Schools

EDUCATION chiefs are proposing to close Carmarthenshire’s only council-maintained nursery school, in Ammanford, and lower the admission age at two adjacent primary schools. Currently 81...

COUNCIL chiefs in Carmarthenshire want a clearer understanding of costs before deciding to build a much-needed replacement special school in Llanelli. Cabinet proposed two options...

TWO options for a new special school in Llanelli are to be investigated, a senior councillor has said. One option would be a 150-pupil school;...

To mark Stop Food Waste Day (30 April 2025), we’re highlighting the Future Generations Menu (FGM) pilot, an initiative to redesign primary school lunches using local produce. The FGM supports health, sustainability, social value, and education while aligning school catering with environmental goals, rural growth, and net-zero targets. As part of the FGM pilot, three […]

Three Carmarthenshire primary schools are taking part in a pilot to redesign primary school lunch menus in the county, using local produce to promote health, wellbeing, sustainability, social value and education. Carmarthenshire County Council’s Future Generations Menu pilot aims to align public sector catering with local and national policies, including environmental sustainability, rural economic growth, […]

After years of searching, a site may have been found for a replacement primary school in Llanelli. Education chiefs in Carmarthenshire are exploring the feasibility...

Following the news that some local authorities in Wales are ending their school cleaning services, many schools are turning to commercial cleaning providers, like fast-growing commercial cleaning company Mrs Buckét Mrs Buckét is celebrating after securing contracts with seven local schools across south Wales: Ysgol Glan Morfa, Oystermouth Primary School, Stacey Primary School, Dylan Thomas […]

ANXIOUS parents of pupils whose school bus service is ending are battling to find alternative provision and have formed an action group to highlight...

Children, teachers and staff of Pembrey School returned from their half term break to a brand-new building on Tuesday, 20 February 2024. The new primary school building, for learners aged 3-11, has a capacity for 270 primary pupils and 30 nursery places and has been delivered as part of Welsh Government and Carmarthenshire’s Sustainable Communities […]

TENS of millions of pounds for new schools and projects like the new wellness and life sciences complex in Llanelli are being allocated by...