The children at Kymin View Primary School and Llandogo Primary School put pen, paint, and glitter to paper to create heart-warming Christmas cards for all residents, who are fondly referred to as family members, at Gibraltar Nursing Home in Monmouth.
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A council report says the individual schools budget saved around £2 million as a result. Schools in Monmouthshire also received a combined £1.77 million in Welsh Government grants to support themselves and the pupils through the pandemic during an “unprecedented” year. The Welsh Government grants allowed schools to compensate for coronavirus costs including personal protective equipment, staff cover due to self-isolation and enhanced cleaning. Income totalling £1.24 million lost from the pandemic was also recuperated from the Welsh Government. School reserves, which is money retained for future use, also increased by £3.85 million during the last financial year. Monmouthshire council requires all schools carrying a significant surplus to provide investment plans setting out how the money will be spent – for primary schools this is £50,000 and for secondary schools it is £100,000.