Rhys Williams
@rhyswilliamsnews.bsky.social
Swansea-dwelling Wales Reporter for ITV National News
Posting mainly about: Wales, Wrexham AFC, Rugby and Music
Not great at social media but trying to improve #content
Rhys.Williams@itn.co.uk
Posting mainly about: Wales, Wrexham AFC, Rugby and Music
Not great at social media but trying to improve #content
Rhys.Williams@itn.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
13/ So has the Welsh Conservatives’ Education spokeswoman Natasha Asghar👇
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
13/ So has the Welsh Conservatives’ Education spokeswoman Natasha Asghar👇
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Plaid Cymru Education Spokesman Cefin Campbell has released a statement following our story👇
Plaid Cymru Education Spokesman Cefin Campbell has released a statement following our story👇
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Plaid Cymru Education Spokesman Cefin Campbell has released a statement following our story👇
Plaid Cymru Education Spokesman Cefin Campbell has released a statement following our story👇
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The Welsh government has responded, please see this statement 👇
The Welsh government has responded, please see this statement 👇
October 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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The Welsh government has responded, please see this statement 👇
The Welsh government has responded, please see this statement 👇
Exclusive: A member of the Welsh Government’s expert literacy panel has resigned, warning the new £8.2m national programme to improve reading is “flawed” and “not fit for purpose”.
Full story below
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Full story below
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October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Exclusive: A member of the Welsh Government’s expert literacy panel has resigned, warning the new £8.2m national programme to improve reading is “flawed” and “not fit for purpose”.
Full story below
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Full story below
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On News At Ten tonight on ITV a report from Caerphilly as voters prepare to go to the polls in what could be an historic Senedd by-election.
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
On News At Ten tonight on ITV a report from Caerphilly as voters prepare to go to the polls in what could be an historic Senedd by-election.
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Cardiff Council later told me they would review their reading provision and this term, they confirmed that Rainbow Reading is no longer offered as part of their training to schools 👇
Cardiff Council later told me they would review their reading provision and this term, they confirmed that Rainbow Reading is no longer offered as part of their training to schools 👇
October 10, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Cardiff Council later told me they would review their reading provision and this term, they confirmed that Rainbow Reading is no longer offered as part of their training to schools 👇
Cardiff Council later told me they would review their reading provision and this term, they confirmed that Rainbow Reading is no longer offered as part of their training to schools 👇
Too good not to share!
Really special to see my 97 yo grandad honoured this weekend for 60 years of unbroken service for Swansea Male Choir.
He’s been a stalwart in the second tenors since my mum was born and still rehearses twice a week in the hall he built for the choir 👏🏻🏴
Really special to see my 97 yo grandad honoured this weekend for 60 years of unbroken service for Swansea Male Choir.
He’s been a stalwart in the second tenors since my mum was born and still rehearses twice a week in the hall he built for the choir 👏🏻🏴
September 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Too good not to share!
Really special to see my 97 yo grandad honoured this weekend for 60 years of unbroken service for Swansea Male Choir.
He’s been a stalwart in the second tenors since my mum was born and still rehearses twice a week in the hall he built for the choir 👏🏻🏴
Really special to see my 97 yo grandad honoured this weekend for 60 years of unbroken service for Swansea Male Choir.
He’s been a stalwart in the second tenors since my mum was born and still rehearses twice a week in the hall he built for the choir 👏🏻🏴
The Home Secretary was in Cardiff today to announce the expansion of live facial recognition technology.
Is big brother watching you, or your police force protecting you?
Opinions are split - more on ITV News soon
Is big brother watching you, or your police force protecting you?
Opinions are split - more on ITV News soon
August 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Home Secretary was in Cardiff today to announce the expansion of live facial recognition technology.
Is big brother watching you, or your police force protecting you?
Opinions are split - more on ITV News soon
Is big brother watching you, or your police force protecting you?
Opinions are split - more on ITV News soon
So which "cognitive science" theories did "Secondary N" reference?
Here it is.
As far as I can tell, this can only be a reference to cognitive load theory.
Here it is.
As far as I can tell, this can only be a reference to cognitive load theory.
August 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
So which "cognitive science" theories did "Secondary N" reference?
Here it is.
As far as I can tell, this can only be a reference to cognitive load theory.
Here it is.
As far as I can tell, this can only be a reference to cognitive load theory.
The footnote here is interesting.
August 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The footnote here is interesting.
I was struck by this on p46 about "cognitive science" approaches.
It says these views "remain contested."
It says these views "remain contested."
August 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I was struck by this on p46 about "cognitive science" approaches.
It says these views "remain contested."
It says these views "remain contested."
How much would this gaff set me back do you reckon?
May 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
How much would this gaff set me back do you reckon?
