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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
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.
The Welsh
Government recently commissioned an independent report, evaluating the
allocation mechanism of the Early Years Pupil Deprivation Grant (EYPDG), which
was conducted by the local government data unit. Results of the review
did not identify any fundamental issues with the current allocation method,
however small potential improvements were recommended.
Adoption UK is calling on all adoptive parents in Wales to let their children’s schools know about a guide to working with adopted children and their families.
All schools
receive their Pori Drwy Stori resources from the 20th June, including a brand
new resource for families. Give these to
new families at the pre-Reception meeting as an opportunity to introduce Pori
Drwy Stori as a fun way for parents to engage in their child’s learning over
the year.
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.
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
FIRST LEGO League challenges children to think like scientists and engineers. They will also build, test, and program an autonomous robot using LEGO MINDSTORMS® technology to solve a set of missions in the Robot Game. Registration opens on 17 May.
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.
Preparing for the year 6-7 transition using Hwb+
Using Hwb+ to prepare year 6 pupils for their transition to secondary school:
- Create a new class site and give access to year 6 and 7 pupils
- Set a task for year 7 pupils to blog about their transition experience
- Encourage year 6 pupils to interact by commenting on these blogs
- Upload secondary school maps, subject information and teacher biographies to the class site
- Set up a Hwb Network for teachers to share transition ideas
Euro 2016 Resources
Are you teaching Welsh or a modern foreign language? Check out these Euro 2016 themed resources on Hwb!
S4C
Côr Cymru 2017 Competition
S4C is proud
to announce Côr Cymru 2017 - the competition with a first prize of £4,000.
There are
five categories:
- Children’s Choirs 16 years of age and under
- Youth Choirs under 25
- Mixed, Female and Male Voice Choirs
The
semi-final rounds will be held between February 17th – 19th 2017, and the final on Sunday, April 9th 2017
at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre.
Competition
rules can be seen on www.s4c.cymru/corcymru
and on www.rondomedia.co.uk
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