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Welsh Government Post 11 Dysg Newsletter
Welcome to the weekly Dysg newsletter by the Welsh Government. The aim of the newsletter is to provide up to date information on post 11 education and training developments in Wales and England.
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- Date for the diary! (Estyn)
- Review of Qualifications (14-19) in Wales - Letter to stakeholders from Huw Evans, Chair of the Review
- School Toilets Good Practice Guide published by Welsh Government
- Digital Classroom Materials Task and Finish Group
- Thinking of going to university in 2012/13? A quick guide
- Competition for Excellence in Further Education Announced – deadline for applications 27 February 2012 (Colleges Wales)
- Good support for vulnerable pupils in Wales but further action is needed to safeguard pupils and staff (Estyn)
- 21st Century Schools – Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills
- School Banding – Your feedback is important to us
- Confirmed dates March 2012: Raising School Standards: 'One Year on'
- PISA workshops update
- New Guidance Documents for Schools and Education Departments on Equalities (WLGA)
- Learners over the age of 65 need more opportunities for learning (Estyn)
- Last chance to register - National Conference on Qualifications, 2 February 2012, Cardiff
- The Remit for the Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales for 2012-13
- Minister sees Digital Classrooms for a Digital Age
- Employers and Skills: A Quick Snapshot of the Skills Needs of UK Business
- Written Statement - The extension of Skills Growth Wales - Jeff Cuthbert, Deputy Minister for Skills
- Free School Meals
- Apprenticeship week 2012
- Guidance for Governing Bodies on Charging for School Activities (revised January 2012)
- Teaching and Learning Conference (Colleges Wales)
- Consultation - Fining policy of the Welsh Ministers
- Wales, Europe & the World – 14-19 Languages Conference, 3rd February 2012, Cardiff 2012 (Cilt Cymru)
- Are you a teacher in Wales? (Teacher Support Network)
- Written Statement - Welfare Reform - Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills
- I will try something new this year…
- Introducing the national model for professional learning communities (PLCs)
- Minister announces new teacher training incentives (22/12/2011)
- “Standards and confidentiality of our exams must not be compromised” – Education Minister (21/12/2011)
- Reminder: National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) – deadline for applications 11 January 2012
- 10 Key projections that will shape the workplace in 2012 and beyond
- Diary Marker March 2012: Raising School Standards: 'One Year on'
- Guidance for Governing Bodies on Charging for School Activities (revised January 2012)
- Governor Guide on The Role of the Clerk (Governors Wales)
- Bookings open for Wales’ first national Learning and Teaching conference, 26 April 2012, Glyndŵr University in Wrexham (HEFCW)
- Plans to raise professional standards of education workforce in Wales
- Education Minister announces a review into the qualifications market in Wales
- Grŵp Llandrillo-Menai Merger (Coleg Menai/Llandrillo)
- Report confirms the long-term value of vocational qualifications
- Summary of responses to the consultation to revise the School
- Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2011
- Teaching Wales Winter edition (General Teaching Council for Wales)
- School Linking Visits (British Council)
- Cut Costs not Corners: Improving Business Efficiency - JISC RSC Wales on-line events in January and February
- Consultation - Food Hygiene Rating (Wales) Bill
- Courses in Wales
- National Reading and Numeracy Tests
- Secondary school banding information published
- Statement on the WJEC
- National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) – deadline for applications 11 January 2012
- PISA Workshops February 2012
- Qualifications Review Project Board announced
- Consultation - Updated qualifications regulations for school teachers in Wales
- Inspiring young people in Maths, Physics and Chemistry – 20 & 21 January 2011 (Swansea University)
- CLIC Awards
- A £1.4 billion investment in the future of our schools
- Post-16 Planning and Funding Review
- Strong, sustainable and successful, proposals for the future shape of HE in Wales
- Reminder:Call for evidence, How should high quality, Welsh and English language accessible digital classroom content be developed?
- Are you aware that the Welsh Government is responsible for the Regulation of Qualifications in Wales
- Bridging the gap between the classroom and the world of work
- A guide to funding for adult learners
- NACE Cymru More Able and Talented Training Pack
- 'The Stake' An exciting opportunity for young people aged 16-21 in Wales to build their financial skills and win a share of £100,000 (Barclays and Channel 4)
- Student Art Competition - submission deadline 18 December 2011 (Chwarae Teg)
- Masters programme for Newly Qualified Teachers announced by Minister
- National school banding 2011 Secondary schools - update
- Minister Challenges Local Authorities to reinvest £20 million savings to directly support schools
- Oral Statement – Further Education Governance
- Bridging the gap between the classroom and the world of work
- Survey of Views on Grading the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
- Joint inspectorates' review of inter-agency arrangements and practice to safeguard and protect children in Pembrokeshire - November 2011 (Estyn)
- Careers Wales seek feedback on their exciting new beta web site
- A guide to funding for adult learners
- Question and Answers on Federation (Governors Wales)
- Guide for Parents/Carers on Banding
- School governors at the heart of our improvement agenda – Minister tells conference
- Inspiring success stories celebrated at Apprenticeship Awards
- Inquiry to find out how young people are benefiting from Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure (NAfW)
- New Careers web site for IT in Wales 'BigAmbition' (e-skills)
- Final Chance: Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Stakeholder Survey 2011
- Survey of Views on Grading the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
- Update on the Vetting and Barring Scheme
- YMCA Wales Community College Dissemination Conference
- Anti Bullying week 14th -18th November
- £3.6 billion for Student Support in Wales outlined by Minister on National Student Finance Day
- National Literacy Programme - Oral Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills
- Delay to the implementation of changes to part time student support - Written Statement by the Minister for Education and Skills
- Measuring the capacity of schools in Wales
- Call for evidence – How should high quality, Welsh and English language accessible digital classroom content be developed?
