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First
Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones has set out the details of the agreement reached
with Kirsty Williams upon her joining the government as Cabinet Secretary for
Education.
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Regional Consortia are asking schools for feedback on the draft Digital Competence Framework (DCF), developed by practitioners from Digital Pioneer schools, until 4 July.
Reminder: mentoring arrangements for newly qualified teachers in Wales are changing from September 2016.
The report ‘Understanding
the educational experiences and opinions, attainment, achievement and
aspirations of looked after children in Wales’ was published in November
2015. A range of new supplementary materials
communicating the main findings in accessible formats is available here
This is a
response to Estyn’s report on the quality of education and training in adult
health and social care.
Welsh Baccalaureate
Qualifications Wales has published a letter to WJEC
requesting changes to the specifications for the Welsh Baccalaureate
qualifications from September 2016. A review of the Welsh Baccalaureate
identified a range of recommendations with varying timescales, and details can
be found here.
Adult Learners’ Week is here! Events are happening all over Wales to promote the range of courses available to adult learners. Join the campaign to celebrate learning and the achievements of individuals you have worked with. #lovetolearn and follow @SkillsGatewayCW for the latest updates.
Lots of events are taking place across Wales; find out what’s happening near you!
Share your stories / experiences using #LoveYWW and take part in the Youth Work thunderclap on 23 June
Blogging in Hwb+
Planning a school trip this term? Why not encourage your pupils to use Hwb+ to blog about their experiences?
Pupils can write blogs and post them on your school’s Hwb+ public website to keep their parents up to date with what they’ve been getting up to. Alternatively, blogs can be posted on class, subject or year sites in Hwb+ and used as discussion points when you return to the classroom. For more ideas on using blogs, see the Hwb+ help pages
Euro 2016
Resources
With the whole
of Wales gripped by football fever, why not check out our Euro 2016 themed
classroom resources on Hwb?
Estyn - Current vacancies
Administrative Officer vacancies
£17,200 - £21,500. Starting salary will be at the minimum of the range. A higher starting salary may be offered if the candidates can demonstrate exceptional knowledge, skills and experience in relation to the specific post.
The role is Cardiff-based.
Information for candidates
Guidance document
Employment Application
Apply by 10am Monday 11 July
E-learning tool available to schools
in Wales
FFT Education
has launched an E-learning tool to help governors make the most of their Governor
Dashboard, part of data system FFT Aspire.
The Dashboard displays information about results and pupil progress, subject
performance, progress of pupil groups, school context, attendance and
highlights strengths and weaknesses, making it the ideal overview for planning
towards inspections – visit elearning.fft.org.uk
to register or for more information.
Alun
Davies AM to attend the WCEE Early Years Matters Conference
The Wales Centre for Equity in
Education is proud to announce that Alun Davies (AM) the Minister for Lifelong
learning & Welsh Language has agreed to speak at our annual conference on 6th
July in Swansea at the Village Hotel.
This will
provide the Minister with one of his first opportunities to outline his vision
for the Early Years and Foundation Phase.
The
conference will showcase a variety of examples of Early Years practice from
schools, universities, third sector organisations and policy makers.
We have
limited spaces available, for further information or to book please contact tegan.waites@wales.ac.uk
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