Derek Harvard, chairman of Caerphilly Governors’ Association, sets out what needs to be done to improve education in Wales and the role school governors can play in achieving this. He also defends the Welsh Education Minister’s planned new grading system for schools – something teaching unions have described as league tables in all but name.
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Gwent Police budget for 2011-12 agreed – 3.7% council tax increase
The proportion of council tax that pays for policing in Caerphilly County Borough is to increase by 3.7%.The rise will mean the average band D home will pay £188.09 to Gwent Police…
Plan agreed for Post Offices to accept council payments
Post Office across Caerphilly County Borough will soon be able to accept payments for council bills.Proposals for residents to pay their council tax at Post Offices via Paypoint have been accepted by…
Welsh Assembly Government promises disabled access at Ystrad Mynach rail station
The Welsh Assembly Government has promised to improve disabled access at Ystrad Mynach train station.Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones made the pledge in a letter to Caerphilly’s Labour AM Jeff Cuthbert.Plaid…
Caerphilly Council to spend £1m on road repairs
Caerphilly County Borough Council has agreed to £1million on road repairs following problems caused by the winter freeze. Council leader Lindsay Whittle said: “The council’s highways network is our biggest asset, estimated…
Deputy First Minister urges business leaders to vote Yes in referendum
Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones pressed the case for a Yes vote in next month’s referendum when he talked to local business leaders in Bedwas yesterday.The Plaid Cymru leader spoke at…
New ‘Village Green’ proposed for Trethomas
An area of land used as playing fields in Trethomas looks set to receive protected ‘Village Green’ status.The land is close to the former Bedwas Colliery site, which has been earmarked for…
New primary school in Gelligaer rated A+ for energy efficiency
A new primary school has been rated the greenest and most energy efficient in the UK.The new Greenhill Primary School in Gelligaer, which is due to open after Easter, has achieved an…
Councillor’s call for 20mph speed limits near homes
Caerphilly Plaid Cymru councillor Stephen Kent is calling for 20mph zones to be introduced in residential areas across the county borough. Cllr Kent, who represents the town’s St Martin’s ward, said: “Introducing…
Caerphilly Council leader Whittle urges rail company change after nightmare journey
Councillor Lindsay Whittle, Plaid Cymru leader of Caerphilly council, has spoken of his nightmare rail journey from Murrayfield last weekend – when many fans had to stand for the whole journey.The fervent…