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Answers to frequently asked questions about the administration of the Pupil Deprivation Grant in relation to looked after children have been updated and the current guidance is available here.
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New - guidance
for schools on managing and responding to sexting incidents
With the rise
of sexting incidents involving young people, SWGfL, coordinators of the UK
Safer Internet Centre, have issued new guidance to help schools identify
sexting incidents, manage them and escalate appropriately. Find it now on Hwb
New How was school...? guides for parents and carers are on their way!
The refreshed How was school today? guides will be published in early July with information that will enable and encourage parents and carers to take and active part in their child's education. If you would like the guide provided in a specific community language, please email epscomms@wales.gsi.gov.uk by 15 June 2016 with language and total number of copies. The decision to produce will be based on demand.
How Ysgol y Preseli are sharing the e-Safety
message
In today's
digitally focused society, teaching the skills to use technology safely
should be part and parcel of any school's curriculum. On Hwb now see how Ysgol y Preseli in Pembrokeshire is making
this a reality - and transforming themselves into digital leaders in the
process.
Please complete a survey to help Show Racism the Red Card tailor its school and teacher training workshops to tackle specific issues of stereotypes, misconceptions and racist attitudes. The survey can be found here
Queen’s Birthday 2017
Honours list – Nominations Now Open!
The Education and Public Services Group are inviting
nominations for the Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours list. If you know of any deserving people who work
in the Education, Local Government, Communities, Tackling
Poverty, Housing and Regeneration sectors who have demonstrated exceptional
achievement or service, then please submit your nomination by 29 July 2016. Email
us for further information and forms.
Adult
Learners’ Week is coming soon. From languages to computing, childcare to
finance, learning can open all sorts of doors. If you deliver learning and
skills for adults, join the campaign to celebrate and promote what you do. #lovetolearn
and follow @SkillsGatewayCW for the latest updates.
This guidance
sets out our proposed approach to measuring post-16 Welsh Baccalaureate
outcomes, and the requirements for data recording to support this approach.
This report is published in response to a
request for advice about the arrangements in independent specialist colleges
for measuring learner progress and the extent to which learners are prepared
for transition to further education or employment.
National Digital Learning Event 2016 – Register now!
15 June 2016 at Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Don’t miss out! Places are going fast for the National
Digital Learning Event.
Conference keynote speakers:
- Josie Fraser, DigiLit
- Steve Beswick, Microsoft Education UK
- Professor Graham Donaldson
The event also includes: Workshops on topics such as the new Digital Competence
Framework and using Hwb tools and the National Digital Learning Awards 2016.
Find
out more and book your free tickets.
Help develop the Year
8 STEM Live event
Opportunity
for schools to work in partnership with
Cardiff University to develop the
Year 8 STEM Live Event 2016 which will take place on the 14th
September. If you would like to
become a PARTNER SCHOOL and attend the Teacher Advisory Panel
on Thursday 30 June - 4pm to 5.30pm in Cardiff University’s
Queens Building please contact Sue Diment or Wendy Sadler.
Euro 2016 Resources
Are
you teaching Welsh or a modern foreign language? Check out these Euro 2016
themed resources on Hwb!
Using Hwb for year
6/7 transition
If you’re looking
for a collaborative area for learners from feeder and secondary schools to work
together on transition projects, your school’s Digital Champion can create a
new class site in Hwb+ and manually provision users from the relevant schools.
Read the case studies on Hwb to find out more.
Limited spaces at STEM Live on 27 June 2016
Opportunity for science teachers and Current Year 12 students studying
2 A/S level science STEM courses to immerse themselves in a day of
Science. The aim of the day is to
inspire and support students in choosing the right STEM degree course and/or future
career route. If would like to attend and get involved please
email Sue Diment or Dr Fiona
Wyllie ASAP.
Nuffield Research Placements (previously Nuffield
Science Bursaries) provide over 1,000 students each year with the opportunity
to work alongside professional scientists, technologists, engineers and
mathematicians. Students in the first year of a post-16 science,
technology, engineering and maths (STEM) course are eligible to apply. Contact
your Regional Coordinator for more information about the scheme in your area.
Can be made by a teacher at a primary
or secondary school for sums up to £1,000. Applications from existing chemistry
clubs looking to expand/ enhance activities would be welcome as would those
from colleagues interested in starting a club. For more information on
Partnership grants of up to £3,000 click here.
STEM Ambassadors and schools are
encouraged to organise their own events in support of the great opportunities
for women in engineering. To find out
more about competitions and resources click here
The Royal Society of Biology new Intermediate Biology Olympiad is now open for teachers
to register their Year 12 students.
The Intermediate Biology Olympiad will take place
on Wednesday 22 June 2016
following a successful pilot last year.
To register click
here
Have your say about the summer exams 2016
Many new AS qualifications,
specifically designed for Wales, are being examined for the first time this
summer, as well as other existing GCSE and A level qualifications.
Qualifications Wales is asking learners, teachers, lecturers and anyone with an
interest in the summer exams to fill in a short survey. The questionnaire
should only take around five minutes to complete. To complete the
questionnaire, please click here.
Consultation on the Draft Restricted Priority Qualifications Policy
This consultation is an opportunity
for awarding bodies and other interested parties to provide feedback to
Qualifications Wales on the policy for the restriction of priority
qualifications. The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to awarding
bodies and other interested parties of the rationale for the restriction of
priority qualifications and the process for the restriction of qualifications.
More details here.
15 June 2016 at 9.15am –
3.15pm in the Glamorgan Building of Cardiff University
The
Wales Centre for Equity in Education is delighted to invite you to attend the
next Wales Journal of Education event. This event is being supported by BERA.
Data Managers Course announced in Wales
A new course has been launched to help secondary schools improve results by using performance data to target teaching and resourcing. FFT Education is inviting school data managers to benchmark results, draw upon best practice, and act on key strengths and weaknesses at their school. For more information on The FFT Aspire Advanced Data Managers Course (KS4 & KS5) click here.
China Bridge Visit 2016
Are you interested in encouraging the teaching and learning of Mandarin in your school? Chinese Bridge is offering an exciting opportunity for school leaders, heads of languages, and local authorities.. Up to 10 £500 travel grants are available for Welsh schools- click here to find out more!
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