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Kirsty Williams has set out what has been achieved through Wales’ national mission for education and what these changes mean for pupils, teachers and parents.
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The Welsh Government is investing £3.5m in a programme run by Wales’ universities to drive international partnerships and promote Wales as a study destination in a post Brexit world.
What we plan to do in response to Estyn’s report on how schools are developing their digital competence. You can read Estyn’s full report on their website
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.
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
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Primary: Tues 7 May – Tues 14 May
Education Secretary Kirsty Williams joined children at Merthyr Tydfil Library today (16/07/18) to launch this year’s Summer Reading Challenge.
Tim Peake joins Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning to announce £7.2m to get girls into STEM
Future of Educational Research in Wales Conference, Cardiff, 14th November 2018
This event will provide an exciting platform for the education community to discuss the vision for research and evidence informed teaching in Wales. Organised by Welsh Government and the British Educational Research Association; more details to follow shortly.
The St David Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of different people from both in, and outside of Wales.
Do you know of an inspirational young person or talented group of young people under 19? Nominate now!
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
Hwb recently underwent some big changes behind the scenes. This leaflet summarises the changes and can be distributed to school staff members.
j2e are launching a special maths challenge to maintain learners’ mental maths skills during the summer holidays.
A Welsh translation of a volume that presents all the required information for students of Level 1 and 2 Diplomas in Professional Food and Beverage Service.
The aim of this resource is to teach key concepts within Economics, in Welsh, to A/S and A Level learners through the medium of creating diagrams. It's an online resource which will develop the learners' abilities to create diagrams and meet the standards of the WJEC A-Level specification.
The resource focuses on the core and compulsory practical exercises as highlighted in the WJEC's new specifications for AS and A level Chemistry. Biology and Physics will be coming soon!.
This week, we show you how you can use your free EBSCO account to find peer-reviewed research to support your professional development via your EWC Professional Learning Passport. We’ll show you the tools available within EBSCO and how you can use those to find what you need
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