Education

North Cardiff school leads the way with enrichment activities

A North Cardiff secondary school is leading the way with activities designed to broaden horizons, develop new skills and strengthen wellbeing, identity and belonging. Llanishen High School launched its curriculum enrichment programme last September, giving nearly 1,750 students the chance to take part in 52 experiences spanning creative, active and reflective activities. The school has long been recognised for its extensive extra‑curricular provision and was celebrated by Est

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Have your say on Welsh education in Cardiff

Cardiff Council is inviting residents to have their say on the future of Welsh‑medium secondary education. The Council wants to hear from parents and carers, learners, school staff and the wider community about what matters most to them when it comes to Welsh‑medium education in Cardiff. There will be in-person events in North Cardiff, including a drop-in session at Llanishen Hub on Thursday (19 February) and a public meeting at Lisvane Memorial Hall on Tuesday 24 February.

Feb 16

Gardener Ruth recounts her life with plants

REPORT: Friends of Rhiwbina Library author talk - Ruth Binney on 'Life with Plants' This week (Tuesday 10 February), the Friends of Rhiwbina Library welcomed author and gardener Ruth Binney to give a talk about her life and the books she has written about plants, gardening, and the gardening communities she has been a part of. She brought us back in time to just after the war, discussing her childhood growing up in Tiverton, Devon with her father as a housemaster at a boys'

Feb 13

Rhiwbeina Primary School's BSL choir performs for biggest audience

Rhiwbeina Primary School’s British Sign Language Choir were invited to perform at Cardiff’s annual Additional Learning Needs (ALN) Conference this week. The choir, comprising 28 pupils from Years 5 and 6, performed in front of more than 150 delegates - their biggest audience so far. The young performers have embraced British Sign Language to celebrate inclusion and support their peers. They showed the power of creativity and communication when they entertained delegates wit

Jan 28

The stories that got Rhiwbina talking in 2025

As we say goodbye to 2025, we remember Rhiwbina Info's top stories over the past 12 months. Our leading story in 2025, garnering 4,409 views, told the truth behind the outcry about the potential closure of Rhiwbina stalwart The Deri Stores . While owners Adrian and Mary Davies confirmed there were no immediate plans to close the Stores, they did clarify the planning application to allow housing, submitted in September, is part of their personal forward planning. It was a gre

Jan 1

Rhiwbeina Primary School helping to mind the Sycamore Gap

Image: National Trust Rhiwbeina Primary School held a landmark event today (Monday 24 November) planting their ‘Tree of Hope’ - a sapling from the renowned Sycamore Gap Tree which stood at Hadrian's Wall before it was illegally felled in September 2023. The 200-year-old tree, which stood within Northumberland National Park on land cared for by the National Trust , was an iconic landmark visited by thousands of people every year. Seeking to provide a legacy arising from this

Nov 24, 2025

North Cardiff young performers take centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall

Young performers from North Cardiff were among those representing the South-East Wales Youth Orchestra and Choir, who took centre stage at the Royal Albert Hall. Brought together by Cardiff and Vale Music Education, the ensemble included 92 pupils from across the two local authorities. The North Cardiff schools involved were Whitchurch High School, Llanishen High School, The Bishop of Llandaff, Cardiff High School, Radyr Comprehensive, and Ysgol Gymraeg Glantaf. The wider Sou

Nov 21, 2025

Election coverage under the spotlight

REPORT: Friends of Rhiwbina Library author talk - Professor Richard Thomas on 'Reporting Elections: Rethinking the Logic of Campaign Coverage' Professor Richard Thomas joined the Friends of Rhiwbina Library this week (Tuesday 11 November) to give an engaging talk on how politics and general elections are covered by journalists and news organisations. A professor at Swansea University and head of its School of Culture and Communication, Richard has written extensively about bi

Nov 13, 2025

Over the Rainbow at Llanishen Fach Primary School

Llanishen Fach Primary School's new specialist resource base (SRB) has officially opened in Rhiwbina. The purpose-built facility will respond to the increasing demand in Cardiff for specialist provision, by providing places for children with severe and complex learning needs. Image: Cardiff Council The £4.4m development has been funded by the Welsh Government, with support from Cardiff Council’s capital programme and delivered by construction company Knox & Wells. Dosbarth En

Oct 21, 2025