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DIARY MARKER:
In November the Cabinet Secretary for Education
will be hosting two conferences:
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16 November, SSE SWALEC, Cardiff
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November, Venue Cymru, Llandudno
Headteachers and key education
stakeholders are invited. 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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Dysg summer recess!
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We hope you have a great summer and we’ll be back in September!
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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.
National Tests 2018
The dates for the 2018 National Tests have been set as follows:
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Secondary Schools: 25 April – 9 May 2018
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Primary Schools: 2 – 9 May 2018
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Middle Schools: 25 April – 9 May 2018
This is the Welsh Government’s vision for reaching a million
speakers by 2050.
Welsh Government and
Show Racism the Red Card have produced 4 brief
guides to appropriate terminology, equality duties, and identifying and
reporting a racist
Earlier this month the Cabinet Secretary wrote to all schools to raise awareness of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and to remind schools to be vigilant of signs of FGM. The Voices Over Silence campaign fights for cultural change in Wales, by capturing young people’s voices and views on FGM, to support intergenerational conversations within a range of different communities and contexts. Please print, display and share these posters and video within your school community, websites and noticeboards.
You can view the new standards here.
A new network for excellence to improve how maths is taught in schools and improve standards has been officially launched. NNEM Hwb Zone.
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
Students
from Wales will receive the equivalent of the National Living Wage while they
study, Education Secretary Kirsty Williams has recently been confirme.
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 the online form.
Look how Hwb has changed this year in response to your feedback. Enhancements to your Hwb experience include:
- A fresh new look and feel
- A range of new features
- Easier ways to manage what’s important to you on Hwb
Read the Hwb Enhancements article for the full story.
National Digital
Learning Event 2017
Looking for ideas for implementing the Digital Competence Framework
next year? Take a look at the NDLE event page to view videos of the 2017 National Digital
Learning Award winning projects and check out the NDLE Marketplace resources section on Hwb.
A wonderful
opportunity for teachers and technicians to take part in a wide variety
of physics CPD activities. This free day of workshops is open to all teachers,
technicians, newly qualified and trainee teachers.
Following
last year’s success, the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust will be visiting
primary schools across Wales during October to promote ‘Shoctober’. A
campaign which aims to teach junior school children life saving skills.
Pupils will learn about CPR, recovery position, defibrillators and how to
deal with someone choking. Spaces are limited.
Why not start the new school year with refreshed teaching approaches and book a FREE Autumn Connecting Classrooms professional learning course? Explore the British Council’s online spaces to set up a partnership with a teacher participating in the programme overseas. You can take your collaboration further by working on a project or applying for a £3,000 grant to work together face-to-face.
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