- Consultation: Employment-based Teacher Training in Wales
- Consultation: Equality Act 2010: Duty on schools and Local Authorities to provide auxiliary aids and services for disabled children
- The effectiveness of sub-contracting arrangements in work-based learning - November 2011 (Estyn)
- Apprenticeship Awards Cymru and the NTfW Annual Conference – 17 November 2011 – Last chance to register
- Celebrate Universal Children’s Day 2011 – 20 November 2011
- School Standards Unit and Developing a National System of School Banding – 1 November 2011 written statement by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills
- Celebrate Universal Children’s Day 2011 – 20 November 2011
- Charging for School Activities (Revised October 2011)
- School-based counselling integral part of school provision in Wales according to Independent Evaluation
- International professional learning communities – Why, How and Where next? (British Council)
- Student Finance Wales Day - 14 November 2011
- Reminder: Developing higher-order mathematical skills
- Be part of Olympic Torch Relay history (Get set London 2012)
- Get Set - There’s still time to claim your free tickets – deadline for applications 16 December 2011 (Get Set London 2012)
- Plans for the National Student Survey 2012 (HEFCW)
- Student Finance Wales Day - 14 November 2011
- Supporting triple literacy: Language learning in Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3
- Welsh second language: Assessment materials for Key Stage 2
- Grant to give Wales’ young people a wider world view
- School Catering Matters
- Celebrate youth work and try something new - Youth Work Week 1 to 7 November
- Inquiry into summer 2011 exam paper errors
- Chair of qualifications review announced
- Welsh in Education Grant 2012-13 - Written Statement by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills
- Welsh Government Procurement Framework – professional education services scheme
- Equalities Task and Finish Group Final Report
- Apprenticeship Awards Cymru & NTfW Annual Conference – Standing up for Skills, 16th and 17th November 2011, Cardiff (NTfW)
- Delivering Community Learning, 2/3 November 2011, Llandrindod Wells (NIACE DC)
- Youth Work Week 1 – 7 November
- Global School partnerships - 10th November, Swansea 2011 (British council)
- Department for Education and Skills (DfES) Stakeholder Survey 2011
- £75 million scheme to create 12,000 jobs in Wales announced
- £15m skills boost for South West Wales workforce
- The model for banding secondary schools - PowerPoint presentation
- The School Governors’ Annual Report
- Strategy for inspecting literacy for learners in further education and work-based learning (Estyn)
- Welsh language Sabbatical Scheme
- Post 16 Peer Assessors
- FILMCLUB - Film World magazine
- Welsh Financial Education Unit Secondee - 11-19 specialist
- Proposals to raise education standards and performance in Wales
- New! Respecting Others Anti-bullying Guidance 2011
- Statutory assessment arrangements for the school year 2011/12
- The Travel Code
- National school banding 2011 Secondary schools – Update
- Youth Work Week 1 to 7 November 2011
- Labour Market Intelligence Scoping Exercise
- Next BRIT Thing
- Clear, unbiased money advice at work – Supporting staff personal development and wellbeing (Money Advice Service)
- Deputy Minister announces major review of qualifications in Wales
- National school banding 2011 Secondary schools – Update
- Food and drink in schools – legislative requirements
- Planning for work-focused experiences
- Regulations about reporting school and pupil information: concise guidance
- Careers and the world of work FAQs guidance
- Investigating the relationship between A level results and prior attainment at GCSE
- Ambitious Programme for Government announced
- Establishment of a Review of Digital Classroom Teaching Task and Finish Group - Written Statement by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills
- Annual Report to Schools – Academic Year 2010-2011
- Apprenticeship Awards Cymru 2011 - deadline for applications at midday on 28 September 2011
- Review of clerks’ performance
- Public Service Complaints Policy
- How to promote and support effective pupil participation - Governors Wales Fact File (Pupil Voice Wales)
- Enhancing Learning and Teaching through Technology: refreshing the strategy (HEFCW)
- Guidance on the development of student charters (HEFCW)
- Secondary school provisional banding information
- Annual Report to Schools – Academic Year 2010-2011
- Universities continue their positive impact on the economy (hefcw)
