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Copies of the
National Reading and Numeracy Tests in
Wales: Information for Parents and Carers booklet are being sent to all
primary schools for distribution to all parents/carers whose children are in
Year 2. For parents of all other year
groups, the updated guide is in electronic copy version only and is now
available online via the link above. Please share on your
school websites, newsletters and if you have one, your Facebook and Twitter
channels.
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The handbook includes summaries of each of the test
administration manuals and guidance on access and disapplication arrangements.
Headteachers, test administrators and teachers should familiarise themselves
with this document.
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Hwb+ transition projects
As Year 6 pupils embark on their final term in school you may wish to
incorporate transition projects into your teaching. Why not use Hwb+ to create
a class site for a year 6 to 7 transition project? Visit Hwb for guidance on how to create a collaborative Hwb+
site.
National Digital Learning Awards 2016
Entries close on Monday 18 April 2016 at 16:00hrs. Apply using a simple on line form, available on Hwb. Further details, examples of previous winners, and guidance for applicants.
Double Club resources on Hwb
KS2 and KS3
resources to support Modern Foreign Language teaching through Wales’
participation in the European Football Championships 2016.
Take a look
at the colourful French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Welsh workbooks available on Hwb.
Teachers and practitioners are invited to help
identify new Welsh-medium resources.
Pori resources
support parental engagement in literacy and numeracy for all reception
children. My Book is a book-making resource for each child and arrived in all
primary schools last January. The Unicorn’s Challenge magazine will arrive in
schools in June. Teachers can find
inspiration and ideas in our online toolkits and case studies.
This summer all schools in Wales receive My Book, a fantastic book-making
resource for each child in Reception. My Book is part of the Pori Drwy Stori
programme to support literacy and numeracy in the home. Parents and carers can look forward to their
children becoming authors and sharing their very own books!
Current vacancies (Estyn)
Assistant Director and Strategic Director vacancies
Apply by 10am Thursday 28 April.
There are 8
fully-funded British Council Chinese Language Assistants available for Welsh
Primary and Secondary schools for the next academic year.
The Wales
Centre for Equity in Education is delighted to invite you to attend the next
Wales Journal of Education event. The Future of Professional Learning in Wales:
Research Informed Policy and Practice Conference will be held on Wednesday 25th May 2016 at 9.15am –
3.15pm in the Glamorgan Building of Cardiff University. This event is being
supported by BERA.
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