Education and Skills Minister, Leighton Andrews, has approved over £6million over three years for the roll-out of the Welsh-language Sabbatical Scheme, which aims to improve standards in teaching and learning in Welsh-medium education and training.
Estyn has published a report, “Money Matters: the provision of Financial Education for 7-19-year-olds in primary and secondary schools in Wales”. The report was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills as part of its ongoing programme of work to support the Welsh Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy. The report evaluates the quality of provision for learners, identifies case studies of good practice, and provides recommendations for improvement in the provision of financial education for 7 to 19-year olds in schools. Read the response from the Welsh Government.
Two research projects that will help drive forward skills within the creative media industries and create more employment opportunities across West Wales and the Valleys are to get underway.
This research project, commissioned by the Welsh Government, explores families' experiences of illegal exclusion and finds out from professionals how and why they are used.
The latest catalogue contains Welsh and bilingual educational resources for Agriculture and Animal Care, Construction and Engineering, Design and Technolgy, Information and Communication Technology, Mathematics and Science as well as information on online classroom resources.
In this unit, pupils are encouraged to extend sentences, form questions and use negative sentences, within the theme of sport and exercise.
The aim of the series of activities is to assess the pupils knowledge and understanding of the period in the GCSE specification China under Mao Zedong (WJEC).
This report evaluates the strengths and weaknesses in economics, business and enterprise education in primary schools, secondary schools and colleges.
All parts of the further education sector, from colleges of further education and sixth form colleges, to adult community learning services and work based learning providers, will be affected by the transformational changes taking place throughout the public sector.
This brief report outlines findings from our first annual Omnibus survey of over 18,000 young people aged 8 to 17 that show that book ownership is not only associated with attainment but is also related more broadly to literacy and education, from reading enjoyment and frequency to confidence, attitudes towards reading and reading opportunities.
