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Content tagged with Simon Thomas
Teacher pay premium “a declaration of respect” to teachers
03/03/2016
Simon Thomas
Teachers
Plaid Cymru pledge ‘Teachers Premium’ to boost school standards
12/02/2016
Simon Thomas
Teachers
Uni budget concessions “an admission that the government got it wrong”
10/02/2016
Simon Thomas
Cabinet minutes reveal record uni funding cuts “not even discussed by Labour government”
09/02/2016
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
“Labour hasn’t taken the implications of its cuts seriously”: Simon Thomas
09/02/2016
Simon Thomas
budget
Time for a government that supports teachers
28/01/2016
Simon Thomas
Professor echoes Plaid Cymru job losses worries
28/01/2016
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
Labour’s massive 40% cuts to universities part of an unsustainable policy
20/01/2016
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
Rural councils need clarity on Local Government settlement
19/01/2016
Simon Thomas
Rural affairs
A fairer deal to help overcome the challenges of rural life
13/01/2016
Simon Thomas
Rural affairs
Plaid Cymru questions Labour policy spend
03/11/2015
Simon Thomas
public finances
Plaid Cymru pledges early years education for 3 year olds
29/10/2015
Simon Thomas
children
education
UK Government should not be able to pull the plug Wales’ renewable potential
13/10/2015
renewables
Energy
skills
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru challenges government on “target-moving culture”
15/09/2015
education
2016
Simon Thomas
Cameron must come clean on Assembly spy claims
28/07/2015
Simon Thomas
David Cameron
spy
Underrepresentation of women in skilled work is a £2 billion problem
09/06/2015
Simon Thomas
economy
Women
Plaid Cymru unveils package to make Wales the educational powerhouse
10/03/2015
education
Simon Thomas
Welsh Government must take the lead on curriculum changes
04/03/2015
Simon Thomas
education
curriculum
Platfform with Simon Thomas
19/01/2015
Simon Thomas
scottish referendum
Simon Thomas' New Year's Resolution
05/01/2015
Simon Thomas
education
Withybush Hospital 24 hour A&E ‘no longer safely sustainable’
01/12/2014
health
Simon Thomas
Welsh Government cuts: 12,000 learners to suffer
20/11/2014
Simon Thomas
education
cuts
Talks start on teachers’ pay
20/11/2014
Simon Thomas
Teachers
Party of Wales encourages people to respond to consultation on Welsh language standards
07/11/2014
Simon Thomas
Language
Credibility should be top priority for qualifications review
04/11/2014
Simon Thomas
Qualifications
education
schools
Lack of standards stops the Language Commissioner operating at full capacity
04/11/2014
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
University standards could slump due to government inaction
14/10/2014
education
Simon Thomas
universities
Higher Education
Top-down Planning Bill weakens local voice says Plaid Cymru
07/10/2014
Planning
LDP
LDPs
development
communities
Llyr Gruffydd
Simon Thomas
The Welsh Language
Government’s promise in tatters as funding investment plummets
27/09/2014
education
Simon Thomas
Scrapping banding the right way forward
25/09/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru dismay over cuts to successful apprenticeship scheme
16/08/2014
Simon Thomas
Apprenticeships
Plaid reveals Labour plan to cut an extra £5m plus from education budget
28/07/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Emergency question tabled on further cuts to adult learning provision
11/07/2014
Simon Thomas
Independent adjudicator the only way to ensure impartial monitoring of Ministerial Code
10/07/2014
Simon Thomas
Assembly
Devolution
A Critical Juncture for Welsh Democracy
07/07/2014
Simon Thomas
First Minister contradicts report on code breaking Minister
02/07/2014
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru blueprint ‘for an active Wales’
24/06/2014
Bethan Jenkins
Simon Thomas
sport
“High time we saw some progress”
17/06/2014
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
The First Minister must take responsibility for his party's failures
14/06/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Wales can do more in Europe
05/06/2014
Simon Thomas
‘Your education today is your economy tomorrow’
03/06/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Why current tuition fees policy is not working for Wales
09/05/2014
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
A Crucial Link - by Simon Thomas AM
07/05/2014
Simon Thomas
transport
Simon Thomas repeats his opposition to banding schools
07/05/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Welsh Government ‘lacks a long-term vision’ and plan for education
10/04/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Language opportunities to open doors
09/04/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Welsh Language
Mentrau Iaith mantra
03/04/2014
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
Murco deal failure shows it is spread sheet economic recovery
03/04/2014
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru welcomes U-turn on devolving teachers’ pay and conditions
02/04/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Devolution
Young people will have the necessary skills and experience for good jobs
25/03/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Young People
economy
Warm words are not enough – the First Minister must act
25/03/2014
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
We must use all of our national assets for the good of the economy
12/03/2014
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
education
Simon Thomas proposes to cut the red tape for teachers
10/03/2014
Simon Thomas
education
