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On Monday 12 December the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language issued a Written Ministerial Statement announcing the introduction of a new law to support learners with additional learning needs (ALN).
Dates for your diary: Additional Learning Needs regional events
- Carmarthen - 28 February 2017
- Newport - 2 March 2017
- Llandudno - 7 March 2017
- Cardiff - 9 March 2017
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New Welsh Government investment will help provide quality meals and activities during the school summer holidays aimed at helping pupils from some of Wales’ most deprived communities, the Education Secretary announced this week.
Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has welcomed new figures that show absenteeism from primary schools in Wales has fallen over the last decade
This is a response to Estyn’s
report
which explores
the impact of Welsh Government guidance on managing staff absence in primary
schools.
This report
explores the features of schools which give pupils a strong voice and includes
case studies to help all schools improve their pupil participation.
The attainment gap between pupils in Wales
receiving free school meals and their peers is continuing to close according to
the latest official figures released recently.
Deadline for responses: 13 January 2017
The Welsh Government is very keen to get as many views as possible on the Foundation Phase Profile. Your responses will inform our future approach and whether we need to make any revisions.
11 actions to support professional learning and leadership development within the workforce of the #FoundationPhase
The
revised guidance outlines the induction process, statutory requirements,
support available, and signposts to further information.
Presentations are also available to download via
Learning Wales.
Secure mail - Hwb Message Encryption
Hwb Message Encryption (HME) is one of the three enhanced controls, outlined in our information security guidance document, which can be used to provide an added layer of security to e-mail. HME only applies to e-mails which are sent from a Hwbmail account to an external e-mail account. For more information you will need to log in to Hwb view the HwbMail Security Guidance.
Published
by the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children on 14 December,
the Financial Inclusion Delivery Plan sets out how the Welsh Government will
work with partner organisations – both in Wales and at a UK level – to move to
a more financially included society in Wales. Read more. The Financial Inclusion Strategy.
Review
of existing healthy relationship and violence against women, domestic abuse and
sexual violence related teaching resources
This
toolkit, information and guidance provides primary, secondary and further
education providers with a range of best practice materials to utilise within
their education settings.
Key
features covered include security controls available within HwbCloud (HwbMail,
HwbSites and HwbDrive).
Book
your place now!
Bett Show 2017
Planning
a trip to Bett 2017? Don’t forget to register for your free ticket and make sure you visit the Welsh
Government stand (H310) to see what centrally funded technologies and support
we are offering to maintained schools in Wales.
The
North Wales Economic Ambition Board (NWEAB), with partner organisations, has
commissioned the development of new and free KS2 classroom resources
accompanied by a short film, to add value to national curriculum materials. Click here
for further information.
A series of online books and activities to
support religious education. (Foundation Phase)
Computing resources support primary teachers to teach computational
thinking with confidence. You will need to log in to Hwb to view and use this
collection. (KS2)
Information and activities to help
teachers and pupils learn more about this festival and to explore Chinese
culture and language.
Deadline
for submissions is 15 March 2017
The
new PA Raspberry Pi competition challenges teams of children and young people
to invent under the theme of ‘Innovation for All’. Applications in either English or Welsh are welcomed
and resources are available in both languages.
Cardiff University is running a Song Lyric and
Poetry Competition for care-experienced young people with a theme of “Messages
to Schools”. Click the link for more details.
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