Education Minister Jane Hutt will today learn about some of the latest anti-bullying strategies at work in Education in Wales, as she visits Torfaen local education authority to launch Anti-Bullying Week 2008. Torfaen have been steadfast in their commitment to eradicating bullying in their area, and have implemented a range of initiatives to tackle the problem. More
A huge step forward is being taken for vocational learning with the announcement that the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) will be implemented in Wales, England and Northern Ireland. The new framework offers learners the opportunity to build up qualifications, based on a modular approach. More
The overall level of reserves within schools in Wales was £76 million at the end of March 2008, the equivalent of £165 per pupil. This is an increase of 12% over the previous year. More
The Children and Young People Committee’s current inquiry has primarily focussed on Child Poverty in relation to the Education Portfolio. In the future, however, the committee intends to scrutinise the progress of other Ministerial portfolios in meeting their stated targets for eradicating Child Poverty. More
The employment rate of people of working age in Wales was 70.6 per cent, down from 71.3 per cent in the same period a year earlier. The UK average was 74.4 per cent. More
The Western Valleys of South Wales - which have some of the most deprived communities in the country - are set to benefit from the Assembly Government’s new highly focused and highly targeted strategic approach to regeneration. More
Ofqual is undertaking a major study of the qualifications system in order to develop a better understanding of how the system operates and to focus on how Ofqual might look to improve its efficiency in future. Ofsted has commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to carry out the mapping and the work is expected to be completed by the end of January 2009. More
Local authorities have been asked to identify ‘coasting’ secondary schools and bid for targeted support from a new £40m pot, in a strategy aimed at schools where pupils are not fulfilling their potential and should be making better progress. More
The focus of this e-bulletin from the UK Commission for Employment and Skills is on employment and skills issues from research and policy perspectives. In this month's spotlight feature, the bulletin examines a new report by the OECD on Income Inequality. More
Teams of young people will be supported by a third sector organisation to scrutinise local activities and youth services in a new £4.5 million pilot scheme announced by Children and Young People’s Minister Beverley Hughes. The Young Inspector service will be piloted in up to 36 Local Authorities across the country. More
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