Welsh Government Dysg Pre-11 eNewsletter: 12 July 2018 (Issue 191)

12 July 2018 • Issue 191

 
 
 
 
 
 

NEW BLOG POSTS

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New Animations and Updated Materials for the Digital Competence Framework

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Porthcawl Comprehensive School – ‘Don’t Scare the Horses’ when introducing Digital Competence.

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St Martin’s School, Caerphilly: Taking the ‘head on’ approach to digital competence

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St Christopher’s School, Wrexham: ‘cracking the code’ in a special way

national reading and numeracy tests

National Test Results 

The National Reading and Numeracy Test results for 2018 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.

Interpreting National Reading and Numeracy test results – animated guide for parents/carers

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

2019 Test dates

  • Secondary: Mon 29 April –  Tues 14 May
  • Primary: Tues 7 May – Tues 14 May

MORE WELSH EDUCATION NEWS

Sing Loud, Sing Proud

Over 200 children from over 20 schools across the South Wales Valleys, will take to the airwaves, with the release of “Sing it Loud, Sing it Proud”, a song written by Welsh singer songwriter Kizzy Crawford, in partnership with local school children.

Download on Spotify by searching Ein Cymoedd Our Valleys and follow @talkvalleys on facebook, twitter and Instagram to view the music video and the “making of”.

Pupil Development Grant

Pupils who are eligible for free schools meals or are looked after could receive £125 to buy school uniform, equipment, sports kit and kit for activities outside of school if they are entering reception class in primary school; entering year 7 in secondary school; or aged 4 or 11 in special schools, special needs resource bases or pupil referral units.

Queen’s 2019 Birthday Honours list – Nominations Now Open!

The Education and Public Services Group are inviting nominations for the Queen’s 2019 Birthday Honours list.  If you know of any deserving people who work in the Education and Skills sector that have demonstrated exceptional achievement or service, then please submit your nomination by 30 July 2018. For further information and forms email David.Gardiner@gov.wales

online safety

Take part in our online safety survey for Wales

The Welsh Government, on behalf of Welsh Ministers, aims to help protect children and young people from illegal and harmful content on the internet and to promote safe, responsible and considerate behaviour online.

This important survey is available to all educational practitioners and education professionals for optional completion from June 27 to July 20 2018.

The importance of undertaking and revisiting your 360 degree safe online safety review

The 360 degree safe Cymru toolis a self-review framework for school improvement in online safety designed to help schools review and improve their online safety policy and practice. The tool generates actions and suggested next steps and reports on improvements made. It allows schools to review and improve their online safety policy and practice. 

A parent and carer’s guide to the benefits and risks of online gaming

The first guide in a new series of five offering useful ideas for parents and carers has been published.

A teacher’s guide to live streaming

This guide gives an overview of the potential risks and what teachers can do to address these.

The insta effect: Body image and self-worth in a digital age - new playlists available

Five new playlists about the effect of the internet on body image and self-esteem, are now available for children and young people, education practitioners, parents and carers, and governors.

HWB AND OTHER RESOURCE

Hwb: exciting new features

We have introduced a new ‘platform notice’ feature for service announcements that will help explain when any planned upgrades are scheduled or issues are encountered. We hope you won’t see this very often!

Dark skies and light pollution

This resource for Key Stage 2 will allow students to explore the effects of light pollution using the DIY planetarium they will build, experiment with possible solutions, and learn why astronomers need dark skies.

An introduction to EBSCO: your free research tool in the PLP

As an EWC registrant, you get free access to EBSCO – an online library of research, e-journals, magazine subscriptions, and e-books. To find out how to access this via your Professional Learning Passport and more about this resource, click on the link

other news

Wonderful Welsh invertebrates photo competition!

Calling all junior wildlife photographers! This summer, take part in Buglife Cymru’s photography competition and you could win some amazing prizes. Closing date: Friday 14th September 2018 and the winner and 3 runner up places will be announced on 5th October.

Leaders of Mathematics – What do you want? What do you need?

To inform the National Network for Excellence in Mathematics’ (NNEM) forward work on mathematics leadership we are asking that all leaders of mathematics complete a short questionnaire

Help Into Film shape our CPD for the next academic year – complete the survey here

Mathematics teachers – share your views

The NNEM aims to understand the professional development landscape for teachers of mathematics in Wales.  In order to gather views, we are asking all teachers of mathematics, in all phases of school and college education, to complete a short questionnaire by 31 July 2018

Professionally Speaking 2018

We have invited naturalist and TV presenter Iolo Williams, and Sue Williams, Senior Education Adviser at Natural Resources Wales to discuss the role of nature and the outdoors in modern Welsh education and associated wellbeing and health benefits. 

S4C - Côr Cymru Cynradd 2019 Competition

Following the success of the 2015 & 2017 competitions S4C is delighted to announce Côr Cymru Cynradd 2019 - a choral competition for primary schools in Wales. 

 
 

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