The Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009 secures the creation of a wide range of local curricula for 14-19 learners in Wales. It also sets out the entitlement of learners to follow their elected course of study. A staged approach has been taken to the implementation of the Measure. The specific requirements is detailed within the Education (Local Curriculum for Pupils in Key Stage 4) (Wales) Regulations 2009 which came into force on the 1st January 2010. It makes provision as to the formation of the local curriculum, including stipulating the minimum number of course of study to be included within a local curriculum. It also states the minimum number of vocational courses of study to ensure that the local area curricula contain a wide range of options of study both academic and vocational in nature. Further information on the Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2009
The committee will receive evidence from the National Union of Students Wales, University and College Union and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers / Association for College Management Agenda and papers
Education Minister Leighton Andrews today announced that the Welsh Assembly Government has committed £17,591 to the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) Cymru to fund three regional events aimed at delivering deaf awareness training to education professionals across Wales.
The key points from the latest release are: Brecon and Radnorshire had the lowest percentage of pupils of compulsory school age entitled to free school meals at 9.2 per cent, whilst Rhondda had the highest percentage at 27.2 per cent.
The committee will receive evidence from the National Autistic Society Wales, Autism Cymru and SNAP Cymru. Agenda and papers
Estyn has launched a new recruitment campaign to find four talented, experienced individuals to take up the challenging role of Her Majesty’s Inspectors (HMI) for education and training. Potential candidates will have a proven track record in education, ideally in a managerial or specialist role within one or more sectors, and the ability to deploy specialist knowledge and expertise in education, policy and quality improvement in at least one of the following areas.
The Home Office has announced a number of Vetting and Barring Scheme information roadshows, including one in Cardiff on the 24th February 2010. Although the Cardiff event is now fully booked, individuals can register and be placed on a waiting list. We would encourage stakeholders to register so that the Home Office is aware of the demand for places in Wales.
This circular sets out the key features of HEFCW support for the enhancement by higher education institutions of learning opportunities for students. These mechanisms will also assist in the support of higher education students in further education institutions. It comprises the second stage of work which contributed to the HEFCW specification for the revised Institutional Review: Wales (IR) process, developed by the QAA for implementation from 2009/10.
This circular presents the key outcomes of our research of support for disabled students in the HE sector in Wales. It provides an overview of the progress the sector has made since guidance to the sector was published in 1999.
By 25 December 2009, a total of 37,480 EMA Wales applications had been received, an increase of 10 per cent compared with the same point in 2008/09. 34,280 (91 per cent) of applications received were approved, whilst 740 (2 per cent) applications were rejected. 83 per cent of approved applications were from students with a household income of £21,885 or less and thus were entitled to the maximum EMA of £30 per week.
Students from across Wales will visit Auschwitz- Birkenau in March to learn about the history of the Holocaust and its impact on the world we live in today. The Lessons From Auschwitz Project is run by the Holocaust Educational Trust who have received an £80,000 grant from the Welsh Assembly Government to fund, over time, two students, aged 16-18 years old from every school and college in Wales to take part in the project.
Six teenagers from across the country are set to become figureheads for young people on climate change after winning a Welsh Assembly Government competition.
This is the fifth report by Ofsted to evaluate the effectiveness of workforce reform. This small-scale study shows that, in the most effective schools visited, workforce reform had made a considerable difference to pupils’ learning because leaders had ensured that all their staff had clear professional status, were well trained, were deployed effectively and were held accountable for contributing to pupils’ learning and well-being.
Lifelong Learning UK Scotland has published a new report on the seminar which took place at the Scottish Parliament in November 2009. The event brought together employers from all six sub-sectors of lifelong learning, and discussions focussed on how the lifelong learning sector can work better as 'one system' in accordance with Skills for Scotland: a Lifelong Skills Strategy.
A major study of all young people living in England gives the first picture of the trends in the proportion of young people entering higher education (HE) at ages 18 and 19 between the mid-1990s and the present. The study, conducted by Dr Mark Corver of HEFCE’s Analytical Services Group, finds that there has been a substantial and sustained increase in the HE participation rate of young people living in the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods since the mid-2000s.
This is the latest edition of the FE and Skills e-newsletter - a direct news and information link from BIS to the further education (FE) and skills sector.
