0:00:10 > 0:00:12Good evening.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14A teaching union is calling for the Welsh Government to delay
0:00:14 > 0:00:17the start of the new school curriculum, because they say staff
0:00:17 > 0:00:19won't have had time to learn the new skills required
0:00:19 > 0:00:21to implement it.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24The National Union of Teachers, which is holding its national
0:00:24 > 0:00:27conference in Cardiff, says a significant proportion
0:00:27 > 0:00:30of their members believe change is happening too quickly.
0:00:30 > 0:00:35Nick Palit reports.
0:00:35 > 0:00:37The new curriculum proposed by Professor Graham Donaldson
0:00:37 > 0:00:40heralds the biggest shake-up of education in a generation.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43With learning divided into six areas, from the expressive arts
0:00:43 > 0:00:44to science and technology.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Covering pupils from the age of three right up to 16,
0:00:47 > 0:00:49it will expect all teachers to deliver learning and literacy,
0:00:49 > 0:00:53numeracy, and digital competency - that's IT skills.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56It's less focused on formal testing and aims to give
0:00:56 > 0:00:58teachers more flexibility in tailoring their lessons around
0:00:58 > 0:01:00a central curriculum.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04However, one union believes its implementation should be delayed,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06as a survey revealed teachers just aren't ready for it to be fully
0:01:06 > 0:01:09up and running by 2021.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12We know, for example, that some 45% of teachers do not
0:01:12 > 0:01:15feel confident with regards to the introduction
0:01:15 > 0:01:18of the new digital competency framework, which is coming in,
0:01:18 > 0:01:23the first level of the new curriculum that's coming in.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25A higher proportion, 71% of supply teachers and nearly
0:01:25 > 0:01:2740% of schoolteachers lacked confidence or understanding
0:01:27 > 0:01:34of Donaldson itself and what is proposed.
0:01:34 > 0:01:3768 pioneer schools were chosen to lead the way in developing
0:01:37 > 0:01:39the new curriculum, and more have followed.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41The unions say, though they are fully in favour
0:01:41 > 0:01:43of the changes, there is confusion about what they're
0:01:43 > 0:01:45actually expected to do.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46They want Education Secretary Kirsty Williams to review
0:01:46 > 0:01:49the way the new curriculum will be introduced.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51The Welsh Government says it is collectively
0:01:51 > 0:01:57appraising progress.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00A 21-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was seriously injured
0:02:00 > 0:02:01last night in Llanelli.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03The 19-year-old is said to be in a critical condition
0:02:03 > 0:02:05after the incident on Graig Avenue.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Police are appealing for anyone who was in the area between
0:02:08 > 0:02:135pm and 7pm to get in touch.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Plans to reduce the time it takes for people with hearing loss
0:02:15 > 0:02:19to receive surgery have been announced by the Health Secretary.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21Vaughan Gething says he's halving the waiting time target for hearing
0:02:21 > 0:02:27implant surgery to 26 weeks.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Natural Resources Wales says it's "almost certain"
0:02:30 > 0:02:32there'll be legal action, after a pollution incident
0:02:32 > 0:02:35on the River Teifi near Tregaron in December.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39NRW says all the salmon and sea trout in a two-mile stretch
0:02:39 > 0:02:41of the river were killed.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44Anglers and businesses in the area have been calling for more
0:02:44 > 0:02:46information about the precise impact of what's thought to have
0:02:46 > 0:02:50been a slurry leak.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53We were told that six or seven miles of river was affected,
0:02:53 > 0:02:55but what we don't know, the information we haven't got is,
0:02:55 > 0:03:01what about the salmon and eggs that were in the bottom of the river?
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Also, more importantly, the invertebrates,
0:03:03 > 0:03:07which is the trouts' food, has that been affected?
0:03:07 > 0:03:10BBC Wales has learned a major hotel chain will make a decision early
0:03:10 > 0:03:13next month about whether to pull out of a move to Newport City Centre.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18The site developer says Premier Inn has concerns about noise
0:03:18 > 0:03:20from a nearby nightclub.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Similar tensions between developers and music venues are
0:03:23 > 0:03:25being seen in Cardiff.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29Now there are calls for a change in the law, to protect music venues
0:03:29 > 0:03:32and the multi-million-pound music tourism economy.
0:03:32 > 0:03:38Jordan Davies has more.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41"The heartbeat of live music" -
0:03:41 > 0:03:44"the epicentre of grassroots music" -
0:03:44 > 0:03:51descriptions of Cardiff's Womanby Street,
0:03:51 > 0:03:53for years, the go-to place for new Welsh music,
0:03:53 > 0:03:54like Gulp here.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57But there's concern this may be under threat.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59People could move into those buildings there, flats there,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01flats there, flats there, and complain about the noise
0:04:01 > 0:04:05and get us eventually shut down.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It is akin to moving to Grimsby, the biggest fishing port in England,
0:04:08 > 0:04:11and saying, "I don't like the smell of fish," and stopping that.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14Some people want this street recognised for the important it
0:04:14 > 0:04:16plays in the night-time economy.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Permission has been granted for a Wetherspoons hotel to be
0:04:18 > 0:04:21built here above the pub.
