An Assembly Member spent the morning with schoolchildren to see first-hand how a Welsh Government programme is helping them learn.

Clwyd South AM Ken Skates visited Ysgol y Waun in Chirk on Friday, March 23 to hear more about the Lead Creative School Scheme, which is part-funded by the Arts Council for Wales.

Gwenfair Hughes, from the ACW, explained that Ysgol y Waun’s project explored whether ‘a multi-arts, multi-sensory approach’ can boost children's enthusiasm to write and said Years four and five have been busy developing their literacy skills through creative approaches.

Mr Skates said: “The project is about helping children learn through the arts and aims to promote new ways of working in schools. It was fascinating to see the pupils trying new things and they seemed to be thoroughly enjoying their work. It was a really fun morning.”