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This information document is to support schools and settings by answering key questions on the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework (LNF) and National Reading and Numeracy Tests (NRNT).
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With immediate effect schools are only expected to produce an annual narrative report for parents/carers based on the LNF in:
- English, Welsh and maths at Key stages 2 and 3
- Language, Literacy and Communication Skills and Mathematical Development in the Foundation Phase.
This change will be for all schools.
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Welsh National Tests Data Collection
The final deadline for uploading data
is 7 June,
or by the date set by your local authority/consortium.
The declaration for 2017 must be signed and submitted
to the relevant consortium by the 16
June.
The intriguing title of this blog post published by James Kent on the EAS Blog surely demands that anyone interested in the development of our forthcoming curriculum takes a look.
Take
part in our engagement survey for new professional standards for FE Teachers and WBL Practitioners. This is an opportunity for you to comment on
the draft standards produced by representatives from your sectors.
The
School as a Learning Organisation – Nation-wide Study
The purpose of the study, a partnership between Welsh Government and the Organisation
for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD, is developing a professional learning culture within and across our schools, to support
the transition to the new curriculum. If
your school is invited to complete the short survey launching next month, we
would welcome your engagement and open and honest feedback.
Friday 16 – Sunday 18 June 2017
Inspired by MP Jo Cox, who was tragically murdered last year, The Great Get Together aims to bring together communities, neighbours, pupils and friends to share and celebrate all that we hold in common. Read the Cabinet Secretary for Education's letter to schools, here.
This experience will engage students and inspire science lessons.
This course includes a 3.5 day
learning visit to CERN in Geneva from the 12 - 15 December 2017. There is an
ENTHUSE award of £1,200 available for this event- please click HERE for more
information.
The GTP is an employment based route into teaching in
Wales. If you have been or are currently a GTP trainee or stakeholder (school,
consortia or HEI) the Welsh Government would like to hear your views:
A new national online safety action plan for children and young people is to be created, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams recently announced.
Helping teachers develop into the next generation of leaders to raise standards across our schools will be the focus of a new leadership academy.
Carers Trust Wales have designed this guide for both primary and
secondary schools in consultation with stakeholders. This Step-by-step
Guide sets out ten key
steps to make identifying and supporting young carers as easy as possible, as
well as helping schools build on good practice.
We
want your views
Take part in the consultation
on how best to implement the new Additional Learning Needs system. Closes 9
June 2017.
Do you live or work in the south Wales
valleys? How do you feel about your community, what could be done to
support your future, the future of your family and your school? We would
be grateful if you can take 10 minutes to complete this survey and pass on to
any colleagues, parents, governors and friends who are also part of these
communities.
We want your views on the Education (Student Information)
(Wales) Regulations 2017 and Education (Destination Information) (Prescribed
Activities) (Wales) Regulations 2017.
Another
keyboard available in Welsh – Gboard is now
available on Apple and Android #Cymraeg
The National Academy for Educational Leadership is being established to enable high-quality leadership development across the system. We are inviting Headteachers and other leaders to upcoming roadshows across Wales. These will provide a valuable opportunity for you to help shape the focus of the Academy.
Friday
20 October 2017 at the Celtic Manor, Newport
Application
forms for the
Apprenticeship Awards Cymru are now available. The Awards celebrate the
achievements of learners, employers and work-based learning practitioners who
have excelled in contributing to the Welsh Government's
Apprenticeship Programme. The closing date for applications is 12pm on 23 June 2017.
Register your event
here and receive a free ‘Event in a Box’
containing promotional items and Quick Reads titles.
If
you have any questions about Adult Learners’ Week, please contact: nisha.patel@learningandwork.org.uk
Have
you booked your place at the Brecon HwbMeet yet? Speakers include: South
West Grid for Learning, J2e, IntoFilm Cymru, Encyclopedia Britannica, Open
University, Darran Park Primary School and All Saints Primary School.
The
National Assembly for Wales want your views on a Youth Parliament for Wales. Get
involved by completing the online consultation, inviting the National Assembly
for Wales’s Education team to your school or attending one of the dedicated Welsh
Youth Parliament Consultation events.
Issue 42 – Article 50
Gweiddi magazine is now live! This issue’s theme is
“Article 50”, and we look at what the implications of the trigger of Article 50
mean to the United Kingdom as it prepares
to leave the European Union.Read
and enjoy!
We hope you will find the
latest e-bulletin an interesting and informative read. If you have any comments
about the contents, or ideas for future use, please do not hesitate to contact
us. We would welcome your views. Subscribe here
Do you want data on your own students' health and wellbeing, at no cost? Recruitment of secondary schools to the School Health Research Network is open until the end of this week.
Welsh Baccalaureate
teachers and coordinators are invited to attend a free 1 day skills development
event which focuses on critical skills, problem solving and the research cycle. To book, please click on the following link click link here or contact business.desk@cscjes.org.uk
Africa Day takes
place every year on 25th May with 2017 marking 50 years since the African Union
was founded. Wales has many links with
different countries in Africa - the Global Learning Programme-Wales has
selected resources to help your school join in the celebrations.
The British
Council offers a free learning journey to help teachers develop their practice
through international collaboration. Participants
in Connecting Classrooms benefit from fully-funded core skills training
courses, access to an international network of like-minded teachers and £3,000
grants to visit partner schools overseas.
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