0:04:21 > 0:04:24Some are worried that if more hotels and flats are built here,
0:04:24 > 0:04:29there will be more noise complaints, which may affect live music here.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32But others say we need more hotels and flats.
0:04:32 > 0:04:36Planners say the rooms here must be soundproofed.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40One Cardiff MP thinks grassroots music should have the same status
0:04:40 > 0:04:42as theatres or operas.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44We would like to see the Agent Of Change principle
0:04:44 > 0:04:46introduced, which would have to be done through
0:04:46 > 0:04:49the National Assembly, so, for example, if you were a developer
0:04:49 > 0:04:52and you want to build some residential premises here,
0:04:52 > 0:04:55you would have to and make sure that all the soundproofing was done,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58because you wouldn't be able to then rely on complaints about noise
0:04:58 > 0:05:01from existing activities.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04In Newport, too, there's tension.
0:05:04 > 0:05:07The developer of this site, who received nearly ?500,000
0:05:07 > 0:05:10of Welsh Government money, has told me Premier Inn
0:05:10 > 0:05:14may pull out of Newport as early as next month,
0:05:14 > 0:05:17because of the noise coming from the club next door.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21The developer says he is trying to resolve the situation.
0:05:21 > 0:05:22One, two, one, two.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Iftekhar Harris owns the club next door.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28He is concerned that venues like his are under threat.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30There is a solution, but the solution involves them doing
0:05:30 > 0:05:32quite a bit of work.
0:05:32 > 0:05:34It is our heritage, you know?
0:05:34 > 0:05:36Wales is renowned for music, and we're in danger
0:05:36 > 0:05:40of losing all of that.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The Welsh Government say the rules around planning and streets
0:05:43 > 0:05:45like this are being looked at.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47The challenge for the authorities is balancing people's passion
0:05:47 > 0:05:56for live music with the changing needs of modern cities.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Football, and a 1-0 win for Newport County against Yeovil
0:05:59 > 0:06:04means they're just one point away from moving out of the relegation
0:06:04 > 0:06:05zone in League Two.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07In the championship, mid-table Cardiff City lost 1-0
0:06:07 > 0:06:10to Sheffield Wednesday.
0:06:10 > 0:06:15And despite an early lead, Wrexham lost 3-1 to Maidstone United.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18Cricket, and after the first day of Glamorgan's County Championship
0:06:18 > 0:06:20match against Worcestershire at the Swalec Stadium, the home side
0:06:20 > 0:06:24were bowled out for 207.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27The visitors finished the day on 180-4 -
0:06:27 > 0:06:33that's 27 runs behind with six wickets remaining.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38Time for a look at the Easter weekend weather now.
0:06:38 > 0:06:38Good evening.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Mixed fortunes for Easter weekend.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Tomorrow is a brighter day.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45Brighter spells on Sunday but rain for some, improving again on Monday.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Overnight, rain and drizzle moving eastwards, cloudy for a time.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Turning clearer and chillier overnight,
0:06:49 > 0:06:54with lows of four to eight Celsius.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57A touch of rural frost possible tomorrow, and a chilly start,
0:06:57 > 0:06:59but turning into a largely fine day.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Similar across the UK.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04A bit cloudier where fronts linger in the south, but, for many,
0:07:04 > 0:07:07some brighter spells are developing.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Also a few showers, though, across the north-west of Scotland
0:07:09 > 0:07:12and Northern Ireland, and even wintry in the hills.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Brisk, north-westerly winds making it feel cold.
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Top temperatures between nine Celsius in north-east Scotland
0:07:19 > 0:07:21and 15 Celsius in south-east England.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24For Wales, variable cloud, some sunny spells, and just the odd
0:07:24 > 0:07:26isolated shower possible.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30Brisk north-westerly winds keeping things relatively cool,
0:07:30 > 0:07:34between just 10 Celsius in Conwy and 12 Celsius in Swansea.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Mostly fine tomorrow, thanks to high pressure from the south.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Then these fronts to the north and west will edge closer
0:07:40 > 0:07:47overnight, and bring in more into the day on Sunday.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49So a greater chance of rain for north and mid-Wales.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52Brighter in the south and drying up almost later on.
0:07:52 > 0:07:53Blustery, though, and not too warm.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56In fact, at ten to 13 Celsius, Easter Day will be a couple
0:07:56 > 0:07:58of degrees colder than Christmas Day.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Now, any cloud and rain early Monday should clear,
0:08:00 > 0:08:02turning drier and brighter, but the cool and north-westerly
0:08:02 > 0:08:07winds are there again.
0:08:07 > 0:08:09So, some sunshine for Easter weekend,
0:08:09 > 0:08:10especially Saturday and Monday.
0:08:10 > 0:08:17Rain for some on Easter Sunday, but remaining cool and breezy.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23We'll be back with our next update at 6.20pm tomorrow evening.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25From all of us here, have a lovely Easter weekend.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Goodnight.