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She replaces Jeremy Miles as new first minister Vaughan Gething unveils his ministerial team during a crucial period for Welsh education

Children are becoming ‘lost’ in ‘huge schools’ and it’s bad for the relationships that are key to improving behaviour and attainment, says education secretary

Target was to fill 2,000 places on the secondary PGDE this year but just 1,002 were taken – with maths, physics, computing, technical education, languages, chemistry and music among worst hit

Official figures also indicate the number of these specialists is falling, although numbers of some other non-teaching roles are growing

Coordinated support plans allow children and families to hold education authorities to account over support – but just 0.5% of pupils with an ASN in Scotland have one

The authority is planning to cut more than 170 teaching posts from August – in ‘many’ primaries, only headteachers will be available to cover staff absence