Thank you SO much to everyone who’s donated! Super excited about getting my daps on with my new @welshwomensaid.org.uk laces next weekend! HUGE thanks to you all www.justgiving.com/page/rachel-... 💜

Why we run 😍 #RunningPunks @walescoastpath1.bsky.social

💥 Be quick! 💥 Last few tickets remaining! #Senedd2026

📣 One month to go until ColegauCymru Annual Conference! 🎟️ Only a few tickets remaining! 📅 23 October 2025 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🔗 Book now to avoid disappointment: www.colleges.wales/en/event/col...

After a weekend of hate and violence, here's a reminder that sanctuary seekers are always welcome in Wales. The demonstrations over the weekend were nothing short of disgraceful. Seeking asylum is a human right and Wales is made all the richer for welcoming refugees.

Two weeks today I’m running the Cardiff Half Marathon for @welshwomensaid.org.uk We want a world in which women & children live free from domestic abuse and all forms of violence. If you can sponsor, share, or give us a cheer on the day I’d be grateful! Diolch! 💜 www.justgiving.com/page/rachel-...

What a fantastic week celebrating all things adult learning! On 8 October @colegau.cymru is launching our Manifesto, which includes a call for sustained investment in adult learning. Register your place now - email [email protected] #Senedd2026

Diolch @plaidcymru.bsky.social’s @cefincampbell.bsky.social and @welsh-labour.bsky.social’s Mike Hedges MS for joining us to celebrate these inspirational learners 🤩

📚 #AdultLearnersWeek is a great opportunity to do something for you. Whether it’s boosting your confidence, changing direction, or simply rediscovering the joy of learning, there are free tasters, friendly tutors, and events in communities across Wales. #LifelongLearning #NeverStopLearning

Sanctuary seekers celebrate academic success www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/29...

📢 It’s #AdultLearnersWeek! We're calling for sustained investment in adult and #lifelonglearning as part of our Manifesto for the #Senedd2026 election. We’re urging the next Welsh Government to create a new entitlement to lifelong learning - helping every adult in Wales upskill, reskill and thrive

Welsh rugby icon Alun Wyn Jones has launched Adult Learners’ Week 2025, stepping into a new role as ambassador for the national campaign that celebrates lifelong learning

🎉It's #AdultLearnersWeek! We’re excited to announce rugby legend Alun Wyn Jones as our ambassador! He kicked off the week by taking a carpentry course at @gowercollege.bsky.social highlighting that it’s never too late to learn something new 👇🏼 #NeverStopLearning youtube.com/shorts/SVr3H...

The one Downing Street resident you can always count on (Photo @imageplotter.bsky.social)

🌟 Empowering New Beginnings through ESOL in Merthyr Tydfil 🌟 This #AdultLearnersWeek, we’re celebrating the inspiring journeys of Anna and Natalia, who have built confidence, skills and new opportunities through ESOL classes with Adult Learning Wales.

And next year it's the Senedd election. We need the next Welsh Government to: 👉 Deliver a new entitlement to lifelong learning. 👉 Invest in Recognition of Prior Learning to support adults to gain recognition for the skills they have. 👉 Recognise the opportunities from the development of AI.

Yuliia Batrak was awarded a Medallion for Excellence in restaurant services, which demonstrates meeting international standards. Batrak’s family fled the war in Ukraine & she began studying at @llandrillomenai.bsky.social when her family moved to Wales. Llongyfarchiadau Yuliia! 🙌 @colegau.cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

'Ejection seat' by Cornelia Konrads, contemporary German artist, known for her land art and site-specific art installations #womensart #Saturday

Ready for your next step? We're hiring! 📣 If you have strong quantitative research skills and a commitment to raising living standards in the UK, you might be the right fit for our team. Find out more about becoming an Economist or Research & Policy Analyst ⤵️ buff.ly/Xk8MWuv

🚨 We're hiring! ColegauCymru is looking for a Project & Office Administrator to support key projects and keep our office running smoothly. 📍 Combination of office (Cardiff) and home-based working 📅 Closing Date: 30 September 2025 🔗 www.colleges.wales/en/page/care...

📣 ColegauCymru is recruiting! We're looking for a new member to join our Audit and Risk Committee. If you’ve got experience in law, IT or data compliance - and a passion for education - we’d love to hear from you. 🗓️ Closing Date: 24 September Find our more 👇 www.colleges.wales/en/page/care...

Diolch @plaidcymru.bsky.social @cefincampbell.bsky.social 🙏

Nice one South Wales!! ##flagshaggers

Great to be back at Gower College Swansea today. The college has a 100% pass rate at A Level, and just this year 14 learners were offered places at Oxbridge, and 18 learners had offers to study medicine or veterinary science at university 🙌 @colegau.cymru

The DEC Middle East Humanitarian Appeal has now raised over £50 million. Thank you! The majority of appeal funds spent so far have supported programmes in Gaza. DEC charities are doing everything they can to continue providing support in the catastrophic conditions www.dec.org.uk/appeal/middl...