- Wales-China Schools Project
- New project to expand and broaden the use of Labour Market intelligence (LMI)
- Public Service Complaints Policy
- Developing Reading Power with Adrienne Gear (Vancouver B.C.) – Wednesday 2nd November 2011 – The Future Inn Cardiff
- Lecturers International Professional Development (British Council)
- New peer inspector training programme - primary schools(Estyn)
- CLICZINE 4 – Summer 2011
- Developing school counselling services for children and young people in Wales (NFER)
- Amended Education regulations 2011
- Consultation: Proposed policy changes to higher education funding and financial support for part-time study in 2012/13
- Children and Young People’s planning guidance 2011–14
- School Linking Visits (British Council)
- Business Skills Success Conference and Awards: 29 September 2011, Swansea
- Quality and Effectiveness Framework for post-16 learning - report on Year 2 of implementation 2010 -11
- Governors Wales E-Briefing - September 2011 (Governors Wales)
- E-skills UK: Delivering Digital Wales 2011 stakeholder event, 29th September Cardiff
- Revised Professional Standards for Education Practitioners in Wales
- Developing a national school banding system – update
- Inset Days - Proposals to Amend the Education (School Day and School Year) (Wales) Regulations 2003
- How are education or training providers successfully tackling some of the common challenges faced in education today? (Estyn)
- Minister congratulates GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate Students
- Record breaking year for Welsh Baccalaureate students as A-level pass rate rises
- ‘And the Apprenticeship Awards 2011 goes to…’
- Quality Improvement Fund 2011 - Workbased Learning providers
- Substance Misuse Treatment Framework (SMTF) for Alcohol Prevention and Education in Higher & Further Education Establishments
- New Skills Will Make a Difference at any Time of Life
- MoD Support Fund for Schools with Service Children - Deadline for applications 30 September 2011
- Lesotho Teacher Placement Programme (Dolen Cymru)
- New programmes to help people into work begin
- Welsh in Education Strategic Plan
- Guidance for Governing Bodies on School Uniform and Appearance Policies (revised July 2011)
- £15 million to unlock the Potensial of young people in North Wales
- Minister encourages people to “Have a go” at new skills
- Teaching Wales - Summer 2011 (GTCW)
- Progress made on Welsh-medium Education Strategy
- Levels of Highest Qualification held by Working Age Adults, 2010
- Evaluation of the Welsh School-based Counselling Strategy: Stage One Report
- Post 16 Peer Assessor Training Report
- Staff at Further Education Institutions, 2009/10
- Review of the Welsh Financial Education Unit
- Consultation: the draft Special Educational Needs Tribunal for Wales Regulations 2011
- First Minister sets out legislative priorities
- The year ahead: Letter on behalf of Chris Tweedale, Director of Schools and Young People Group, Welsh Government
- Introducing a national banding system
- Developing higher-order mathematical skills
- Update on education and Skills capital and the 21st Century Schools programme – Written statement by the Minister for Education and Skills
- The future shape of Higher Education in Wales – Written statement by the Minister for Education and Skills
- Universities and colleges get go-ahead to charge higher fees (HEFCW)
- Wales Employment and Skills Boards’ 2011 reports - ‘Skills for Jobs: priorities'’ and 'High Performance Working'
- National Survey of Adult Skills in Wales, 2010
- £165,000 for music scheme that’s hitting the right notes
- Learner Outcome Reports for Work Based Learning providers
- Colleges and work-based learning providers need to ensure learners from deprived areas achieve their potential (Estyn)
- Multi-agency practice guidelines: Handling cases of Forced Marriage
- Welsh organisations to showcase their skills at global event
- Schools Census, 2011 (provisional)
- Review of the Welsh Language Support Service for Schools
- Schools Sport Survey
- Wales Education lecture 2011 ‘Seen and heard: learning through the eyes of pupils’ – 3 October, National Museum Cardiff (GTCW)
- Change is never easy, but it is imperative says Education Minister
- New Framework to raise literacy and numeracy standards in schools
- Consultation - Proposals to revise the School Teacher Appraisal (Wales) Regulations 2002
- The Front Line Resources Review
- Developing thinking skills and assessment for learning (Estyn)
- Minister hails importance of computing at school
- Roll up, roll up for this year’s Summer Reading Challenge!
