Welsh Government Post-11 Dysg eNewsletter: 19 March 2019 (Issue 554)

19 March 2019 • Issue 554

WELSH EDUCATION NEWS

Education - preparing for the new curriculum illustrations 130 x 130

Areas of Learning and Experience video explainers!

 Short videos featuring members of the AoLE   groups giving an insight into their ‘What Matters’   and ideas as to how they can be realised, have   also been produced. 

online personalised assessment

Have you scheduled your Personalised Assessments yet?

Headteachers will need to log in to the Personalised Assessments website before their staff can schedule assessments.  You can schedule your assessments anytime!

For more information Hwb

Education - webinar

Webinar sessions - sign up now!

We are continuing to hold Webinar sessions for an introduction to personalised assessments, including administering and making best use of learner feedback and reports. To book a place on a webinar session please click here  

personalised assessments

2019 National Reading and Numeracy Test Dates

  • Secondary schools: Monday 29 April to Tuesday 14 May 2019
  • Primary schools: Tuesday 7 May to Tuesday 14 May 2019

More information on Learning Wales

Numerical Reasoning: Supported Marking Service 2019 

Once again in 2019 we will be providing the Supported Marking Service for the Year 7 to 9 Numerical Reasoning Tests.

Three marking sessions will be held during the test window, and two immediately after the window:

  • 10 May – Llandrindod Wells (Metropole Hotel)
  • 11 May – Cardiff (Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff City FC))
  • 13 May – Llandudno (Venue Cymru)
  • 15 May – Llanelli (Parc y Scarlets)
  • 16 May – Cardiff (Principality Stadium)

Headteachers will have receive an email and postal invitation to the events in the week commencing 4 March 2019. This will include details of how to register attendance at an event via the new online registration form. If you have any further queries regarding the events please contact NFER by email at wgsm@nfer.ac.uk or by telephone on 01753 637116

MORE WELSH GOVERNMENT EDUCATION NEWS

Are your risk assessments up-to-date?

In schools, the employer, whether the LA or the governing body, have statutory responsibilities to ensure the health and safety of pupils. Risk assessments must be updated regularly. This will include ensuring that class sizes are appropriate to ensure the safety of children, e.g. in Design and Technology.

Extra £6.6m for research in Welsh universities

To coincide with British Science Week, the Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, has announced an extra £6.6m of funding to support higher education research in Wales this year. 

Minister confirms appointments to the Education Workforce Council

Education Minister Kirsty Williams has announced the 14 new members of the Education Workforce Council.

hwb

Learn to code with Python and Micro:bit

Code Club has added more Key Stage 2 and 3 resources to their collection on Hwb.  Learners will progressively build up their programming skills as they move through the resources and create their own programs and games.

Flipgrid is now available to Hwb users

We are delighted to announce that we are now able to offer access to Flipgrid via your Hwb login.

You can now access Technocamps resources through Hwb

Their resources for Key Stage 3 and 4 have been split into three levels of difficulty and cover a range of topics including; programming, app development and robotics. 

OTHER NEWS

Health and Social Care and Childcare qualifications mailing – Subscribe today

 From September, City & Guilds/WJEC will be the sole provider of a new suite of fundable Health and Social Care, and Childcare qualifications in Wales. Will your centre be delivering these new qualifications? If your centre is going to be delivering these qualifications now or in the future / or, if your centre is considering delivering, subscribe to the mailing list today for the latest qualification development, resources updates and training opportunities.   .

Creativity in the Curriculum  

The Arts Council of Wales invites you to attend Creativity in the Curriculum – a free seminar being hosted as part of Let’s celebrate! Creative Learning Through the Arts, showcasing the wealth of learning resulting from the Creative Learning Through the Arts Programme. Click here to book

World Poetry Day ar 21 Mawrth

Literacy fires imagination and inspires creativity is one of the what matters statements of the Languages, Literacy and Communication Area of Learning and Experience in the new curriculum for Wales. It means that all learners can engage meaningfully with and create literature.  Here are some links for resources on Hwb:

Creu Cerddi 

Creating a poem and story  

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