1 in 3 women in Wales will experience abuse & violence - including sexual violence, coercive behaviour, or harassment. @welshwomensaid.org.uk work to support those impacted. I’m raising £ by running the Cardiff Half 💜 Please, sponsor if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rachel-... #RunningPunks

Thanks to @itvcymruwales.bsky.social for highlighting concerns over learner travel costs. 🚍🚆 No learners should miss out on education or opportunities because of transport. Great to hear from Coleg y Cymoedd learners and Principal, Jonathan Morgan, on why fair, consistent access to travel is vital.

🎟️ Tickets now available for ColegauCymru Annual Conference! 📅 23 October 2025 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🔗 Book now: www.colleges.wales/en/event/col...

Many podcasts come and go, but @tomrosenthal.bsky.social’s Strangers on a Bench is just *brilliant*. Simple but hugely powerful, sometimes moving, sometimes funny. It’s all about understanding each other - more important than ever in 2025. Hard recommend. Thanks Tom 🙏

Less than one month to go until the Cardiff Half Marathon! I’m helping raise funds for @welshwomensaid.org.uk 💜 Please help us build a world in which women and children live free from domestic abuse and all forms of violence. Donate if you can, share this post, and give us a cheer on the day 🙏

11 miles 🏃‍♀️ Needed that, thanks @susietsegay.bsky.social 🙌 #RunningPunks

The most important news from today's reshuffle:

Come and join me on the team 💜 It’s a brilliant race, (mostly!) flat, and has amazing crowd support all the way around. Please share #RunningPunks

Just 49 days to go! 🤩

🚍 Learner travel must never be a barrier to education. ColegauCymru has responded to the Welsh Government’s consultation on the Learner Travel Operational Guidance 2025, calling for fair, consistent support for all post-16 learners.

Great to be at Coleg y Cymoedd 🙌 Fantastic buzz on campus. The college offers courses across 15 curriculum areas, with 3,000+ learners. With excellent links to industry, the college works with 1,200+ employers. We’re super proud of Ruben who scooped an ‘Olympic’ medal! 🥈 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Frustrated by the division in our communities and want to give refugees a warm welcome? We've had a few spaces open up to run in the Cardiff Half! Visit our website & fill in the form to sign up: www.oasiscardiff.org/oasis-at-car...

🎟️ Tickets now available for ColegauCymru Annual Conference! 📅 23 October 2025 📍 Cardiff City Stadium 🔗 Book now: www.colleges.wales/en/event/col...

Solidarity to all the other parents who’ve had 6 weeks to label kids’ uniform and are doing it tonight. I see you 👊

Wow! £400 so far for @welshwomensaid.org.uk! 💜 You lot are amazing🌟 diolch 🌟. This training block has been hard, but those 13.1 miles will get done in Oct. 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 5 children will experience abuse & violence. Please, donate if you can. Diolch o galon www.justgiving.com/page/rachel-...

This is the photo I'm known for *over there*- Capel Rhiw in Blaenau Ffestiniog. "I waited 18 months to photograph this scene, after spotting it in March last year and not having the right lens with me. Blaenau Ffestiniog on Sunday."

📢 Warning from over 200 organisations that the far-right has hijacked women’s safety for political gain. The Government must take urgent action to prevent misinformation spreading. #NotInOurName www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... @asylummatters.bsky.social @evawuk.bsky.social

Shocker 🙄

If you or anyone you know requires confidential support, please reach out to the Live Fear Free Helpline for support. Help is always available 24/7 at: ☎️08088010800 📞078600677333 💻[email protected]

⚠️ UK Government Emergency Alerts⚠️ On 7 September at 3:00pm, the UK Government will test the emergency alert system. If you have a hidden phone for your safety, this alert could put you at risk. Please read through the information posted on how to opt out of these alerts.

🏅 It was great to be part of the inspiring Women’s Sport Symposium last week! The event brought together passionate voices from across Wales and Scotland to champion equality, visibility and opportunity in women’s sport.

If you already have a place in the 2025 Cardiff Half Marathon and want to run for Welsh Women’s Aid and be part of our brilliant team, please get in touch today 👉 welshwomensaid.org.uk/support-us/f...

Lucky where we live 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Thanks for the share @david-elsmere.bsky.social 🙏

💜 @welshwomensaid.org.uk provide the Live Fear Free Helpline 08088010800. If you have experienced domestic abuse, sexual violence, or violence against women, the line is free & available 24/7. 🏃‍♀️ In Oct I’m running 13 miles to support them - sponsor me if you can www.justgiving.com/page/rachel-...