Apprenticeships from the basis of a high-functioning economy
07/03/2014
Apprenticeships
Simon Thomas
conference
Full-time high-quality education for all children from the age of three
06/03/2014
Simon Thomas
Leanne Wood
education
children
“Broadcasting powers could bolster creative industry”: Plaid Cymru
18/02/2014
Simon Thomas
Bethan Jenkins
broadcasting
A living economy as a basis for a living language
22/01/2014
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
Plaid Cymru highlights ‘scandalous’ rise in long-term young unemployment
21/01/2014
Simon Thomas
Young People
unemployment
Plaid Cymru Leader announces Wales’s cabinet in waiting
14/01/2014
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
2016
Leanne Wood
Elin Jones
Llyr Gruffydd
Simon Thomas
rhun ap iorwerth
From the Senedd - Simon Thomas AM
06/12/2013
Simon Thomas
From the Senedd - Party of Wales reaction to PISA results
03/12/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
PISA
Plaid Cymru expresses disappointment that Prince Philip A&E will not be doctor led
02/12/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
health
hospital
Prince Philip
Llanelli
It’s time to reprioritise on education
26/11/2013
Simon Thomas
PISA
education
Plaid Cymru comment on WAO Higher Education Funding policy report
21/11/2013
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
education
Plaid Cymru welcomes steps to correct government’s unsustainable HE fees policy
19/11/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
education
First Minister must tell us how he will protect Welsh language
19/11/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
Welsh
Language
Plaid AM: “Apprenticeships offer an important career path for young people”
15/11/2013
Party of Wales
Plaid Cymru
Simon Thomas
education
Apprenticeships
Young People
Plaid Cymru makes the case for sufficient provision of Welsh medium Early Years education
11/11/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Welsh Language
Plaid Cymru improvements to NHS accountability accepted
07/11/2013
Simon Thomas
health
finance
Plaid Cymru shocked at lack of PISA progress
06/11/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru comments on HE sector strike
31/10/2013
Simon Thomas
Higher Education
education
Penalising the parents of truants is not the way
23/10/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
Truancy
Plaid Cymru response to the Review of Assessment and the National Curriculum
22/10/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
GCSE
Foundation Phase
A Plaid Cymru government would ensure Foundation Phase in Welsh for all
12/10/2013
Simon Thomas
Addysg
Welsh Language
Welsh Government response to Hill education review ‘damp squib’
02/10/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
schools
Independent exam regulator for Wales a step closer
02/10/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
schools
Qualifications
Plaid calls for clarity on Labour’s economic plan
30/09/2013
Simon Thomas
taxation
Plaid will continue to make the case for doctor-led A&E services
24/09/2013
Party of Wales
Plaid Cymru
Simon Thomas
Hywel Dda
health
Plaid Cymru congratulates pupils on GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate results
22/08/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Do you know who’s teaching your child in school today? - Simon Thomas AM
25/07/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Education Bill must support drive for higher standards
02/07/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru calls for clarity on education budget
26/06/2013
Plaid Cymru
Party of Wales
Simon Thomas
education
budget
Education is the cornerstone of the Economy
11/06/2013
education
Simon Thomas
Doasyouwouldbedone by or Bedonebyasyoudid - Simon Thomas AM from the Senedd
07/06/2013
Simon Thomas
health
Fixed penalty notices for mitching school a ‘retrograde’ step
21/05/2013
Plaid Cymru
Simon Thomas
education
schools
Time for the Education Minister to front up
20/05/2013
Plaid Cymru
Simon Thomas
education
Blaenau Gwent
Estyn
Blaenau Gwent deserves better
16/05/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Time to overhaul ‘Victorian’ school year
07/05/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru response to Calsonic job threat
03/05/2013
Simon Thomas
Plaid response to the Education Minister's announcement on Coleg Harlech
29/04/2013
Plaid Cymru
Simon Thomas
Coleg Harlech
education
Higher Education
No excuses for failing our young people
25/04/2013
Simon Thomas
education
“Break the vicious cycle of poverty and disadvantage in our schools”
18/03/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid calls for unity on reserved powers
12/03/2013
Simon Thomas
Devolution
Robust language standards must be introduced immediately
05/03/2013
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
Education Minister must acknowledge his role in service delivery
26/02/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru Response to Estyn Reports
20/02/2013
Simon Thomas
education
WJEC concerns are valid and should be addressed
14/02/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru's response to the Welsh Government's grant to Tafwyl
06/02/2013
Simon Thomas
Welsh Language
Plaid Cymru response to the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework
28/01/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid calls for progress on creative industry commitments
23/01/2013
Simon Thomas
Education Minister’s ‘last roll of the dice’ review
22/01/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Support pupils and families to tackle school absenteeism, not fine parents
17/01/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Education Commissioners Move A Step Closer in Wales?
