More than 12,000 young people across South West Wales who are at risk of falling out of school or further education studies are set to benefit from a new £32 million scheme to improve their chances of success, Deputy Minister for Skills, John Griffiths, has announced. The ENGAGE Local Authority and Further Education initiative will target 14-16-year-olds who are facing difficulties such as underachievement or absenteeism, and 16-19 year olds who are already in college but are at risk of dropping out.
In November 2008, the Welsh Assembly Government carried out research to investigate a range of workforce issues affecting current and prospective head teachers in Wales. In broad terms, the aim of the research was to: “identify the employment and career needs and aspirations of current and aspiring school leaders.”
fforwm – the national organisation that represents all of Wales' 24 further education (FE) colleges and institutions is rebranding as ColegauCymru / CollegesWales on Wednesday 11 November. There has never been a more critical time to ensure that colleges are at the heart of policy making. ColegauCymru / CollegesWales' mission is to do just that. ColegauCymru / CollegesWales is the voice of further education, striving always to make sure that key decision-makers deliver improved opportunities for learners in Wales.
A consortium led by SQW consulting was commissioned to conduct a three year national evaluation of Cymorth and Flying Start. The evaluation is considering the effectiveness of the programmes and identifying the impact of Flying Start on children and their families. This report provides a synthesis of the evidence on the achievements of the two programmes in terms of their delivery structures and processes and the benefits that have been generated.
This consultation seeks views on proposed future arrangements for administering the Employment-based Teacher Training Scheme. It also seeks views of the terms of a revised Scheme to take effect from 1 September 2011.
The overall level of reserves held by schools in Wales was £75 million at 31 March 2009, the equivalent of £164 per pupil. This is a decrease of 2.2% over the previous year. Reserves in primary schools accounted for £48 million or 64% of the total. The level of reserves as a percentage of delegated schools expenditure was 4.1%, a decrease of 0.3 percentage points over the previous year.
Education Minister Jane Hutt has today visited a company in Bridgend to see firsthand the success of their involvement with the GO Wales Programme. Funded earlier this year with a £17 million Welsh Assembly Government convergence package, GO Wales has continued to give students and graduates a head start in today's job market by providing a wide range of work experience opportunities, training and jobs, accompanied by a helpful range of career resources.
The Measure that is the cornerstone of the Welsh Assembly Government’s commitment to tackling child poverty has been passed by the National Assembly for Wales. The Measure underpins the Assembly Government’s strategy which will support the UK Government’s target of eradicating child poverty by 2020. It recognises that children and families in poverty often face multiple disadvantage which requires highly specialist and intensive support. It will also strengthen regulatory enforcement in childcare settings.
This report was commissioned by the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) and the Association of Colleges (AoC), to review governance and strategic leadership in the whole further education (FE) system in England and in particular, to look forward and review the implications of the proposed move towards shared regulation and the introduction of the machinery of government changes in 2010.
This study represents the first in-depth investigation of pupil characteristics and school characteristics in relation to bullying of secondary school pupils aged 14 to 16 in England. This summary presents the topline findings from the full report which is due to be published in January 2010.
Two further Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) have been relicensed, Business, Innovation and Skills Secretary Lord Mandelson announced today, on behalf of the UK Government and the Devolved Administrations. Sector Skills Councils are employer-led bodies, established to enable employers to exert influence on the UK’s education and skills systems to ensure they meet their needs.
