Blogs

Nurture Provision at Ysgol Y Bedol

By Maria Morgan, Learning Support Assistant and Lead of Nurture Provision, Ysgol Y Bedol
September 2025

Two years ago, Ysgol Y Bedol established a nurture provision in response to rising exclusion rates and increasing difficulty in meeting the needs of a group of six pupils. Each learner presented with complex profiles, including ADHD, autism, trauma, and experiences of ACEs. To address this, the school appointed a Level 3 Teaching Assistant (TA) to run the provision and invested in transforming a classroom into a safe, nurturing, and dedicated space tailored to pupils’ social, emotional, and sensory needs....

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Past blogs

Complicated conversations on curriculum development

By Anthony Lewis, mentor, Monmouth Comprehensive
April 2025

An Open University in Wales team has been part of the Currere Cymru project...

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Dropping the ‘critical’ in ‘critical reflection’

By Peter Ryder & James Griffiths, Ysgol Nantgwyn — March 2025

Post lesson reflections tend to immediately focus on the negatives... read more

Education in a Changing World

By Nerys Defis — September 2024

A conference running over five days... read more

Rooted in Dialogue

By Angela Thomas — September 2024

The garden inspires a period of reflection... read more

Reflections on video tech

By Trudi Rees-Davies — June 2024

This role has been particularly fulfilling... read more