RADYR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL WIN A SPECIAL BBC CHILDREN IN NEED MEDIA WORKSHOP TO CELEBRATE SCHOOLS FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN  Media teams have visited schools across the UK delivering BBC Children in Need media workshops to celebrate secondary schools participating in the ‘Big Spotacular’ fundraising campaign, in partnership with Lloyds Bank. BBC journalist, Nadira Tudor and independent producer/director Michael Wray, have visited Radyr Comprehensive School in Cardiff to celebrate schools across the country participating in the Big Spotacular, the schools fundraising campaign by…

South Wales artist Kimberly Chard who was born with the genetic condition cystic fibrosis, has been highly commended by a panel of art experts and been selected for a leading art exhibition. Kimberly has been convalescing from a life-saving double lung transplant, and was inspired by her illness to continue creating art. The 34 year old who is from Cardiff but now lives in Bargoed, will be exhibiting her illustrative artwork at the UK’s largest artist art fair later this…

The Sony UK Technology Centre near Bridgend has acquired some help from some pretty knowledgeable and enthusiastic teens. A group of four from Cynffig Comprehensive School are working with the electronics manufacturer to develop a low cost ‘smart sensor’ to capture data from across the production line using Raspberry Pi – a tiny computer that you can use to learn to programme – as a platform. The idea caught the eye of judges for a national science and engineering competition,…

The Italian Film Festival Cardiff  (IFFC) is back for a third year at Cardiff’s brilliant Chapter Arts Centre, where all screenings will take place between 22 and 26 November 2017. This year’s IFFC programme offers a thought-provoking and entertaining glimpse of life in contemporary Italy with its selection of thirteen independent films exploring the universal themes of belonging and identity in a rapidly changing world, from the perspective of established directors and the new generation alike. From comedy and drama to…

People across Wales have until Thursday 30 November to nominate outstanding teachers in South Wales for the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru and with three extra categories, there are even more opportunities to celebrate the very best in Welsh education. Nominations have already been flooding in from across Wales for the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru 2018 but there is still time left to give an excellent educational professional the recognition they deserve. Organisers are especially looking for teachers leading the way…

250 cinemas are hosting dedicated autism friendly cinema screenings this month right across the UK in partnership with Dimensions, a national not-for-profit support provider for people with learning disabilities and autism. ODEON cinemas show their autism friendly screening on a different Sunday each month/ This month they are showing My Little Pony on Sunday 19th November at 10.15am. Please note that there may be a short film at the start of the My Little Pony screening, ODEON cinemas also show…

Primary School children were given the opportunity to be at one with nature at a fun and interactive day at Our Orchard, a unique space being developed at University Hospital Llandough (UHL). Our Orchard at UHL welcomed 30 children from Lansdowne Primary School to fill the new bug hotel, undertake bird watching and learn how to do willow weaving, while finding out some fun facts about the land. The children were met by Our Orchard ambassador Dr Rhys Jones who…

A Welsh mum has taken on a fundraising challenge for the premature and sick baby charity Bliss after almost losing her life during a turbulent pregnancy. Leigh-Ann Wakefield, 33, from Barry was placed under 24-hour observation on the High Dependency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales after being diagnosed with severe pre-eclampsia and being placed on medication to prevent fitting. After suffering hallucinations, the decision was made to perform an emergency c-section in order to save both her and…

Lloyds Banking Group colleagues across Cardiff supported World Mental Health Day (10th October) by donating an hour of their time to support positive mental health. Cardiff colleagues gave up an hour of their day to help raise awareness about mental health or take part in activities, including volunteering, fundraising, and learning about mental health. 13 colleagues across Cardiff volunteered an hour of their time to provide support to local Mental Health UK service centres. The centres were invited to attend…

Cogan Nursery School has become the first nursery school in the Vale of Glamorgan to receive the prestigious National Quality Award of the Welsh Network of Healthy Schools Scheme. Bringing together 14 years of work by staff, children and parents, to reach the high standards of health promotion that the nursery now demonstrates, the nursery was assessed for the award in the Summer of 2017.  Welsh Government assessors spent almost 2 days at the nursery, talking to staff, pupils and…