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The way teachers are trained in Wales will see an increased role for
schools and more input from universities to raise standards, Education
Secretary Kirsty Williams announced today recently.
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The enhanced Passport is now available for all
registered practitioners. The Passport is an e-portfolio hosted on the EWC
website that supports practitioners in recording and reflecting upon their
professional learning through their careers.
The Passport is owned by the practitioner and it will be for individuals
to determine with whom and how they share their Passport.
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Are you ensuring the correct safeguarding and
qualification checks have been made in relation to the employment of all supply
teachers and supply support staff?
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Response to Estyn’s
thematic review on moderation of teacher assessment at Key Stages 2 and 3:
a review of accuracy and consistency.
If so, parents could use Tax-Free Childcare to pay for
these childcare activities. Sign up online when you receive your invitation
letter from the UK Government this autumn to ensure you can receive payments
via Tax-Free Childcare.
Digital Leads are
now available in your Regional Educational Consortia to support you with the adoption and use of the digital tools and
resources available through Hwb and Hwb+.
Progress for Success is a work-based training
programme which will fund practitioners aged 25 or above, working in the
childcare, early years (including Foundation Phase) and play sector in Wales to achieve
nationally recognised qualifications at levels 2 and 3.
All primary schools can get involved with the
Commissioner’s work to promote the rights of children in Wales with the free
Super Ambassador scheme. Pupils have fun
opportunities to learn about children’s rights and tell the Commissioner their
views.
Teach in Cardigan? Find out how Hwb can support your
teaching by attending our HwbMeet on 2 November.
Date for your diary! Welsh Government and
Show Racism the Red Card FREE workshop event (links below)
Pupil Deprivation Grant
Incorrect literature relating to a conference
in Cardiff states that Pupil Deprivation Grant funding will end in March 2017.
The Cabinet Secretary for Education agreed a set of priorities including
ensuring every child gets the best start in life through an expanded PDG.
EYPDG will be doubled from £300 per eligible learner. Details will be provided
in due course.
We
are calling all schools in Wales! Please take our short e-Safety survey and
share with us what e-Safety issues you are dealing with, what tools are you
using to support your e-Safety work, how are these tools helping you protect
children online.
Our Safer
Internet Day 2017 page is now up on Hwb! Check it out for information about
the date, next year's slogan and how you can get involved. We will shortly be
launching our Safer Internet Day competition too so watch this space.
The latest resources on
Hwb include:
Focus
on transition between primary and secondary science
Techniquest Glyndŵr has been awarded
funding from the Welsh Government to deliver a programme of sessions to better
prepare primary pupils for life in secondary school, focussing especially on
the transition between KS2 and KS3 science.
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Date:
14 November 2016
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Time:
14:30 -
17:00
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Venue:
Techniquest
Glyndŵr
These classics here
have been translated into Welsh for a new audience. The stories are rich in
contents and have been adapted especially for young readers. The resource
brings the highlight of the classics and their characters to life for the
younger generation.
This is the Welsh Government’s response to Estyn’s report on leadership and
primary school improvement.
An annual report
which includes data on age standardised scores and progress measures by gender
and local authority.
Find out what impact Welsh in Education
Strategic Plans have had on planning Welsh-medium education, raising standards
and co-operation with regional consortia.
The German Ministry for Education and Research, together with its UK partners are offering travel grants to UK schools to visit their German partner school to form research teams to work on a project which targets the damaging effects of the tons of plastic dumped in our rivers and oceans each year.
An opportunity for your school to have fun
and share ideas in Welsh.
So, how can your school take part? You can share your
school’s Shwmae Sumae day activites on Twitter
or on Facebook. Need
some Shwmae Sumae inspiration, click for some
ideas from 2013-2015 #shwmaesumae
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