TG Dyslexia Centre
Tomorrow’s Generation Dyslexia Centre is a specialist learning centre in Lisvane, Cardiff.
It provides a
range of services supporting children and young people with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties in South Wales. ‘Launchpad for Learning’ sessions run during the day in term time, providing a specialist, child-centred, holistic approach to intervention with full day sessions covering a range
of skill development at an appropriate level for each child aged 7-11. With a maximum of 8 pupils per day and a staff to pupil ratio of at least 1:4, pupils are well supported in becoming independent, confident learners in areas such as literacy, numeracy, phonological awareness, spelling, fine motor skills, handwriting, touch-typing, emotional literacy and study skills for life-long learning through engaging
Meet the pupils on a mission to cut plastic wastage
A group of four students have put St Illtyd’s Catholic High School on the map taking center stage at the Senedd for the annual First Give Awards, winning £1,000 of grant money for their school. Te First Give Programme is aimed at secondary school children across the UK. Delivered through a fully resourced scheme of work that is interactive and student-led, it aims to ignite a spark of social conscience in young people. Inspired by ‘Keep Wales Tidy’, Emily Crawford, Ffion Morris, Holly Tee and Laura Viggers who are currently in Year 10, decided to work with the charity in order to campaign to cut plastic waste. Tis included tackling the school’s litter problem head on, by organizing litter picking in tutor groups to ensure that all pupils got involved. With the support of Vaughan Gething, Cabinet Secretary for Health the girls also led the school eco-committee in a variety of ways to action-plan for social change. Lloyd Rowe, Lead Practitioner and Head of Welsh Baccalaureate St Illtyd’s said: “We are so proud of all our students that have taken part in the programme, the hundreds of people who attended the event were
absolutely blown away by
the performance of the night from Emily, Ffion, Holly and Laura. Tey really are a huge credit to us all!” Te programme has been a huge success so far in only its second year
in Wales, with over 300
people attending the final this year. Attendees included Vaughan Gething and other cabinet members. Leon Ward, Programme Manager
and creative topics. Since taking off in 2014 with just three pupils, Launchpad for Learning is now running five days per week in our learning centre in Cardiff. Free taster mornings, plus tuition and assessments are also available. For more information about the range of services on offer, or to book a free taster morning please contact 02920755729.
New projects to prevent youth homelessness announced by First Minister
The First Minister, Carwyn Jones, has announced new projects to prevent youth homelessness in Wales. Last year the First Minister announced an extra £10million to support the Welsh Government’s mission to end youth homelessness in Wales by 2027.
of First Give, Wales reflected: “We work in partnership with schools to help young people give their time, tenacity and talents to improve their local communities. “We believe in young people. Teir passion, creativity and determination
are all positive
qualities that can be harnessed for social change. “I was thrilled at the standard of entries for this year’s awards. Tere truly were some remarkable performances and I am delighted to celebrate the fantastic achievements
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of these pupils.” Following their success, the four girls are thinking of applying for the Virgin Atlantic "Change is in the Air" funding award in order to take their project a step further by providing re-usable drinks bottles to every pupil in the school to cut down on plastic use – watch this space! If your secondary school is yet to sign up to the @FirstGiveUK programme and you would like to find out more, you can apply by visiting:
http://firstgive.co.uk/
He has set out how this funding will be used to identify those at risk of becoming homeless sooner and to take preventative action. The funding includes: • £3.7million for the Youth Support Grant to strengthen services to prevent youth homelessness and tackle its root cause • £4.8million for an Innovation Fund to develop new housing approaches for young people, which could include support for young people leaving care • £250,000 for targeted communications and engagement programmes: to improve awareness, understanding and take-up of the services available • £250,000 for tenancy support work with Shelter Cymru and its existing helpline to ensure young people have better access to information, advice and support services to help them sustain tenancies The funding also includes £1million to double the St David’s Day Fund which already provides practical financial support to care leavers in their move towards adulthood and independence. Since it launched last year it has provided 1,900 care leavers with financial support to build a home life, such as a deposit for a new home or driving lessons to access employment and education. The £10million funding is in addition to £20million already allocated by Welsh Government for wider homelessness prevention for 2018 to 2020. The Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Rebecca Evans said: “There are a number of complex, but often interrelated, factors which lead to young people becoming homeless. This is not just a housing issue; it is much wider than that.
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