Leighton Andrews highlights some examples of good teaching practice that he has discovered across Wales
Cleft stick for Welsh Government
Gareth Hughes smells a rat in Westminster offloading responsibility for the social fund
Cardiff pioneers autonomy in social care
Angela Graham describes an innovation in domiciliary social care in the capital that should spread to the rest of the country
Elect your local sheriff
Richard Hibbs says that elected Police Commissioners can make a difference in Wales, despite opposition from the National Assembly
Assembly offers answer to social divisions
Gwion Iqbal Malik argus that the parties must do more to select black and ethnic minority candidates
Why children need fathers
Helen Lloyd Jones explains how Families Need Fathers is leading the way on tackling a social problem
System failure hits west Wales council
Nigel Thomas finds leading councillors and officials in Pembrokeshire defensive on child abuse allegations
Riot Reflections 2: Big may not be so beautiful after all
Rhys David suggests there are lessons for Cardiff’s development to be learned from the English riots
How warehousing of the elderly led to a crash
Mark Drakeford investigates the crisis at Southern Cross and its impact in Wales