Education and learning news

Digital learning goes live in Torfaen and Monmouthshire

Monday 20th February 2012

Today secondary schools in Torfaen and Monmouthshire have gone live with laptops and a contemporary Learning Management System as part of the pioneering £14 million Digital Learning Project.

Monmouthshire libraries now offer eBooks for free

Monday 20th February 2012

As part of the eBooks for Wales pilot project, Monmouthshire libraries now offer access to over 2,500 eBooks.

Monmouthshire’s vehicles undergo successful inspections on the school run

Tuesday 20th December 2011

Monmouthshire County Council’s licensing section carried out some routine inspections recently and garnered positive results.

Monmouthshire County Council is successful in £80 million school investment submission

Tuesday 6th December 2011

Monmouthshire County Council (MCC) has been successful in its bid for almost £80 million of investment to improve our schools.

Training for school governors made simple on YouTube

Thursday 27th October 2011

School governors in Monmouthshire, Wales can refresh their knowledge and learn more about the job by watching training videos on YouTube.

Learn to get bargains online

Friday 23rd September 2011

People who want to get better shopping deals and save money by accessing the Internet can attend a free event to get the skills to get bargains online.

Outstanding A-Level results for Monmouthshire students

Thursday 18th August 2011

Monmouthshire students are celebrating today with another year of outstanding A-Level results.

Pupils name new primary school in Caldicot

Friday 8th April 2011

Pupils have officially named the new primary school that will replace West End Infants and Green Lane Juniors – Dewstow Primary and Nursery School.

Councils secure WAG grant to improve IT education

Tuesday 29th March 2011

Monmouthshire County Council, in partnership with Torfaen County Borough Council, has secured a WAG grant of £6 million for better IT provision and improved learning opportunities for 14-16 year olds.

Monmouthshire schools take a lead on literacy

Wednesday 1st December 2010

On Thursday 9th December 2010, Monmouthshire Local Education Authority will celebrate an award for exemplary practice in the literacy programme Read Write Inc.

Parents urged to apply for 2011 school places now

Wednesday 1st December 2010

Parents of children who are due to start classes in Monmouthshire schools in September 2011 are being urged to get their application forms in to the council on time.

Street dance comes to Caldicot

Friday 26th November 2010

An exciting new dance craze for kids is about to hit the streets of Caldicot.

Great GCSE results in Monmouthshire

Tuesday 24th August 2010

Monmouthshire students are celebrating their best ever GCSE results: 5.7 percent had A* grades: 98.7 percent of students achieved an A* to G grade and 65.5 percent got an A* to C grade.

Cantref kids win UK film award

Friday 12th March 2010

Pupils from Cantref Primary School, Abergavenny, have won an esteemed award for their short film about child miners.

Parents urged to apply for 2010 school places now

Monday 2nd November 2009

Parents of children who are due to start classes in Monmouthshire schools in September 2010 are being urged to get their application forms in to the council on time.

Best ever GCSE results in Monmouthshire

Thursday 27th August 2009

Monmouthshire's GCSE results from all exam boards show more improvement.

Education services in Monmouthshire are good says Estyn

Monday 9th March 2009

The quality of Monmouthshire's education services is consistently good across the range of services, according to a report from education inspectors Estyn released last month (23/02/09).