22/01/2016 BBC Wales Today

Calls for a review of home schooling after a BBC Wales investigation

part of a multimillion pound transformation of Swansea city

There are calls for a review of home schooling.

It comes after a BBC Wales investigation found a boy who died

from scurvy was educated at home - and described as "invisible

Last night, we told you about eight-year-old

His inquest heard he saw no teachers, doctors or dentists

from when he was just 13 months old.

Around 1500 children in Wales are home educated

by guardians, carers and parents, live Bev.

Children do not have to go to school.

They have every right to be home educated and they do not need

There is no obligation to tell the local authority children will not be

attending primary or secondary school.

I was very surprised how easy it was.

It was a letter to the school that he was leaving and out

of courtesy I wrote a letter to the local

The only involvement the local authority had was a letter,

once a year, which asked briefly what I was teaching.

Many parents take their children out of school, but what about those

Yesterday, we revealed that concerns had been raised about the welfare

of a boy, who only became known to the local council

Dylan Seabridge was eight when he died in Pembrokeshire in 2011.

A leaked draft serious case review said that home education laws needs

to be changed as a matter or urgency.

The Children's Commissioner for Wales wants all children

educated at home to appear on a register.

That's prompted calls for a look at the issue.

There does need to be a refocusing on the guidelines

that are out there for home education.

We do know that home education is an increasing option for some

parents when they're educating their children and none

of us want to see these tragedies

come forward in the news informing us there

have been oversights in governance, where youngsters haven't appeared

In the 21st century, it cannot be beyond us to put those

Others say schooling isn't the only way to protect children and we need

to know all the facts surrounding Dylan Seabridge's case as soon

I think we've got quite robust safeguarding laws in this country

and we've got local safeguarding boards that are tasked with ensuring

I think the difficulty we have is that, in tragic cases like this,

it is almost invariably something that's gone wrong

Pembrokeshire Council say a new review of the case

Some home educators point out that some children slip through the net

Bev's open-minded about the idea of a register.

I have no objections at all to a register,

if it was used as a constructive aid

to home-schoolers, rather than policing home-schooling.

The Welsh Government says it has consulted widely on the idea

of a register but dropped the idea last year.

They say non-statutory guidance will be published soon.

A seventh person has been arrested and bailed in connection with a fire

It happened at Coed Eva Primary School,

Six people have previously been arrested on suspicion of arson

The Welsh Government says the twice daily flights between Cardiff

and Anglesey will be run by City Wing from now on -

after the firm who had the contract - Links Air -

withdrew their service without notice.

LinksAir say the Welsh Government subsidised contract,

Sea defences protecting coastal homes in a Gwynedd village will be

People living in Fairbourne, near Barmouth, have been told

that beyond that point, the sea will "reclaim" the land.

Fairbourne was expected to enter into "managed retreat" in 20-25, due

Plans for a multi-million pound regeneration of Swansea

When it starts, it will be the single biggest construction

project in the city, since part of it was destroyed

It's hoped it'll create seventeen hundred new jobs

Since German bombers targeted part of the city during the Second World

War, Swansea has been through various phases of regeneration.

We have had detailed conversations with the government

and the Department of Trade and Industry of how

We're very confident that we very developers.

The company will take charge of the new look city centre.

It hopes to attract major retailers as well as some major

brands who are not yet within the United Kingdom.

On the seafront, they will transform the site of the current centre,

which will include apartments, cafes and other query.

They might attract graduates to stay and hopefully a lot of businesses.

It is hoped this plan can be a treat -- be achieved in the next five

years. First Battalion the Royal Welsh has

welcomed its newest recruit, following the death of Taffy,

its' ceremonial mascot. Fusilier Llywelyn was selected

from a royal herd of goats on Llandudno's Great Orme,

and today, he had his "passing out" It has been a big day

for Llywelyn the goat. In front of hundreds

of soldiers from his regiment, he became a full member

of the British Army. He has got his own rank,

which is Fusilier. And he has got his own quarters

within the barracks. For the first time, the media

were allowed to witness It is a military tradition

dating back to 1775, when a wild goat helped lead

the army off the battlefield. For 150 years, the Royal Family has

helped choose each goat. Once again, Buckingham Palace

has endorsed Llywelyn He is a Fusilier and in

the past, the goat has managed to make it up

to the rank of Lance-Corporal. So, you never know, this could be

the first one Like all new new recruits,

he has been put through ten weeks of training,

where discipline At only ten months old,

he is likely to have at least a decade-long career

in the military, starting with the Queen's 90th

birthday celebrations. All in a day's work now for this

new "kid" on the block. On to rugby and the Blues have

secured an emphatic win in their Challenge Cup game

against Calvisano tonight. Twelve tries from the home side

helped them to a massive 74 points But they won't make it

into the quarter finals because of other results

in their group tonight. A look at the weekend weather

forecast now, with Benny. It looks like the milder air will

stick around. Tomorrow we can look forward to some sunshine. A fairly

quiet night. Variable amounts of cloud and clear skies. It should be

frost free, thanks to the breeze. Tomorrow, high pressure trying to

control the weather. The weather system will sleep on later in the

day. Tomorrow it. Dry and breezy along coastal areas. We will stop to

see rain approaching as we go into the afternoon. Make the most of any

sunshine. We do have some rain. And. The rain is starting to sneak into

the south-west of England and Wales as we go into the afternoon. Here in

Wales, tomorrow afternoon, the rain band will push its way north and

east. Temperatures in double figures for all of us. The rain will turn

more patchy through tomorrow night and into the early hours of tomorrow

morning. Some mist and fog around as well. No lower than seven Celsius.

Patchy rain but very mild. Temperatures 14, 15 Celsius. Our

next update is at 5:55 p.m.. From all of

next update is at 5:55 p.m.. From all of us here. Goodbye.