Yet again Wales is forgotten

[Theodoreb]

When are welsh schools closing ffs?

They are closed - for 2 weeks

It was announced earlier this evening.

They’ve been closed since early December

www.walesonline.co.uk/news/education/schools-closed-kirsty-williams-coronavirus-19562413

It’s on bbc Wales and walesonline.

Right thank you couldn't find anything and I'm not to good with finding things on the news as I have mental disabilities.

If Wales has been forgotten then it has been forgotten by its own government

I suspect we will be following Scotland and England in the next few days in announcing closure until at least feb half term.

I found a place to ask
So, are they only closed till the 18th in Wales at the moment? For mine, it is only one extra week.
But, do you think they will extend it in line with England and Scotland? Maybe not full Wales, but by areas? Here in Newport, the numbers are quite high.

I’m in Wrexham and numbers are high here too. I suspect they’ll follow Scotland and England and close until at least half term.

Wales online is good.
I also use The Argus South Wales, just write it in google. The covid news tend to be on the very top.
www.southwalesargus.co.uk/

I have the same feeling.
But I cannot get my head around why they keep delaying announcing it till past the last minute.
It is childcare, it takes ages to arrange. They should give as much notice as they can.

@Theodoreb

Right thank you couldn't find anything and I'm not to good with finding things on the news as I have mental disabilities.

Why not just ask for a link then instead of assuming and swearing?

There's no need to be so rude, @HNY2021

I find it difficult too to keep up with what's happening in Wales sometimes. The main news is meant to be nation news, but it's generally just English news. Well, regarding Covid anyway. I expected more from Huw Edwards!
And I don't get Welsh news... for some reason we get south west news here, so I know more about Devon and Cornwall than Wales.

*national news

@MushMonster

I found a place to ask So, are they only closed till the 18th in Wales at the moment? For mine, it is only one extra week. But, do you think they will extend it in line with England and Scotland? Maybe not full Wales, but by areas? Here in Newport, the numbers are quite high.

Yes, at the moment it's only definite til the 18th, but a large chunk of people seem to think it will be extended in line with England and Scotland.

Rates per 100,000 are lower in Wales than England. If they keep coming down schools may be able to open. Tier 4 in Wales is stricter than Tier 4 in England, so maybe we have a chance.

Hi OP, if you go to the bbc news Homepage along the top are some options, if you click on Wales you get a page of Welsh news, it’s pretty good. I also follow BBC Wales on Facebook so Welsh news pops up in my feed.
I agree National coverage of Welsh news and announcements is pretty poor. As a Scottish person living in Wales I’m surprised by how little Welsh news is reported on.

@HPLikecraft

There's no need to be so rude, *@HNY2021*

I find it difficult too to keep up with what's happening in Wales sometimes. The main news is meant to be nation news, but it's generally just English news. Well, regarding Covid anyway. I expected more from Huw Edwards!
And I don't get Welsh news... for some reason we get south west news here, so I know more about Devon and Cornwall than Wales.

I’m not being rude, just asking a question.

The Welsh FM will be giving us an update on Friday, as promised when restrictions were tightened on Boxing Day. We are already in lockdown - or supposed to be!- so no Wales hasn’t been “forgotten”.

It is Tuesday now. He could announce it before Friday. Because people do have to organise the priority workers places or childcare.
I cannot understand this new fashion of asking parents to organise themselves for childcare in a few days or hours.

Thanks to those with useful tips on how I find the welsh news it's not something I usually watch so pretty clueless so thank you.

@MushMonster

It is Tuesday now. He could announce it before Friday. Because people do have to organise the priority workers places or childcare. I cannot understand this new fashion of asking parents to organise themselves for childcare in a few days or hours.

An announcement about schools was made yesterday. 🤷🏻‍♀️

About whether they will go back on the 18th or not? Two weeks notice would be better than last time, when they announced it on a thursday afternoon, to close on the Monday.

@TitsOot4Xmas

Rates per 100,000 are lower in Wales than England. If they keep coming down schools may be able to open. Tier 4 in Wales is stricter than Tier 4 in England, so maybe we have a chance.

I don't think so. Rates have gone down since schools have been closed. I think we'll be in line with Scotland and England. Kirsty Williams is just doing her usual merry dance of not following