning officers have recommended for approval.
Support for new specialist ALN bases at some borough schools
Proposals to set up specialist ‘resource bases’ for additional learning needs are expected to move ahead for some Caerphilly schools.
Leisure centre users ‘distraught and confused’ ahead of opening hours cuts
From September 1, the new opening hours for the centre’s swimming pools and health suite will be from 4pm to 8pm on weekdays, and from 9am to 1pm on weekends.