‘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.’
‘… I have established a task and finish group to consider the case for change to existing service structures (excluding higher education)…The task and finish group will take a long-term, whole system view on whether education structures enable and support the delivery of best value services to the citizens of Wales.’
‘Today (12 October) Lord Browne published his proposals for HE funding and student finance in England. It would be premature to issue a detailed response to the proposals today. We will digest the report and respond in due course, having also seen the final response from the UK Government and the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review’ Statement and Browne Report
This statutory guidance aims to provide details about how the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 will work in practice to benefit 14-19 young people, the economy and communities in Wales.
The aim of the conference is to equip education professionals with the skills, knowledge and understanding to tackle gender based bullying in schools. The conference will provide delegates with the opportunity to discuss with agencies the types of support available to schools in delivering targeted programmes and services to children and young people. Places are limited so please book early. Booking for this event will close on 1st November. Register here
As at end 2009, 12.0 per cent of 16-18 year olds were NEET (14,000) compared with 12.5 per cent (15,000) in 2008 and 11.8 per cent (14,000) in 2007.
The Welsh Government needs to demonstrate clearer leadership in tackling the issue of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Wales, according to a report published (15 October) by the National Assembly for Wales’s Enterprise and Learning Committee.
The Labour Force Survey estimates for the 3 months to August 2010 show the employment rate for those aged from 16 - 64 in Wales was 67.2 per cent, up from 66.8 per cent in the same period a year earlier. The UK average was 70.7 per cent.
The National Assembly for Wales’s European and External Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into how well Wales participates in EU funding programmes. The Committee’s inquiry will focus on the uptake in Wales of three EU funding streams including the Lifelong Learning Programmes.
The Welsh Assembly Government is facilitating the allocation of Unique Learner Numbers (ULNs) for pupils aged 14 and over in maintained schools in Wales. This will support a number of functions, specifically in the first instance it will assist with data aggregation for the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification.
This good practice report examines the work of 39 providers of work-based learning, including independent learning providers, employer providers and colleges.
This Research for Teachers will be helpful to school leaders involved in deploying Teaching Assistants (TAs) and to teachers who work with TAs in the classroom.
A British Council survey of more than 100,000 prospective international students has found that the chance to gain a top quality education and an internationally recognised degree are the key factors for overseas students when selecting a study destination.
Careers Advisers and Careers Educators provide careers education, information, advice and guidance (CEIAG) programmes to young people in schools and colleges. This report sets out fourteen recommendations to establish and enhance the principles of professionalism in the careers sector.
In 2008/09 Care to Learn supported 8,000 young parents to continue their education by covering the costs of childcare while they undertook a programme of learning.1 By doing this it improved the education levels and opportunities of young parents and therefore reduced the risk of their remaining entrapped in a cycle of poverty. Executive Summary and report
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