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Improving Literacy and numeracy in all schools in
Wales along with breaking the link between disadvantage and educational
attainment remain our priorities.
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There have
been changes to the way in which financial support for the administration of
the National Reading and Numeracy Tests is provided. Find out what support is available to schools
for the 2016 National Reading and Numeracy Tests.
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Invitations have been sent to schools with full details of the events. It is strongly recommended that all schools with learners in years 7 to 9 take up this valuable opportunity to attend.
The Minister
has provided an update following consultation on the draft Additional Learning
Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Bill.
A summary of responses will be published following the Assembly
Elections. The responses are already
being used to inform work to refine the Bill and further develop the ALN Code,
implementation plan and wider comprehensive package of reforms.
The new
Creative Learning Zone launched on 17 March on Hwb. This new zone aims to
support teachers, schools and arts organisations in delivering a collaborative
approach to arts, culture and creativity in education. Visit Hwb today to discover the variety
of creative resources, case studies, and events on offer. #creativelearning
National
Foundation for Educational Research (NfER) have produced an impact evaluation
on Tranche 2 of the Lead and Emerging Practitioner School Project. The
evaluation found that the Pathfinder model of organising and facilitating
national school-to-school improvement had been effective in supporting and
accelerating improvement in both the Lead and Emerging schools. Case studies
on 7 partnerships will follow soon.
Have you booked your place at this years Hay Festival? Designed to inspire learners of all ages, the
festival is free to all maintained schools where pupils and teachers will have
the opportunity to meet amazing authors from a wide range of fields. See here for
further details. Booking to be made via Nessie@hayfestival.org
Chief Medical
Officer for Wales Dr Ruth Hussey has launched a new infographic which
summarises the existing guidelines from the four UK Chief Medical Officers’ to
encourage children and young people to become more physically active. The
infographic promotes the benefits of physical activity to support the physical
activity guidelines in schools.
Join
thousands of children, parents and teachers in Walk to School Week (16–20 May)
encouraging more children to walk to school.
Living Streets mascot, Strider, will be travelling around schools in
Wales to celebrate the week. Walk to School Week 2016 is all about promoting
the mental health benefits of walking to school, from better concentration to
being more alert. To get involved or to
invite Strider to your Walk to School event please contact wales@livingstreets.org.uk
Education Minister, Huw Lewis is visiting Oxford
University today as part of his work to ensure more Welsh students gain access
to the UK’s top universities.
An independent evaluation of the Welsh Government’s Apprenticeship programme has found the vast majority of performance targets were exceeded.
How to request a STEM Ambassador visit
If your school is planning an event or a project, a STEM Ambassador may be able to provide support, ideas and other types of input. You can request an Ambassador here or contact directly at ambassadors@see-science.co.uk
The Thomas Howell Education Fund for
North Wales extended till July 2016
A fantastic
opportunity for KS 3, 4 and 5 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and
Maths) groups in North Wales to visit CAT with bursaries covering travel,
tuition and entry.
Please
contact Gabrielle Ashton on 01654 705984 or education@cat.org.uk for more
information click here CAT
Focus on Science
As part of
the ‘Focus on science’ campaign and parental engagement, share these videos on
your schools websites for parents to do during the Easter Holidays with their
children at home. Science
takes you places with these 4 themed fun science experiments
Bubbles,
coin,
DIY
rocket and balloon
kebabs.
Add Hwb resources to your Hwb+ site
Would you like to be able to display a set of thematic Hwb resources in your Hwb+ site?
A new feature is available via Hwb+ which allows you to search the thousands of resources on Hwb and display your selection in your Hwb+ site for pupils to access. For more information on how to enable this feature visit Hwb.
Builth Wells HwbMeet – Tuesday 26
April 2016
Builth Wells High School, College
Road, Builth Wells LD2 3BW 16:30 – 18:00
HwbMeets
provide an informal opportunity for teachers to come along and meet the Hwb
team, to find out about Hwb, Hwb+, e-Safety and to hear about good practice and
bilingual digital resources that can support their work in the classroom. Book your free tickets.
National Digital Learning Awards 2016
Just a few
weeks remaining to get your entries in for the NDLAs 2016. Further details, examples
of previous winners,
and guidance for applicants are available on Hwb.
Closing date: Monday 18 April 2016
Campau Cosmig 2 has been developed in order for Welsh first-language KS2 children to have fun whilst practising their Welsh. Although designed for those who speak Welsh as their first language it can offer a challenge to those who are learning the language. This app is now available on Hwb!
The latest
edition of the online journal for A-level Religious Studies students and
teachers. The journal includes articles written by leading scholars and
practitioners in the field. The magazine is available free for
charge on Hwb.
Interactive resources for the KS4 Hospitality and
Catering course. Units include catering terminology; cooking methods; catering
equipment; special diets; sequence of service and hospitality and
establishments. These resources are
available now on Hwb.
A pack of
five Welsh-language learn-to-read books for the Foundation Phase in the Ned y Morwr series with 20 laminated
activity cards. There are 4 additional stories with language and
cross-curricular activities. This pack
is available now on gwales.com
A Welsh
language resource for A level students who are studying French, Spanish and
German. There are 40 units available in
each language with each containing a
translation piece and exercises.
This pack is now available on Hwb.
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