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Watch live! New Curriculum conference
On Monday
10th and Tuesday 11th July, all partners and Pioneer
Schools will share progress at a
conference in Llandudno. Key presentations from Qualifications Wales and Professional Learning Pioneers can be watched
live on periscope sessions via Twitter at:
@WG_Education
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Education reform is at the top of government agendas across the world.
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The National
Reading and Numeracy Test results for 2017 are now available for primary and secondary schools to download along with a guidance for practitioners which may be helpful to use when discussing test
outcomes with parents/carers. Documents also being made available at the end of this week are the “Calculating the
Learners’ Scores” tables, Pupil Results Sheet template and age-calculator.
We have produced a short animation to talk parents/carers through the National Reading and Numeracy Test reports. A link to the animation is included on the pupil results sheet, but you may wish to share the link on your school’s website.
National Tests 2018
The
dates for the 2018 National Tests have been set as follows:
- Secondary Schools: 25 April – 9 May 2018
- Primary Schools: 2 – 9 May 2018
- Middle Schools: 25 April – 9 May 2018
Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has written to all schools in Wales to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Updated parent and carers guides now online
Please upload and share links to the electronic versions of the guides on your school's website ready for next term. #HowWasSchool
The Welsh Government is investing an extra £4.2m to support the teaching and learning of Welsh and subjects through the medium of Welsh.
An independent review of the role of Estyn in supporting education reform has today been announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams and the Chief Inspector, Meilyr Rowlands.
PeopleExchangeCymru
(PEC)
The Welsh Government’s free public sector recruitment
portal PeopleExchangeCymru (PEC) pilot is being extended to all secondary
schools. This will enable them to easily and quickly
advertise their vacancies across Wales from the start of the new academic
year. Registration packs and logon details can be obtained by contacting peopleexchangecymru@wales.gsi.gov.uk
25 days left for you to respond
Closing date 10 July 2017
Applications are now invited for the next HLTA scheme.
Free to attend, SkillsCymru are Wales’ largest careers, skills and apprenticeship events. Taking place in Llandudno and Cardiff, these highly interactive events provide young people with the opportunity to discover their potential.
Book your place now via our online form.
Careers Wales Online is now open for schools and FE colleges to upload their Key Stage 4 and 16-18 local curriculum offer course information. Please ensure that this process is completed and all local curriculum offers have been confirmed by Friday 21st July using The Careers Wales Online system.
New Keeping learners safe modules:
Online safety for practitioners and governors
Each playlist provides all education practitioners and
governors with a sound introduction to online safety. They provide a background to the safeguarding issues
that can occur online and detail some of the apps and services young people
use.
Please encourage your colleagues to complete this survey which should take
a maximum of 10 minutes to complete.
Here is the latest edition of a Welsh-medium online magazine for students and teachers of Religious Studies at Key Stage 3. The magazine will be available termly and will be free of charge on Hwb.
The story of Hedd Wyn
New resources are now available on Hwb and gwales.com which tell the story of Welsh poet, Hedd Wyn. Click on the links below to access these resources!
The resources were produced by The National Library of Wales and include tasks for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 pupils.
Written
to mark the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele and the death of
renowned poet Hedd Wyn on 31 July 1917, this
KS 2/3 resource available from Global Learning Programme-Wales asks why the
Great War is called the First World War and investigates the global extent of
the conflict.
This short film highlights how
inspections of schools and work-based learning providers are changing from
September.
A quick reminder for all
of the 207 secondary schools in Wales that have joined the School Health
Research Network…
Register by Friday
July 21st for the Student Health and Wellbeing Survey due to
take place September – December 2017. The results will feed into your
invaluable Student Health and Wellbeing Reports. Any queries? Contact the
team at shrn@cardiff.ac.uk
Have you registered
your defibrillator?
If your school has a defibrillator, please
register it online with the Welsh Ambulance Service. This will help 999 operators direct callers
to the nearest defibrillator for use whilst the ambulance is on its way. ‘Be a Defib Hero’ and register yours here before the end of term.
Have you claimed your
FREE British Heart Foundation Cymru CPR training kit?
Containing
manikins, cleaning materials and an easy to follow DVD, this important
teaching resource is worth over £1,300. Contact Rachel at piggottr@bhf.org.uk to see if your
secondary school is eligible to claim your free kit.
The
German Embassy London and the Federal Foreign Office, annually organise a professional
trip for teachers of history to Berlin. The purpose of the tour is to give
participants a wide-ranging impression of present-day Germany, as a background
for teaching German history. Applications are now open until 8 September.
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