14/01/2013
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid response to £40 million broadband in schools
14/01/2013
Simon Thomas
education
From the senedd: Simon Thomas AM
11/01/2013
Simon Thomas
census
Welsh Language
First Minister has role to play in BBC/Eos dispute
09/01/2013
Simon Thomas
Welsh councils face huge bill to remove asbestos from schools, Plaid reveals
29/12/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Delay underlines long term uncertainty about the sustainability of government policy
07/12/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Use apprenticeships to develop a skilled, diverse workforce
05/12/2012
Simon Thomas
education
budget
Plaid response to GCSE review
28/11/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Consultation is vital to improving standards
20/11/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Let the Welsh Government regulate the Energy Market
14/11/2012
Simon Thomas
Energy
Plaid declares ‘hope for generations’ in budget deal
13/11/2012
Simon Thomas
budget
Simon Thomas welcomes announcement on Cardiff Met
06/11/2012
Simon Thomas
education
From the Senedd: Simon Thomas AM
29/10/2012
education
Simon Thomas
School bill must deliver quality and value for money
23/10/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Party of Wales responds to university concerns
17/10/2012
Simon Thomas
universities
education
Plaid Cymru takes proactive steps for sustainable student support
02/10/2012
Simon Thomas
education
This week at the Senedd
28/09/2012
Simon Thomas
The Party of Wales: A Separate exam structure fit for the students of Wales
26/09/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid: ‘Focus on a better qualifications system’
21/09/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid responds to GCSE regrade
19/09/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru calls on government to ‘protect what is best about GCSEs’
18/09/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Recall Assembly Committee to get to the bottom of GCSE debacle
12/09/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Call for better regulation of apprenticeships
27/08/2012
Simon Thomas
Youth
AM praises students on GCSE results
23/08/2012
education
Simon Thomas
Plaid slams £29,000 taxpayer bill for ‘dodgy dossier’
17/07/2012
Simon Thomas
health
Education Minister must not misuse his power
10/07/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Tories admit that they’re irrelevant
03/07/2012
Simon Thomas
Labour gives up the fight to keep A&E at Llanelli
25/06/2012
Simon Thomas
health
Plaid Cymru responds to allegations of flaws in school closure plans
13/06/2012
Simon Thomas
education
Plaid Cymru seeks reassurance on the impact of visa controls on Welsh universities
06/06/2012
education
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru says domain name is an opportunity that cannot be missed
30/05/2012
Simon Thomas
Bethan Jenkins
Education standards in danger
28/05/2012
Simon Thomas
education
From the Senedd: Simon Thomas
18/05/2012
Simon Thomas
Labour Government's campaign to talk down Llanelli hospital
01/05/2012
Llanelli
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru gives a cautious welcome to the Welsh Government’s first bill
24/04/2012
education
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru concerned that Hywel Dda downgrading has already begun
28/03/2012
Simon Thomas
downgrading hospitals
Labour sleeping on the job again
08/03/2012
Simon Thomas
Environment
Plaid Cymru: Labour should listen to the people and revise its plans
29/02/2012
Simon Thomas
hospital
bronglais
Labour forced into embarrassing climb-down over primary school banding
20/02/2012
banding
Simon Thomas
education
From the Senedd
03/02/2012
housing
Simon Thomas
Plaid Cymru urges rethink on banding
11/01/2012
education
Simon Thomas
Banding failures already undermining schools
11/11/2011
education
Simon Thomas
University entry proposals could be the start of further innovation in Higher Education
01/11/2011
education
Simon Thomas
universities
The smack of uncertain government
21/10/2011
Simon Thomas
University restructuring needed so funding reaches front-line teaching
13/10/2011
Simon Thomas
education
universities
Education must do better
29/09/2011
Simon Thomas
education
Labour under fire over for scrapping 21st Century school funding
15/07/2011
Simon Thomas
Mid and West Wales
education
Leighton Andrews
Addysg
Labour government sends £73m of housing revenue to UK treasury
06/07/2011
Leanne Wood
Simon Thomas
housing
Labour’s return to casino economics risks creating a financial time-bomb for Wales
21/06/2011
Rhodri Glyn Thomas
Simon Thomas
Leanne Wood
Leighton Andrews
Carl Sargeant
PFI
Labour can’t continue to allow Wales to be politically side-lined
07/06/2011
Carwyn Jones
Simon Thomas
Rhodri Glyn Thomas
Plaid warns that rural Wales will be failed by Carwyn Jones’s new cabinet
13/05/2011
Elin Jones
Simon Thomas
Llyr Huws Gruffydd
Plaid is the party of delivery
27/03/2011
Simon Thomas
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