Dysg eNewsletter: 5 July 2024 • Issue 338

5 July 2024 • Issue 338

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Get help with school costs: Information to share with parents/carers

We are offering support to eligible learners with Free School Meals and the Schools Essential Grant. Please refer to our information sheet on Get Help with School Costs which provides primary schools with key content and assets for sharing with parents / carers across their channels – now available in community languages.

Summer reading challenge

Children encouraged to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge

Launching in libraries across Wales on Saturday 6 July, the Summer Reading Challenge is a free activity enabling young children to read for pleasure during the summer holidays.

Minority Ethnic - Teaching

National MA (Masters) Education (Wales)

The National MA Education (Wales) is a truly transformative and sector leading programme for educational professionals in Wales, from early career teachers to senior leaders. Welsh Government funded places available.  For more information https://nationalmaeducation.wales/

WELSH government EDUCATION NEWS

Curriculum for Wales: annual report 2024

Sets out progress and achievements to date, and our priorities from September 2024.

Curriculum for Wales Survey

Arad are looking for teachers and senior leaders in schools and PRUs to help us test a survey that will be sent to schools across Wales as part of an evaluation of the Curriculum for Wales. This would involve taking part in a 45-minute discussion with researchers about the questionnaire. If you are interested in taking part, please fill out the survey.

Education Wales Blog

Nursery education

This toolkit helps childcare settings explain curriculum changes to parents and carers and the impact on children’s learning experiences. A guide for parents and carers of 3 and 4 year olds is available and can be shared with parents and carers to help them make informed decisions on their child’s nursery education.

ALN system implementation - survey now live

This survey is aimed at ALNCos and senior leaders in schools, PRUs, FEIs, and ISPIs, as well as Professionals working in the ALN system in LAs and LHBs. This will be part of ongoing research activities planned for our 4-year evaluation of the ALN system. Further research planned for this year, will include research amongst early years providers and a survey of parents and carers. Take part in the survey.

Personalised Assessments

  • Training materials - Refresh your understanding of the personalised assessments and reports with the step-by-step videos and webinars on the system.  The webinars will help you consider how you can use the assessment feedback and progress reports to support teaching and learning.

  • Seeing how your learners are progressing - Personalised assessment progress reports are updated each time an assessment is taken in order to build up a picture of learner and class/group progress over time. Have you scheduled assessments yet this year to find out how your learners are progressing? Remember, the personalised assessments are mandatory in the 2023 to 2024 school year and the requirements are set out in the Administration Handbook.

MORE EDUCATION NEWS

Careers Wales: Enterprise & Entrepreneurship resource developments

Careers Wales are pleased to announce the launch of several new enterprise and entrepreneurship teaching and learning resources.

Education Support: Wellbeing Advisory Service

Put staff mental health and wellbeing at the heart of your school culture! Sign up to the Wellbeing Advisory Service in Wales and find out how you can access funded expert advice from a regional school wellbeing advisor.

Helping you to deliver 'Lifesaver Skills' in the curriculum

Calling all teachers in Wales

Please spare a few minutes to complete a short survey on behalf of Save A life Cymru/NHS Wales about cardiopulmonary resuscitation skills (CPR) education and awareness in Wales’ schools. Complete the survey today.

hwb and other news

Media literacy: misinformation

Find out more about media literacy and how it can be used to help learners spot misinformation.

ITE Students Hwb account  

About to qualify with QTS? Remember to take your Hwb account with you. You can transfer your student Hwb account into an employing school or to a supply teacher account. Contact the Welsh Government Hwb Team for assistance with this process.

OTHER NEWS

The National Education Show, Cardiff 4 October 2024

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