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In
November the Cabinet Secretary for Education will be hosting two conferences –
16 November, SSE Stadium, Cardiff and 22 November, Venue Cymru, Llandudno for
Headteachers and key education stakeholders. It will be a further
opportunity for Headteachers to engage with Welsh Government on our National
Education Reform journey. Please put the date in your diary, further
information will follow in September.
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You can view the new standards here.
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Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has written to all schools in Wales to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
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A new Curriculum for Wales
- view key sessions from this week’s working conference
200
teachers joined Consortia, Estyn and Qualifications Wales in Llandudno this
week to share progress, join up the main themes and plan the next steps in
development of the forthcoming Curriculum for Wales. Key sessions included an
overview of progress, the future direction of qualifications reform, schools as
learning organisations, professional learning, development of bilingual
resources and next steps for curriculum development. They were streamed live,
but the footage can also be watched here
https://www.pscp.tv/WG_Education
See Bethan’s blog post with thoughts on the forthcoming curriculum as she studies under the current one.
Six Areas of Learning
and Experience will be central to the new Curriculum for Wales. Work on
the high level design has been underway, and summary papers describing the
thoughts so far feature below. Summary
Papers
In
September and October 2017, we are running the first trial for the new onscreen
test questions for procedural numeracy and we are inviting schools to
participate.
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.
A new network for excellence to improve how maths is taught in schools and improve standards has been officially launched (Fri 14th July). NNEM Hwb Zone
Students from Wales will receive the equivalent of the National Living Wage while they study, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has confirmed this week (Tues 11th July).
Revised
guidance is available here
for NQTs commencing their induction period on or after 1 September 2017
Schools should be aware that Public Health Wales has published new guidance on
the prevention and control of infection in educational settings. This replaces
the ‘Teach Germs a Lesson’ guidance (2006). The quick guide can be read here
and the full guidance can be read here.
It is a requirement, under Section 5 of the Healthy Eating
in Schools (Wales) Measure 2009, for local authorities to ensure that drinking
water is available, free of charge, on the premises of any maintained school.
Healthy
Eating in Maintained Schools was
published to support the introduction of the Measure, and contains practical
information to support the delivery of healthy eating in schools.
The summary of consultation responses is now available
Written Statement
Updated parent and carers guides now online
Please upload and share links to
the electronic versions of the guides on your school's website
How was school today? Secondary aged 11-14
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
View videos, presentations and resources from last month’s National Digital Learning Event. The day included an opening address by the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams; a keynote talk from John Jackson from London Grid for Learning; the National Digital Learning Awards, workshops and a digital marketplace.
Book now: Online
safety training events for designated senior persons for child protection
(DSPs)
In partnership with Welsh Government, SWGfL will be
offering this new half-day training event for designated senior persons for
child protection (DSPs) across six locations in Wales. Taking place in September
and October this year, these sessions will focus on
appropriately managing online safety issues in your school. Book your place
now on the events
section Online Safety Zone on Hwb.
New Keeping learners
safe modules: Online safety for practitioners and governors
Two new training modules in the Keeping learners safe
e-learning suite are now available. These modules focus specifically on how to
keep learners safe online. You can find the playlists in the Online Safety Zone on
Hwb or click on the links below.
A new resource – Trust me Cymru – aims to help upper KS2
primary and secondary teachers educate children and young people to critically
evaluate inaccurate online information, including content that seeks to
deliberately influence their opinions.
Learn
about the Assembly’s law-making powers. 5 short activities to help learners
choose their favourite laws and to make their own laws for Wales
Activity
to debate waste management in Wales. Learners to consider their own personal
standpoint and suggest recommendations for change.
Find
out how your school council can become Assembly School Council Ambassadors.
Learn about the Assembly and write a blog for the Your Assembly website.
There are approximately 21,500 governors in Wales, it
would be great to think that all governors in Wales have joined our mailing
list, so why not spread the word to your colleagues! Register for
the Governors Wales Mailing List
This report evaluates the quality and provision
of financial education in schools.
All Welsh schools need to develop a “whole school approach
to VAWDASV 2015 legislation. The Spectrum Team work across Wales delivering
free VAWDASV and healthy relationships sessions to students, and are now hoping
to provide free tailored digital resources for all Welsh schools. Please let
them know what resources you need by completing their consultation.
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
There are 70 secondary schools in Wales who still haven’t
claimed their FREE British Heart Foundation Cymru CPR training kit.
Is your
school eligible to receive this valuable resource containing up to 35 manikins
and supporting resources worth over £1,300? Contact Rachel at piggottr@bhf.org.uk to find out now.
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