- Carmarthenshire student to represent the UK on the World Stage
- School Workforce Policy Development
- Skills for Jobs: the National Strategic Skills Audit for Wales
- Call for greater recognition of vocational qualifications
- Minister outlines future of part-time fees
- Nationwide Music Competition for young people to find Next Brit Thing
- Schools Sports Survey
- Review of Disability Equality Schemes and practice in schools and Pupil Referral Units (Estyn)
- The education of Gypsy Traveller pupils An update on provision in secondary schools (Estyn)
- £13m to Pre-VENT NEETS in South Wales
- Complacency, Under-Performance and Bureaucracy Must End says Minister
- Latest statistics
- KS3: Learn Cricket
- KS4: Graphic products
- Minister welcomes robust approach as all fee plans are rejected
- School Sports Survey
- Reading takes you places
- Self-assessment for post 16 providers – update
- Estyn Inspection Dissemination Conference - Monday July 11th
- Time out for teachers to improve Welsh-language skills
- Estyn remit report on Financial Education
- Skills research to map the future of Welsh Creative Media Industries
- Experiences of illegal school exclusions in Wales: a qualitative study
- Welsh and bilingual educational resources for Secondary Schools and Colleges
- Latest HEFCW circulars
- Deputy Minister gives the green light to publish performance information
- Tuition Fees Plans – Written Statement by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills
- Lights, Camera, Action! – Film clubs help schools put a spotlight on literacy
- Further education teacher training incentives announced
- Are you on the Fairtrade Schools scheme yet? (Fair Trade Wales)
- Schools in Wales: Examination Performance, 2010
- Top performing colleges and learners awarded (Colleges Wales)
- Latest HEFCW circulars
- New generation of aircraft engineers take off with £1.5m Aerospace Centre
- Annual statistics digest (GTCW)
- Attendance Collection 2011 guidance for Secondary Schools
- Training Activities in Pupil Participation for Teachers, Governors and Pupils (Pupil Voice Wales)
- Free online e-learning event, 21, 22 and 23 Jun 2011 (JISC RSC Wales)
- Clear, unbiased money advice at work – supporting staff personal development and wellbeing (Money Advice Service)
- UK India Education Research Initiative – workshop 10th June, Newport
- Statistics: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), Year to 30 September 2010
- The statistics included in this bulletin are taken from the following sources: Statistical First Release, Annual Population Survey (ONS)and Careers Wales Pupil Destinations from Schools in Wales survey.
- Entry Level Numeracy 14-19 (NGfL)
- Key Stage 5: AS Religious Studies (NGfL)
- "New Team Delivers for Wales"
- Religious education guidance for Key Stages 2 and 3
- Learning for children and young people in a youth custody setting in Wales - Statutory guidance
- Resources for schools – identifying needs
- National CânSing Day – Tuesday, 21 June 2011
- Welsh Chess Union - Support to promote the playing of chess in schools
- Appetite for Life: information for School Governors
- What is sustainable school design? (21st Century Schools)
- Advocacy update – April 2011
- WLGA Annual Conference 2011, 23 June 2011, Liberty Stadium, Swansea
- National Assembly 2011 election results
- Adult Learners' Week 14 - 21 May 2011
- Learning for children and young people in a youth custody setting in Wales - Statutory guidance
- The Unique Learner Number Service for schools – regional events in May
- Colleges Wales Annual conference 2011: Future Excellence, 26 May, Cardiff
- FILMCLUB – an exciting new opportunity now available to schools in Wales!
- Statistics: Further Education, Work-based Learning and Community Learning in Wales, 2009/10 and 2010/11 (early figures)
- Overcoming Deprivation - The Welsh Assembly Government Award (AoC Beacon Awards for 2011/12)
- Creating safe learning communities: guidance for further education institutions in Wales
- Wales Sustainability Week - 14 - 21 May 2011
- Fulbright seeks more Welsh applicants (Wales International Consortium)
- Introduction to Travel and Tourism (NGfL Cymru)
- Engineering Studies - three-phase AC machines (NGfL Cymru)
- New Resources for Secondary Schools commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government
- Key Stage 2/3 Cluster Group External Moderation
- School Effectiveness Profile (SEP) online
- Unique Learner Number (ULN) update
- Statistics: Pupil Destinations from Schools in Wales, 2010
- Statistics: Academic Achievement by Pupil Characteristics, 2010
- Statistics: School Closures Due to Extreme Weather Conditions, 2010/11
- Statistics: Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) Statistics, 2010 Entry
- Welsh Livery Guild has launched its £5,000 Gold Award
- Have a Wild Weekend for Wales 20- 22 May (Keep Wales Tidy)
- Fit for the Job - free Smartphone APP (learndirect)
- History – Political and social challenges in America (NGfL)
- Art – Kyffin Williams (NGfL)
- Publication of the Report of the Structure of Education Services Review
- Revised professional standards for education practitioners in Wales - consultation
- An independent review of the governance arrangements of further education institutions in Wales – consultation and events
- Letter to Chairs of all school governing bodies on the effective use of performance data in schools
- Monitor highlights the wellbeing of children and young people in Wales
- Unique Learner Number update
- Criteria for the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification
- Medal Design Competition (World Skills)
- Science: Guidance for Key Stages 2 and 3 (revised version)
- New materials will give pupils a stronger voice
- Independent Review of Governance Arrangements for Further Education Institutions in Wales
- Review of Higher Education Governance in Wales
- Estyn best practice case study films
- £7.5m skills boost for North Wales
- Teaching about violence against women and domestic abuse
- A review of preventative work in schools and other educational settings in Wales to address domestic violence
- Female genital mutilation - new guidance available (The Foreign & Commonwealth office)
- Staff and Finance of Welsh Higher Education Institutions, 2009/10
- Back to school for school nurses
- Appointments to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales announced
- Leighton Andrews welcomes capital funding boost
- Simplifying education grants – update from the Front Line Resources Review (issue 4)
- Education Minister welcomes School Standards Unit appointment
- The Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure
- Best of British Schools Awards 2011 – Entry Deadline extended to 31 March 2011 (BCSE)
- Academic Achievement and Entitlement to Free School Meals, 2010
- Initial Teacher Training, 2009/10
- Welsh second language – we need your input - REMINDER
- Get involved in the national wellbeing consultation (Office of National Statistics)
- Problem?...Solved (NGfL Cymru)
- Medical Terminology (NGfL Cymru)
- All Wales Attendance Framework
- The Remit for the Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales for 2011 – 2012
- Regional approach to providing non-education support functions – update from the Front Line Resources Review (issue 3)
- Effective managed moves: A fresh start at school for children and young people
- Skills Policies and the Welsh Language (WESB)
- Deputy Minister for Children launches new materials to encourage young people to get involved!