An unexpected stay in Montgomery tonight led to a poignant evening at the town’s war memorial, where a beacon was lit at 21:30 to mark #VEDay
May 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
An unexpected stay in Montgomery tonight led to a poignant evening at the town’s war memorial, where a beacon was lit at 21:30 to mark #VEDay
One of the world's biggest classical music stars, Katherine Jenkins, has told ITV News that Wales could lose a generation of performers if cuts to musical institutions and declining participation aren't addressed.
More on the ITV Evening News shortly🎵🏴
More on the ITV Evening News shortly🎵🏴
April 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One of the world's biggest classical music stars, Katherine Jenkins, has told ITV News that Wales could lose a generation of performers if cuts to musical institutions and declining participation aren't addressed.
More on the ITV Evening News shortly🎵🏴
More on the ITV Evening News shortly🎵🏴
Very high tide at Langland Bay this morning was
March 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Very high tide at Langland Bay this morning was
Spins my bonce that people say classical music is elitist. £20 for front row seats with mum to watch a world leading violinist play one of the best violin concertos ever written (Max Bruch). Within walking distance of my house too…compare that with what I’d have to fork out for Oasis in Cardiff 😱
March 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Spins my bonce that people say classical music is elitist. £20 for front row seats with mum to watch a world leading violinist play one of the best violin concertos ever written (Max Bruch). Within walking distance of my house too…compare that with what I’d have to fork out for Oasis in Cardiff 😱
Hapus iawn bod ein gwaith ar ddarllen mewn ysgolion Cymru wedi ei enwebu ar gyfer gwobr RTS Cymru
Very happy that our work on the way reading is taught has been nominated for an RTS Cymru award - especially alongside some excellent work by @gwynloader.bsky.social, Rhodri Llywelyn and Lucy Owen
Very happy that our work on the way reading is taught has been nominated for an RTS Cymru award - especially alongside some excellent work by @gwynloader.bsky.social, Rhodri Llywelyn and Lucy Owen
March 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Hapus iawn bod ein gwaith ar ddarllen mewn ysgolion Cymru wedi ei enwebu ar gyfer gwobr RTS Cymru
Very happy that our work on the way reading is taught has been nominated for an RTS Cymru award - especially alongside some excellent work by @gwynloader.bsky.social, Rhodri Llywelyn and Lucy Owen
Very happy that our work on the way reading is taught has been nominated for an RTS Cymru award - especially alongside some excellent work by @gwynloader.bsky.social, Rhodri Llywelyn and Lucy Owen
Nice live shot you have there. Would be a shame to shove a gormless mug in front of it
March 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nice live shot you have there. Would be a shame to shove a gormless mug in front of it
The @impactwales.bsky.social podcast discussed the recent comments made by HMCI on reading on their podcast today 👇
March 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The @impactwales.bsky.social podcast discussed the recent comments made by HMCI on reading on their podcast today 👇
I have an update on this. I asked Estyn this morning whether they could direct me towards the evidence or meta-analyses Mr Evans referred to when he said a “blended approach” of phonics and cueing is “probably the best way of doing it.”
They have just replied:
They have just replied:
March 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I have an update on this. I asked Estyn this morning whether they could direct me towards the evidence or meta-analyses Mr Evans referred to when he said a “blended approach” of phonics and cueing is “probably the best way of doing it.”
They have just replied:
They have just replied:
The Prince and Princess of Wales are making Welsh cakes in Pontypridd Market.
“You’ll have to sell these at half price,” he tells Dawn from The Welsh Cake Shop.
“You’ll have to sell these at half price,” he tells Dawn from The Welsh Cake Shop.
February 26, 2025 at 1:37 PM
The Prince and Princess of Wales are making Welsh cakes in Pontypridd Market.
“You’ll have to sell these at half price,” he tells Dawn from The Welsh Cake Shop.
“You’ll have to sell these at half price,” he tells Dawn from The Welsh Cake Shop.
At the Vale Resort in the Vale of Glamorgan where we’re expecting to get confirmation soon that Warren Gatland is to step down as Wales coach with immediate effect.
February 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
At the Vale Resort in the Vale of Glamorgan where we’re expecting to get confirmation soon that Warren Gatland is to step down as Wales coach with immediate effect.
Fascinated by Cllr John Warman from Neath saying steel tariffs would be devastating for the “community of West Glamorgan.”
West Glamorgan was abolished as an administrative county nearly three decades as go.
I’ve never heard anyone speak of WG in this way…or at all to be honest! Anyone else?
West Glamorgan was abolished as an administrative county nearly three decades as go.
I’ve never heard anyone speak of WG in this way…or at all to be honest! Anyone else?
February 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Fascinated by Cllr John Warman from Neath saying steel tariffs would be devastating for the “community of West Glamorgan.”
West Glamorgan was abolished as an administrative county nearly three decades as go.
I’ve never heard anyone speak of WG in this way…or at all to be honest! Anyone else?
West Glamorgan was abolished as an administrative county nearly three decades as go.
I’ve never heard anyone speak of WG in this way…or at all to be honest! Anyone else?