A
commitment was made in our action plan to promote the role and development of
support staff in schools to consider the qualifications school support staff
should require
Pi Day Cymru
Celebrate Wales’ Π (Pi) heritage by helping to launch Pi Day Cymru on
Saturday 14th March. A range of fun activities to mark Pi Day Cymru
will be available on the news section of the Learning Wales website soon. If
your school would like to take part in Pi Day Cymru in the week leading up to
14/03 please contact caroline.holmes@workingword.co.uk
for help with promote your activities.
Do
you have any ideas for new resources or suggestions for the type of resources
that you would like to see being commissioned? If so, please let us know.
We invite all those whose work
responsibilities and lives bring them into contact with children who are looked
after to attend.
We
are proposing changes that are designed to strengthen the teacher assessment
arrangements. Consultation closes 6 March 2015
This
report is published in response to a request for advice from the Welsh
Government in the Minister’s annual remit to Estyn for 2013-2014. The report
examines standards in mathematics at key stage 3 and the factors affecting
achievement, and includes case studies of best practice.
GwE,
the Regional School Effectiveness & Improvement Service for North Wales, is
proud to announce its intention to hold a National Conference, supported by
Welsh Government, at Venue Cymru in Llandudno, North Wales.
Free ‘World Heritage Wonders’ education programme
now available
A bespoke education programme focussing on the
World Heritage Site of the Castles and Town Walls of Edward I is now available
free of charge.
A
closer look at ways of closing the literacy gap for boys with a selection of
practical and innovative workshops to inspire, inform and equip on offer.
Do you have
pupils who are interested in going to Germany this summer?
UK-German
Connection has two fantastic courses that might be of interest to them. German Pupil Courses and the German Scholarship
Programme. There are also opportunities for teachers to act as Group Leaders. The
application deadline for both courses is 10 March 2015. Please contact Carla Johnson, for all
queries.
On 1
April 2015, the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW) will become a new
body, the Education Workforce Council (EWC). Find out what’s happening and
when.
With
a credit union, you’re at the front of the queue for savings and loans. Unlike
with the banks, there are no third-party shareholders demanding profits before
customer benefits.
The "Brain Games" a day will again take
place at the National Museum on Sunday 8 March.
It is part of a series of free events created by neuroscientists at
Cardiff University that allow children and parents to find out more about
how their brain works.
