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September 2017: Issue 08
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Changes to National School Categorisation System
The Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams AM, has announced changes to the National School Categorisation System that will come into force with immediate effect. Read the announcement here. A letter is being issued to all schools with further information on the changes.
Schools as Learning Organisations –Nationwide Survey
Welsh Government will soon be launching a third survey in partnership with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD. The survey aims to support the transition to the new
curriculum. If your school has been invited to complete the short survey by
email this week, we would welcome your engagement and open and honest
feedback.
1 December
- Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells
A great opportunity to hear from key speakers, including Kirsty
Williams, Cabinet Secretary for Education, about the improvements being made to
EOTAS. Delegates will be invited to contribute
to the discussions in a choice of workshops.
Welsh
Government in association with Cardiff University invite you to hear about the
latest developments in the civic mission of higher education from key speakers
such as Professor Ellen Hazelkorn and Professor John Goddard as well as the
views of the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Kirsty Williams AC/AM.
With
over 65,000 children in Welsh-medium or bilingual primary schools in Wales, why
do parents consider the Welsh language important for their children? Download
the guide for more information.
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff ar yr 11/12 Hydref 2017
There is still time to book your students a free place at SkillsCymru 2017,
Wales' largest careers, skills and apprenticeship event!
View
and share our learners’ guide to the proposals for PCET Reform.
Help
your learners contribute to the consultation by attending our highly
interactive Learner Voice event:
- 12 October 2017 –
Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff
There is still time to book
spaces for your group or for more information contact PCETReform@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Friday 20 October 2017, Celtic Manor.
Celebrating the outstanding
achievements of individuals and
organisations in their contribution to the Welsh Government’s Employability and
Apprenticeship programmes. Thirty star learners, employers and learning providers have
been shortlisted.
Take part in the consultation, ends 23 October 2017.
#post16learningWales
The SID 2018 Competition is an opportunity
for young people to tell us how the internet makes them feel through words,
film, music or art.
To inform the development of
the national online safety action plan, we want to hear from children and
young people.
Five new Playlists
are now available to support children, young people, education practitioners,
parents and carers and governors to stay safe online.
This guide explores the benefits of using 360
degree safe Cymru, the bilingual online safety self-review tool.
We’re pleased to
announce that you can now access PCW resources through Hwb.
The Welsh Government are providing funding to the Regional Educational Consortia
across Wales to enable them to offer local tailored Hwb related events in line
with their schools’ needs.
Looking for ideas for teaching digital
competence this year? Take a look at these resources created by practitioners
for the interacting and collaborating strand of the Framework.
Do you need support
to deliver financial education in your school?
These materials identify and highlight opportunities in the curriculum
to develop learners’ financial
experiences.
The Money Advice Service has developed a series of outcomes frameworks and measurement tools to help provide a standardised way of measuring the impact of financial education. This includes a Teachers Outcomes Framework, which identifies the key outcomes and indicators that will help enhance teachers skills, knowledge and understanding.
Welsh version of Psychology U2 textbook available now !
A valuable Resource to develop students understanding and a useful support for studying towards WJEC exams.
Winner
of Best Education Project at the 2017 National Lottery Awards #Cymraeg2050
Read the good practice case studies in our latest report on history and
geography at key stages 2, 3 and 4.
Our new
report looks at the standards, provision and leadership in science at key stage
3 and key stage 4. It considers a range of factors that contribute to improving
standards.
The EWC is
holding a policy briefing on headteachers
and leadership in Wales.
This event is
for all stakeholders with an interest in education policy and
headteacher/senior leader issues. For more information, contact events@ewc.wales
or 029 2046 0099
Europe CodeWeek is a grassroots initiative
which aims to bring coding and digital literacy to everybody in a fun and
engaging way. Find out more about how you can take part.
16 & 17 November - North Wales, Bangor University.
Over 2000 students, teachers and
businesses are expected to attend the 2017
Innovation Awards, taking place in Bangor this month. Find out more.
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