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New Directions Celebrates World Autism Awareness Day

2nd April 2012

New Directions Ltd has helped celebrate the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). The teams across the UK have baked cakes and donned ridiculous hats to help raise awareness and much needed funds for the Rhondda Autistic Parent Support Group (RAPS). From London to Liverpool and Birmingham to Bristol the teams have gone all […]

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New Directions Education Support British Heart Foundation in National Wear Red Day

24th February 2012

In New Directions Education offices across the UK, all of our staff have got behind the British Heart Foundation Wear Red Day. Here’s a couple of pictures from staff based at our Cardiff Head Office

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Wales Master Vendor Award

WELSH PURCHASING CONSORTIUM EMPLOY NEW DIRECTIONS New Directions Education Ltd has been awarded the education master vendor contract for Wales. This agreement for the provision of agency workers within Wales’s education sector will save resource and contribute to greater economies of scale. In the Welsh Government efficiency and innovation report ‘Buying Smarter in Tougher Times’, […]

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Ponthir School awarded second Eco flag

19th January 2012

F.E.S.C. (Fairtrade, Eco & School Council) has been set up by Ponthir C/W School in Torfaen. It is made up of 14 pupils, 2 from each year group. To be included in the F.E.S.C group, children have to be nominated and a vote takes place. They meet regularly to discuss school issues. In November the school were awarded […]

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New Directions Bucks Bank’s Reported Trend

13th December 2011

New Directions Holdings Ltd has reacted to recent reports by Standard Chartered’s latest economic forecast with an air of optimism for the Welsh business community. Gerald Lyons, Chief Economist for Standard Chartered remarked “the UK has already slipped back into recession this quarter, and firms are thinking twice about making investments”. In direct response to […]

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Funding boost for Ysgol Gynradd Tonyrefail

9th December 2011

In order to meet the increasing demand for welsh language medium education in RCT, the Welsh Assembly Government have announced that £11m is being set aside to enhance capacity at Ysgol Gynradd Tonyrefail. In addition to this another £5m has been allotted to fund the building on an additional WLM school somewhere RCT. This […]

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Deriview Primary Ugandan Fundraiser

1st December 2011

Mrs Teague and the team at Deriview Primary School have been busy raising money for their partnership school in Uganda called Rukungiri! So far they have raised over £750 towards a new water filtration system, and they aim to raise another £750 to reach a grand total of £1500. The new filtration system will ensure […]

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Donation to local school

As part of our upcoming move to new Head Office premises, The SEN team have been able to help out a local school with a donation to their IT Suite of 10 monitors and keyboards. Queens Hill Pupil Referral Unit in Newport will be the grateful recipients and all of the SEN team hope the […]

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Ton Pentre Junior Festive Day

23rd November 2011

Ton Pentre Junior School will be holding a festive day on the 24/11/11!!! This will include friends of the school selling hot dogs and raffling off prices!! Also all the children will get the chance to visit Santa’s Grotto and receive goodies! All the money raised will go to the school to help provide more […]