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September 2017: Issue 08
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Carwyn Jones, First Minister of Wales is inviting children from Years 3 and 4 in primary school to design his official Christmas card this year.
The winner will get the opportunity to meet the First Minister and will receive a signed framed copy of their entry.
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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.
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.
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.
The DVLA Code Challenge is aimed at all primary school children aged 7-11 in Wales. Teams of up to five, from schools and community-based code clubs, are being invited to showcase their programming skills by designing a computer game from scratch, based around one of 4 different themes set by the event’s sponsors.
The EWC is holding a policy briefing on headteachers and leadership in Wales - Thursday, 14 December, 2017 | 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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
Read the good practice case studies in our latest report on history and geography at key stages 2, 3 and 4.
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.
Winner of Best Education Project at the 2017 National Lottery Awards #Cymraeg2050
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.
27 October at the Novotel, Cardiff
This free event is designed to improve knowledge and understanding of population movements including refugees and asylum seekers, empower participants to tackle racism and islamophobia, and share effective practice and resources. Email to book a place by 17 Oct at the latest.
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