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Debbie Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox Of Newport
Deborah Ann Wilcox, Baroness Wilcox of Newport (born 15 June 1957) is a British politician serving as a Member of the House of Lords since 2019. A member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, she served as Leader of the Welsh Local Government Association from 2017 to 2019. Wilcox was Leader of Newport City Council from 2016 to 2019 and served on the Council from 2004 to 2022. Early life Deborah Ann Wilcox was born on 15 June 1957 in the Rhondda Valley, and brought up in Pontygwaith, Rhondda, Pontygwaith. She studied for a BEd in Drama and Education at the Central School of Speech and Drama between 1975 and 1979, followed by a MA in Media Studies at University of Wales, Cardiff between 1994 and 1997. Teaching career She began her career as a teacher, initially at Hawthorn High School as well as spells teaching in the Newport area for 30 years including at Hartridge High School, Duffryn High School, and Maindee, Maindee Primary School. Political career In 2004 she was app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Right Honourable
''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: The Rt Hon. or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire, and the Commonwealth of Nations. The term is predominantly used today as a style associated with the holding of certain senior public offices in the United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand, and, to a lesser extent, Australia. ''Right'' in this context is an adverb meaning 'very' or 'fully'. Grammatically, ''The Right Honourable'' is an adjectival phrase which gives information about a person. As such, it is not considered correct to apply it in direct address, nor to use it on its own as a title in place of a name; but rather it is used in the Grammatical person, third person along with a name or noun to be modified. ''Right'' may be abbreviated to ''Rt'', and ''Honourable'' to ''Hon.'', or both. ''The'' is sometimes dropped in written abbreviated form, but is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Of Education
A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed. or BEd) is an undergraduate academic degree which prepares students for work as a teacher in schools. A Bachelor of Education program typically lasts three to four years and combines both coursework and practical experience in educational settings. The curriculum is designed to provide foundational knowledge in pedagogy, educational psychology, teaching methodologies, and subject-specific training. Graduates of this program are equipped with the skills necessary to foster a supportive and effective learning environment for their students. Countries where colleges and universities award the degree Argentina Since the Educational Reform of 2006, a National Institute for Teacher Education (INFD) was established to develop a standard and coherent teacher training structure throughout the country. According to the Argentine Ministry of Education, the creation of the INFD has helped greatly to reform the previous system establishing a national requirement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Welsh Labour Party Deputy Leadership Election
The 2018 Welsh Labour deputy leadership election took place from 16 February to 21 April 2018. It followed a review in the Welsh Labour Party which for the first time formalised the role of Deputy Leader. As the then leader Carwyn Jones was male, only women were eligible to stand for the role of deputy. On 21 April 2018, Swansea MP Carolyn Harris was elected as Deputy Leader. Voting system The election was conducted under an Electoral College system in which Labour Party members, affiliated trade union members and Welsh Labour elected officials all held an equal share of the votes. Based on the turnout figures, Welsh Labour has approximately 25,000 individual members and 76,400 affiliated union members, as well as 58 elected officials (29 AMs, 28 MPs and 1 MEP). Candidates and endorsements To stand, candidates needed the support of a minimum of 12 parliamentarians with a minimum of three AMs and three MPs. Nominations closed at Midday on 16 February and two candidates – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Summers High School
John Summers High School (formerly Deeside High School) was an 11–18 mixed, English-medium, secondary school and sixth form in Queensferry, Flintshire, Wales. It closed on 20 July 2017. Its sixth form education was provided through the Deeside Consortium, a group of three local high schools and the nearby sixth form college A sixth form college (pre-university college in Malaysia) is an educational institution, where students aged 16 to 19 study typically for advanced post-school level qualifications such as GCE Advanced Level, A Levels, Business and Technology Edu ... although Deeside College has now withdrawn from this consortium. References External links * (inactive) Secondary schools in Flintshire Educational institutions disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Wales {{Wales-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flintshire County Council
Flintshire County Council is the unitary local authority for the county of Flintshire, one of the principal areas of Wales. It is based at Tŷ Dewi Sant, Ewloe since 2025. It was previously based at County Hall in Mold. Elections take place every five years. The last election was on 5 May 2022. History Flintshire County Council was first created in 1889 under the Local Government Act 1888, which established elected county councils to take over the administrative functions of the quarter sessions. That county council and the administrative county of Flintshire were abolished in 1974, when the area merged with neighbouring Denbighshire to become the new county of Clwyd. Flintshire was unusual in retaining exclaves right up until the 1974 reforms. The contiguous part of the county was split to become three of the six districts of Clwyd: Alyn and Deeside, Delyn, and Rhuddlan. The county's exclaves of Maelor Rural District and the parish of Marford and Hoseley both wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgend County Borough