- Resources for schools and colleges– identifying needs
- Schools at risk of flooding – support available (Environment Agency Wales)
- Flood Awareness – information for pupils and parents (Environment Agency Wales)
- "All Together Now!" - new DVD and case studies uploaded onto the Pupil Voice Wales web-site.
- Flooding in Wales (AS/A2, GCSE Geography)
- Flood Awareness Wales (KS2 and KS3)
- One month for objections to reorganisation proposals announced by Minister
- Regional School improvement services – update from the Front Line Resources Review
- £440,000 programme adds value to Maths
- Reading can make a difference
- Welsh second language – we need your input
- Reach the Heights - Friday 18th March 2011, Urdd Site, Glan Llyn, Bala, Gwynedd
- Last Call for Entries to WorldSkills UK Competitions – Deadline 24 March
- Exclusions from Schools, 2009/10
- Free information, advice and support from the Family Information Service (FIS)
- Innovation & Engagement funding arrangements 2011/12 to 2013/14 (HEFCW)
- Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Learner Support Services and Learning Pathway Document Guidance
- National Behaving and Attending Conferences: Regional events in March 2011
- National Education Conference: Raising School Standards – view the key note speeches
- School Grounds Guidance (21st Century Schools)
- New Financial Education website
- New skills boost for Blaenau Gwent, Torfaen and Caerphilly
- £20.5 million for schools and FE Institution capital works
- HEFCW’s Strategic Approach and Plan for Widening Access to Higher Education 2010/11 to 2012/13
- Changes to the funding system for higher education in Wales (HEFCW)
- Students in Higher Education Institutions, 2009/10
- Course length (HEFCW)
- Minister calls for national debate on subjects in Wales
- Teaching makes a difference - Leighton Andrews, 2 February 2011 - Short video clips of the Minister's speech available
- Almost £1 million to help 16-17 year-olds into work
- Wales continues to lead the way on children’s rights
- Respect and resilience: Developing community cohesion – a common understanding for schools and their communities
- Joint review of Youth Offending Service report (Estyn)
- Safeguarding of Children and Young People from Sexual Exploitation
- Welsh universities secure funding for postgraduate training centre (HEFCW)
- Assembly Government funding boosts college facilities
- Minister announces changes to post-16 funding
- Local Curriculum for Students Aged 16 to 18 – new regulations come into force on 14th February 2011
- Tackling child poverty must remain a priority for all, says First Minister
- ‘Inspirational’ youth workers encouraged to enter awards
- Over £700,000 for new Bilingual Champions in FE Colleges
- Regulating the employment of school-age children
- Education Bill Measure Powers Written Statement
- Teacher training incentives in Wales Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) Further Education (FE) 2010/11
- Addressing the Challenges – update from the front Line resources review
- Estyn best practice case study films
- Education Maintenance Allowances Wales - Not going away, just changing
- Local Authority Expenditure for Education 2009-10: Wales and England Comparison
- School Effectiveness Framework power point presentation for the purposes of raising staff and governor awareness
- Apprenticeship Week 7 - 11 February
- School Statistics by Assembly Constituency and Region, 2010
- Become an International Showcase Organisation at WorldSkills London 2011
- The Youth Work in Wales Excellence Awards
- Standards of education and training significantly improved in further education, work-based learning and early-years provision but progress has been slow in schools over the last six years (Estyn)
- Delivering advocacy services for children and young people 0–25 in Wales
- Children’s rights measure moves forward in Wales
- Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), Year to 30 June 2010
- Review of the Minority Ethnic Achievement Grant
- Collecting and Recording Data on Pupils’ First Language
- Competition for Excellence in Further Education Announced – Closing date for applications 25 February 2011 (CollegesWales)
- Regional Redistribution Exercise 2011/12 (HEFCW)
- Youth Engagement and Employment Action Plan 2011-15
- Consultation on Higher Education funding and Student Finance 2012/13
- Teaching of politics in schools
- 53 new centres to offer Welsh Baccalaureate
- Music Guidance for Key Stages 2 and 3
- Launch of 24 hour service for 'meic', 26 January at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
- Nominate a Tutor/Mentor 2011 (NIACE DC)
- Collecting and Recording Data on Pupils’ First Language
- Higher Education Student Enrolments and Qualifications Obtained at Higher Education Institutions in the UK, 2009/10
- Education Minister sees Torfaen’s digital classroom revolution
- Pupils Educated Other Than At School (EOTAS), 2009/10
- Financial education for 7-19-year-olds in Wales: Guidance for schools and colleges
