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A new
national survey aimed at getting the views of teachers and support staff
across Wales launches, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has announced.
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Help
shape the future of inspection in Wales.
Estyn
has launched a consultation on proposals for how they inspect education and
training in Wales. The proposals will take effect from September 2017.
If
you’re involved in education in Wales, Estyn would like to hear from you - whether
you’re an education professional, a governor, a parent or a learner.
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The message this year is ‘Bullying is everyone’s
business’ to empower children and young people to identify and
address bullying, whether it is happening to them or someone else or if
bullying occurs face to face or online, further information on how you can help
stop bullying can be found here. The Welsh Government has also published guidance
for parents whose children are being bullied and for children
who are being bullied.
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A new national network of excellence for mathematics
is to be set up to boost standards in Welsh schools, was recently announced.
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View from the front line: Teachers talk about the Digital Competence Framework – its development and application (Video)
Helpful messages for
schools to share with parents
This document briefly explains why the curriculum
will change, and gives a timeline. Please feel free to use its messages in your
newsletters, letters to parents, Annual Reports, Parents’ evenings or on your
websites.
Share the new ‘Education Begins at Home’ TV advert
This autumn you will see the latest TV advert
encouraging parents/carers to support their children by the little things they
do at home, by reading with them, making sure they have breakfast, taking an
interest in their school life and giving them the confidence to do well. Download the advert and share on your
schools website.
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?
Please upload and share links to the electronic versions of the guides on your school website ready for next term, however, if you're keen to issue more to parents of learners at your setting, please email DYSG (dysg@wales.gsi.gov.uk)
We are calling on learners to take part in our Safer Internet Day competition to create a new logo for online safety in Wales.
Click here for further information
Keeping learners safe was published in 2015 and it was identified through engagement with stakeholders that there was
a need for consistent safeguarding learning tools to help embed the guidance.
The modules are for all staff
within an educational setting and the first is a general introduction to
safeguarding, the link to which is below. The modules are made available by
accessing the PLAYLIST. No Hwb login
is required. Module 1
Welsh Government will be
hosting a stand at Bett 2017 to showcase the free tools available to schools
through the Learning in Digital Wales Programme. If you’re planning on attending
Bett, make sure you register for your free
ticket and visit us at stand H310.
Our featured Hwb
resources this week are:
Use our quick
guide to creating and using our new Hwb Classes feature.
Come for a cuppa and a chat about the education
technology that’s available to you for free. Book now!
Inspirational
lectures and workshops for Primary & Secondary teachers that aim to address
the new science and technology curriculum will be held at the National
Museum of Wales, Cardiff, on Saturday 19th November 2016, 10:00am – 2:30pm.
GLP-W
supports teachers to develop their learners as ethical and informed citizens of
Wales and the world. Our Autumn newsletter includes new case studies
exemplifying the linking of local and global themes, and challenging
misconceptions about the refugee crisis.
Understanding that information security underpins the
born-digital approach, Welsh
Government, the National Training
Federation for Wales and Jisc have
committed to a change programme driving ISO 27001:2013 conformance – the
international information security management standard – across the work-based
learning sector in Wales, by July 2017. Contact Alyson Nicholson for further
information.
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