Bridgend County Borough () is a county borough in the south-east of Wales. The county borough has a total population of 139,200 people, and contains the town of Bridgend, after which it is named. Its members of the Senedd are Sarah Murphy MS, representing the Bridgend Constituency, and Huw Irranca-Davies MS representing the Ogmore Constituency, and its members of the UK parliament are Chris Bryant, Chris Elmore, and Stephen Kinnock. The county borough lies at the geographical heart of south Wales. Its land area of 110 mi2 (285 km2) stretches 12 miles (20 km) from east to west and occupies the Llynfi, Garw and Ogmore valleys. The largest town is Bridgend (pop: 39,773), followed by Maesteg (pop: 20,700) and Porthcawl (pop: 19,238). It is situated on the Ogmore River and its tributaries, although the Ewenny and Ogwr Fach rivers form the border with the Vale of Glamorgan for much of their length. It was formed on 1 April 1996 under the Local Government ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maindee
Maindee () is a large inner-city commercial and residential area in the city of Newport, South Wales. It lies on the eastern side of the River Usk, mostly within the electoral district (ward) of Victoria, although some areas traditionally associated with Maindee are in the Beechwood ward. The name 'Maindee' is an anglicised version of ''Maendy'' meaning 'stone house'. Maindee is home to a sizeable Asian-Muslim population with three mosques located in the area. A large selection of shops are located on Chepstow Road, Corporation Road and Church Road. A station of Gwent Police and a public library are located on Chepstow Road. A station of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is also located in Maindee. The annual Maindee Festival and Parade, held each Summer since 1996, is a popular community arts event for all residents in Newport. The area is home to the former Maindee Pools. The art deco building opened on Victoria Avenue in 1938, and closed in 2005. The pool and its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duffryn High School
The John Frost School, formerly known as Duffryn High School (), is a comprehensive school on the south-western outskirts of Newport, south Wales. It is in the suburb of Duffryn and opened in 1959. In 2018 the Welsh-medium secondary school Ysgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed moved into buildings adjoining the John Frost School. As of 2019, the head teacher is Mark Tucker. Name change At the beginning of 2015 it was announced that Duffryn High School was changing its name to The John Frost School. John Frost (1784−1877) was a Chartist and the leader of the Newport Rising. In popular culture In August 2019, in the BBC TV series '' Who Do You Think You Are?'', the school was visited by TV producer Michael Whitehall and his son, actor and comedian Jack Whitehall, who were revealed to be descendants of Thomas Phillips, mayor of Newport at the time of the Rising. In 2005, the school was used for filming the ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartridge High School
Llanwern High School is a secondary school near Llanwern, on the eastern edge of Newport, Wales. The school has a capacity for 1450 pupils. History Previously known as Hartridge High School, it changed its name in 2012 to Llanwern High School, recruited a new headteacher, Peter Jenkins, and built a new £29 million school building. Pupils and teachers moved into the new school in May 2012 and it was officially opened on 19 September 2012 by Wales rugby players Dan Lydiate and Toby Faletau. School characteristics The school was profiled in ''The Guardian'' in 2006 by journalist Stephen Moss, whose own school it had been in the 1960s. Moss identifies the level of deprivation locally which means that the school "no longer gets enough pupils to produce a grammar stream". He quotes the then deputy head, "We have a small number of children who would stand their own anywhere, and we obviously nurture those, and they have as good a chance here as anywhere". Moss found the lessons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawthorn High School
Hawthorn High School () was an English-medium comprehensive school in the village of Hawthorn near Pontypridd, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales. It was featured in the CBBC CBBC is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the brand used for all BBC content for children aged 6 to 12. Its sister c ... documentary series '' Our School'' in 2018, appearing in series five. In 2024, Hawthorn High School was demolished. The new school Ysgol Afon Wen adjacent to the former Hawthorn High School opened its doors to all staff and pupils in September 2024. References 2024 disestablishments in Wales Secondary schools in Rhondda Cynon Taf Educational institutions disestablished in 2024 {{Wales-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontygwaith, Rhondda
Pontygwaith (Welsh language: "Bridge of work" or "Bridge of the Ironworks") is a small village located in the Rhondda#Rhondda Fach, Rhondda Fach valley in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, in the community of Tylorstown. History Pontygwaith takes its name from a blast furnace built in the early 16th century, though by 1863 it was described as ''a shapeless ruin'' The location of the furnace was at the north end of what today is Furnace Road and the only documented proof of the structure is in a contract drawn up in 1614 between John Hanbury of Pontypool and Richard ap Rhys of Llantrisant for the supply of charcoal to the ''"furnace of Penrees"'' (Penrhys). Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys, Elfed Davies, Labour Party Member of Parliament for Rhondda East 1959-74 and who went on to become elevated to the Peerage as Lord Davies of Penrhys, was born at Fenwick Street, Pontygwaith. Pontygwaith was the birthplace of composer Mansel Thomas OBE (1909 – 1986). Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhondda Valley
Rhondda , or the Rhondda Valley ( ), is a former coal mining, coalmining area in South Wales, historically in the county of Glamorgan. It takes its name from the River Rhondda, and embraces two valleys – the larger Rhondda Fawr valley (, 'large') and the smaller Rhondda Fach valley (, 'small') – so that the singular "Rhondda Valley" and the plural are both commonly used. The area forms part of the South Wales Valleys. From 1897 until 1996 there was a local government district of Rhondda. The former district at its abolition comprised 16 community (Wales), communities. Since 1996 these 16 communities of the Rhondda have been part of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough. The area of the former district is still used as the Rhondda Rhondda (Senedd constituency), Senedd constituency and Rhondda (UK Parliament constituency), Westminster constituency, having an estimated population in 2020 of 69,506. It is most noted for its historical coalmining industry, which pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