- The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education)/ALG FE (Wales) Scheme for the Academic Year 2011/12
- Conference for Clerks and Governors 10th March 2011, Llandrindod Wells (Governors Wales)
- Further Education, Work-based Learning and Community Learning in Wales Statistics – feedback required (UK Statistics Authority)
- Free training for ESOL practitioners on a regional basis in March (NIACE DC)
- £13 million boost for public services
- EU Funds – Have Your Say, says First Minister
- The future shape of higher education in Wales (HEFCW)
- Educational Attainment of Young People by Age 19, 2008/09
- A Living Language: A Language for Living. Consultation on a Strategy for the Welsh Language
- Appetite for Life Action Research Project 2008-2010
- Consideration of the future funding of the Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTA) scheme
- AMs say yes to proposed new belt-up law for school buses (NAfW)
- Updated replacement for the Education (Specified Work and Registration) (Wales) Regulations 2004 – Summary of responses
- Statutory guidance for youth support services 11–25 and learner support services 14–19 - summary of responses
- New Resources for Secondary Schools commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government
- Snow more closures: Guidance for school closures in extreme bad weather published
- Education Maintenance Allowances will continue in Wales but are changing from September 2011
- Proposed Education (Wales) Measure (NAfW)
- £25 million to ease tuition fees pressures
- Teacher Training Incentives in Wales for PGCE Students 2010-11
- Review of Music Education for 3-19 year olds
- Potential changes to the School organisation process – consultation questionnaire for Children and Young People
- Work-based learning provision for vulnerable young people needs improving in Wales, says Assembly committee (NAFW)
- Students speak the right language for career success (Cilt Cymru)
- Olympic and Paralympic Values character programme (Inspired by London 2012)
- Make time to read
- “TRAFOD-IAITH”- Welsh Language/bilingual work with young people conference 17th February 2011, Newtown (Partnership Support Unit, YMCA Wales and Cardiff Youth Service)
- Wales unveils future of fees
- Research evidence for educational policy and practice in Wales - The Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) in Wales
- Examination Results, 2009/10
- Pupils Leaving Education with No Qualifications, 2009/10
- Cost of making Welsh school estate ‘fit for purpose’ still unclear, says Assembly committee (NAfW)
- National Learning Coach Training Programme - Core Units
- Learning and Teaching and Widening Access Strategies 2011/12 to 2013/14 HEFCW)
- Loan, Grant and Fee Rates for Full and Part-Time Higher Education Study in Academic Year 2011/12 (Student Finance Wales)
- Independent Schools’ Census, January 2010
- Consultation on School organisation - Potential change to the process
- Delivering community learning for Wales
- Further Education, Work-based Learning and Community Learning in Wales Statistics, 2009/10 (provisional)
- Huw Lewis welcomes child poverty statistics
- Nurture Groups: A Handbook for Schools
- 'School2school' (s2s) and the Common Transfer System
- The Vetting and Barring Scheme (VBS) Registrations – Review Announced (Home Office)
- End of Year Report on the Evaluation of Provider Self-Assessment Reports 2009/10 (post 16)
- Classroom Risk Assessment Tool (Health & Safety Executive)
- Post 16 Additional Learning Needs Task and Finish Group Report
- Design a version of one of the official London 2012 mascots (London 2012)
- 50,000 free Games tickets will be made available to schools and colleges outside London via the Get Set Network (London 2012)
- Student Support for Higher Education in Wales, Academic Year 2010/11 (Provisional)
- Structure of Education Services Task and Finish Group – Request for Evidence
- Education Minister outlines future of career services in Wales
- 21st Century Schools Website – Now Live!
- Financial Contingency Fund 2010/11: Further education institutions and Welsh for Adults Centres guidance
- New Resources for Secondary Schools commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government
- Children and Young People Encouraged to highlight and celebrate their Achievements
- Video on demand available from the Promoting Respectful Relationships conference on 12 November (NSPCC)
- Measuring the impact of the International Dimension in schools in Wales
- Opportunity to visit schools in British Columbia to examine how literacy and numeracy are being improved through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- The European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
- New Mobility Coordinator at CollegesWales
- Internationalisation in Further Education (FE) Event on 8 December (3 site Videoconferencing in South, Mid and North Wales)
- Draft Budget Special
- Resolved, Resilient and Responsible
- Education Minister – Leighton Andrews said today...
