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Professionals from a range of health, education and children's services teams have joined together to ensure children with complex disabilities and medical needs can continue to receive the support they need, during COVID-19.
Cardiff's secondary schools have been supporting frontline health workers across the city by providing thousands of items of PPE, during COVID-19.
Cardiff Council has developed a range of ways to address the issue of digital deprivation so that children and young people can continue to access online learning, whilst schools are closed due to COVID-19.
Innovative training has been developed to assist Cardiff's teachers in continuing to provide education and learning to children and young people during school closures, caused by COVID-19.
26/04/20 - The ‘Diff Diaries project; COVID-19 through the eyes of Cardiff's children and young people
A project for children and young people in Cardiff to share their experiences of COVID-19 through weekly diary entries, has been launched.
Young musicians from Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan can continue to learn, practice and enjoy music during the current health crisis.
17/04/20 - COVID-19; Changes to Free School Meals
Families with children eligible for Free School Meals will now be able to buy food using funds deposited directly into their bank account, whilst schools are closed due to COVID-19. This will provide parents with more flexibility on where they can shop
Today, Cardiff Council has again sent Free School Meal vouchers in the post to all eligible families, providing funds for a further two weeks of provision. Each voucher has a value of £40, per child.
The Free School Meal provision will be changing to a voucher scheme from Monday 6, April and will be extended to cover what would have been the two week school Easter holiday period.
Childcare provision for Cardiff's key workers doing essential work through the COVID-19 outbreak is changing to a hub-based system from Monday 30, March.
Cardiff Council has established a dedicated team to support schools in providing a host of digital materials and innovative online schemes so that curriculum can continue to be delivered during school closures caused by COVID-19.
The Council is working on the details of remote educational provision for all children, and arrangements for the children of key workers, vulnerable children, and delivery of free school meals for eligible children. We will release the information as soo
Cardiff Council's Cabinet will be updated on the city's School Organisation Programme when it meets on Thursday 19, March 2020.
Ysgol Gynradd Gwaelod y Garth in Cardiff, has achieved a rating of ‘good' in all five areas looked at by Estyn, the education inspectorate for Wales.
Two primary schools in Llanrumney will this week celebrate becoming officially federated during a host of activities.
The direction for the development of community hubs and libraries in Cardiff has been revealed, to ensure the service continues to meet customers' needs over the next five years.
