Personalised Assessments – data agreement
This is a reminder for headteachers that you are required to accept the data agreement for the 2019/20 school year and review staff functions before your school can schedule any assessments.
Reading assessments now available
Do you know that Reading assessments are also available (in English and Welsh) alongside Numeracy Procedural? Check out all you need to know, including how to access feedback and reports following assessments, in the assessment user guide on the website and the test administration handbook.
Personalised Assessments webinars - have your say
Let us know your staff training needs and what you would like included in the webinar training sessions. Click here to fill in the survey by 6 December.
New employment based scheme planned for April 2020
The Open University ITE partnership is developing two new routes into teaching, a Part Time PGCE and a Salaried PGCE, both leading to a PGCE and QTS. Secondary Science Salaried PGCE places are available in April 2020. Aspiring Secondary Science teachers or Schools interested in this should visit openuniversity.co.uk/Wales-PGCE or email Wales-PGCE@open.ac.uk. Subject to accreditation by the EWC.
SWAC is open until 18 December. Please check with your Local Authority (LA) the deadline for your return, as they will need to be reviewed before submission. All queries should be directed to your LA in the first instance. Finally, a huge thank you for all the hard work you’ve put in so far.
The ‘Good Practice Guidance’ looks to advise those without specialist know how - such as housing officers, health care staff and employment support workers - on how to recognise, report and support those who are abusive or are in an abusive relationship in a practical and safe way.
The project has been evaluated to consider impact and the benefits of such a model and to encourage local authorities and schools, as the employers of teachers, to consider this as a viable alternative delivery method. The report is available to view.
The Board is seeking a dynamic Chief Executive to build on and take forward the NAEL (Leadership Academy). The closing date for applications is 17 January 2020.
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Consultation ends: 9 December 2019
Consultation ends: 17 February 2020
Save money this Christmas! Simply log in to Hwb and download Office 365 (worth up to £69) on up to 15 of your personal devices. You can also access Minecraft Education Edition for free too!
Calling all budding filmmakers, there is still time to take part in our Safer Internet Day competition to create a short film about online safety. The theme of the competition is ‘A better internet: How to look after yourself and others’.
A set of resources suitable for Key Stage 2-4 focused on customs and traditions of Christmas around the world.
Calling all Reception teachers! Let us know how you used and what you think about the Pori Drwy Stori Rhyme Challenge 2019 updates.
Click here for our quick 5 minute survey to let us know your feedback.
To keep providing high quality resources we need your feedback.
The Big Welsh Rhyme Time is a celebration of rhymes and songs, and all the benefits that they have for children.
To celebrate The Big Welsh Rhyme Time, we’re giving away over 20,000 free stickers and certificates to anyone working with children 0-5 years old in Wales.
Stimulating Physics Network – Free Teacher CPD
The Institute of Physics provides free CPD to teachers of physics through its SPN Wales programme. Support can be face to face or online, is tailored to schools’ needs and is particularly suitable for NQTs and non-specialists teaching physics. For further information, contact: samantha.borley@iop.org.uk
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