- 17th November- draft Budget
- New campaign to get Welsh youth into business
- FE Institutions get foundation degree awarding powers
- Charging for School Activities
- Guidance on Welsh for Adults Data 2010/11
- Do you have a 2011 Climate Change Champion? Last chance to apply
- The Local Curriculum in Higher Education Institutions (Wales) Regulations 2010
- Education and Lifelong Learning Statistics user consultation closing soon
- Give reading with children a ‘try’ says Wales’ rugby stars
- Minister celebrates launch of universities Heads of the Valleys Institute
- Leighton Andrews welcomes new Welsh Medium scholarship
- Initial proposals for changing the funding system for higher education in Wales (HEFCW)
- Anti-Bullying Week 15 - 19 November, 2010
- The National Science Academy – links to resources
- Work-based learning outcomes: Indicative performance thresholds for 2010 - 2013
- Benchmarking Tutorials
- Winners of the all-Wales Pupil Voice Wales ‘Your Future, Your Feature’ video-clip competition announced (Pupil Voice Wales)
- HEFCW newsletter - October 2010
- Promoting Respectful Relationships conference on 12 November, Cardiff – Live webcast (NSPCC)
- Advocacy update – November 2010
- Commencement of new powers on school discipline welcomed by Minister
- November: A Focus on Children and Young People in Wales
- School Toilets: Best Practice Guidance for Primary and Secondary Schools in Wales
- Do you have a 2011 Climate Change Champion?
- £3m drive to create next generation of young scientists
- Reserves Held by Schools, 31 March 2010
- Closure of Individual Learning Accounts (ILA) Wales Scheme – Questions and Answers
- Pupil Voice Wales web-site – new resources
- Working with Communities - The Community Development Workforce Action Plan for Wales
- Assembly Learning Grants Awarded to Welsh Domiciled Students in Further Education, 2009/10
- Students get practical support with Welsh Baccalaureate
- Welsh Assembly Government website customer satisfaction survey 2010
- A living Wales - we need your views
- Budget Timeline: What happens next?
- Further Education, Work-based Learning and Community Learning in Wales Statistics, 2008/09
- Last chance to apply for funded roll-out of the Welsh Baccalaureate
- Levels of Highest Qualification held by Working Age Adults, 2009
- Consultation on the Children Act 1989 (Higher Education Bursary) (Wales) for former relevant children (care leavers)
- Ystrad Mynach College gets first class facilities thanks to Welsh Assembly Government
- Transforming Skills Delivery in Wales, National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) Annual Conference and Dinner, 10 – 11 November 2010, The Vale Resort, Nr Cardiff
- New resources commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government
- Uses of resources in special schools (Wales Audit Office)
- Wales: Some International Comparisons
- Higher Education Students Early Statistics Survey 2010/11 (HEFCW)
- Responses to the ‘Summer Challenge’ letter: Statement on the Front Line Resources Review by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning (13th October)
- ‘On 16 July, I issued a letter to heads of institutions and sector representative bodies challenging them to respond individually and collectively to the hypotheses in the report from Price Waterhouse Coopers on the cost of administering education across Wales.’ More
- Establishment of a Structure of Education Services Task and Finish Group -statement by Leighton Andrews, Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning (14 October)
- Education Minister responds to the Browne Report (12 October)
- Guidance: Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009: Local Curriculum for Students aged 16 to 18
- REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Promoting Positive Relationships conference, Cardiff City Stadium, 12 November (NSPCC Cymru/Wales)
- Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), Year to 31 March 2010
- More action needed to keep Welsh youngsters learning or earning, says Assembly committee (National Assembly for Wales)
- Key Economic Statistics, October 2010
- Assembly Committee launches inquiry on up take of EU funding in Wales (National Assembly for Wales)
- Introduction of Unique Learner Numbers (ULNs)
- £6m capital funding boost for education in North Wales
- Guidance on the Teaching of Writing Skills
- Guidance on the teaching of higher-order reading skills
- Learning across the curriculum: Careers and the world of work
- Skills and learning in Careers and the world of work
- Minister welcomes new Director General
- World Statistics Day 20 October 2010 - Statistics Matter
- National information literacy framework to benefit Welsh society (Welsh Information Literacy Project)
- WorldSkills London 2011: Skills that shape our world – one year to go (5 - 8 October 2011, London)
- Local children grasped opportunity to visit national establishments
- Evaluation of 'Cymorth'
- Examination Results, 2009/10 (provisional)
- School Uniform and Other Costs of Schooling: views and experiences in Wales
- Transforming Skills Delivery in Wales, National Training Federation for Wales (NTFW) Annual Conference and Dinner, 10 – 11 November 2010, The Vale Resort, Nr Cardiff
- Quality Improvement Fund 2010 – Closing date for applications 10am - Monday 11 October 2010
- Nationally recognised qualification in Children and young people's Advocacy
- Amnesty international produces new bilingual resources for primary and secondary schools (Amnesty international)
- Employability Statements (HEFCW)
- Guidance on the management of full-time (FT) undergraduate student numbers from 2011/12 (HEFCW)
- WorldSkills London 2011: Skills that shape our world – one year to go (5 - 8 October 2011, London)
