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Plans for all 16-year-olds to speak Welsh 'lack detail'

The aim is for all school leavers to speak Welsh “confidently” by 2050.

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'Unfair' to call parents into school to change nappies

A council says parents will have to come in to change children who soil themselves in school.

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Classic novel off GCSE list amid racial slurs fear

The book's removal is welcomed by the children's commissioner amid concern about racist language.

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Huge resurgence in homophobic insults in schools - campaigner

There is a "resurgence" of schoolchildren using homophobic insults, claims a former teacher.

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Q&A: What financial help is there for uni students?

As university fees rise in Wales again, affordability will be a key consideration for young people.

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Family fear for son as college funding dries up

A family are prepared to go to court so that their son continues getting funding for his education.

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Will Wales hike university tuition fees?

The body representing universities in Wales says "pressing, urgent challenges" are being faced.

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Will Wales' students face tuition fees rise?

Students in England will pay more for university, but will tuition fees rise in Wales as well?

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Why fewer teens get help with the costs of college

The number of teenage students getting the £40-a-week help with costs has halved since 2010.