- Bilingualism in schools needs to be championed, says committee inquiry (Enterprise and Learning Committee, NAFW)
- Proposed new belt-up law for school buses – have your say (NAfW)
- Promoting Positive Relationships conference, Cardiff City Stadium, 12 November
- New Resources for Secondary Schools commissioned by the Welsh Assembly Government
- Don’t miss our national celebration of Youth Work: 1–7 November
- GCSE mathematics linked pair pilot
- Investors in People, Employer Network Events: October/November 2010
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in Wales Consultation Event, Coleg Powys – Newtown Campus, October 12th 2010
- Get Online Week (18 - 24th October) - providers needed to host 3 free taster sessions in the community (BBC)
- Destinations of Students Gaining Qualifications from Higher Education Institutions, 2008/09
- Destinations of Students Completing Initial Teacher Training Courses, 2008/09
- Search for Economic Renewal sector panel members begins
- Review of the costs of administering the education system in Wales – challenge to the education sector
- £17.5m investment to drive up basic skills in the workforce
- Annual Report to Schools – Academic Year 2009-2010
- Learners are firmly at the heart of the new Estyn inspection framework which is officially rolled out this month (Estyn)
- New documents produced to support the new inspection framework (Estyn)
- A practical guide to managing school reorganisation in Welsh local authorities (NfER)
- Unity and diversity
- Revised Code of Professional Conduct and Practice for Registered Teachers (GTCW)
- Wales joins the rest of Europe to celebrate the European Day of Languages
- £28m skills investment a "huge boost for Welsh businesses"
- Economic and Labour Market Statistics Newsletter - Issue 1: September 2010
- Education and Lifelong Learning Statistics
- Guidance on establishing school/further education institution (FEI) consortia arrangements
- Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification - Applications to participate in roll-out from academic year 2011/12
- Quality Improvement Fund 2010
- Thinking Positively: Emotional Health and Well-being in Schools and Early Learning Settings
- Sex and relationships education in schools
- skillscymru: 16-18 September 2010
- External moderation of teacher assessment for Religious Education (RE) at Key Stage 3
- External verifiers’ visits to special schools, Key Stage 3
- U-News/CLIC Competition
- Wales Union Learning Fund (WULF): 2011 Bidding Round
- Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification: Consultation on Draft Criteria
- Wales welcomes learning opportunity with European education inspectors (Estyn)
- skillscymru – it’s bigger than the tardis! (16-18 September 2010, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff)
- Childline founder Esther Rantzen to host Welsh education conference – 17 September
- Statutory assessment arrangements for the school year 2010/11
- Consultation on future requirements for additional INSET days
- The National Evaluation of School-based Counselling
- Welsh Baccalaureate: Exemptions for Learners with Disabilities
- Gower College Swansea operational on 20th August 2010
- ‘Your Future Your Feature’ Competition! Deadline for entries extended to 18 October 2010 (Pupil Voice Wales)
- Where Now Information Guide
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in Wales Consultation Event, Coleg Powys – Newtown Campus, October 12th 2010
- National Curriculum Assessments of 7, 11 and 14 Year Olds, 2010
- Teacher Assessments of the Non-Core Subjects, Wales 2010
- Staff at Further Education Institutions, 2008/09
- Celebrations for successful Welsh students
- First Minister congratulates GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate students on best results ever
- Apprentices are exempt from paying council tax, reminds Minister
- Welsh higher education satisfies students (HEFCW)
- e-skills UK Creating Digital Wales, 30 September 2010 – Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Powys
- Wider choice and the learning core – progress in implementing a wider option choice and the learning core for 14-19 learners (Estyn)
- Where Now? - annual campaign that provides information on post 16 options
- Consultation begins on changes to school reorganisation regulations
- How is Your Child Doing at School? A Parents' Guide 2010
- Adult learning communication campaign with NIACE Dysgu Cymru
- Digital voice helps blind people surf the web in Welsh
- New Deal Statistics, Figures to May 2010 / November 2009
- Implementation of the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW) within the Training Provider Network
- School-based counselling helps thousands of pupils in Wales
- Farewell Key Skills Professional Development award
- Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification: Consultation on Draft Criteria
- Wales welcomes learning opportunity with European education inspectors (Estyn)
- More than a thousand young people contact new all-Wales helpline
- Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET), Year to 31 December 2009
- Participation of Young People in Education and the Labour Market, 2008 and 2009 (provisional)
- Levels of Highest Qualification held by Working Age Adults, 2009
- Welsh in Higher Education Institutions, 2008/09
- Regional Economic and Labour Market Profile July 2010
- Widening Access to Higher Education Allocations 2010/11 and Related Information (HEFCW)
- Summary of responses to consultation on The Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) (Wales) Regulations 2010
- Workplace Employment by Industry, 2001 to 2008
- Experts Call for Reform of UK’s Skills System to Boost Economy (UKCES)
- Personal, social, health and economic education in schools (Ofsted)
- The Value of Skills: An Evidence Review (UKCES)
