The First Minister of Wales, Carwyn Jones, has called on public service providers to meet the “exceptional” challenges they face in the current economic climate. He said better public services would have to be delivered without any increase in spending, but warned against all-round cuts.
The 21st Century Schools Programme Launch Conference marks the start of a long-term major investment programme for maintained schools by the Welsh Assembly Government, which aims to deliver world-class school environments for all young people in Wales. It represents a unique and exciting collaboration between central and local government.
This national conference will look at ways to achieve excellence in literacy and numeracy for learners from the very early years through to the end of Key Stage 3. This event has been designed to promote school improvement as well as contribute to opportunities to share good practice more widely through professional learning networks.
This document provides guidance for governing bodies and headteachers on issues relating to implementing or changing a school uniform and appearance policy.
This article summarises comparisons of Wales with other countries, drawn from Education at a Glance (EAG) 2009, the results of PISA 2006 and other indicators published by Eurostat.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has opened a new ITEC training centre which will help deliver over £5 million of Welsh Assembly Government funded ITEC training across Wales for 2009/10.
The newsletter provides information on new and recent developments in funding higher education in Wales.
Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis made his first speech on the subject of play at a conference in Cardiff organised by Play Wales. In his opening address, Huw Lewis stressed the importance of the new duties that will be placed on local authorities to provide opportunities for play as part of the new Children and Families (Wales) Measure which received Royal Approval earlier this month.
This review was commissioned by the DCSF with the initial aim of identifying research evidence on the structure of the school day, and specifically how time is used in schools. It examined whether block scheduling results in higher levels of student attainment than traditional scheduling.
This report assess how best to respond to the specific needs of disadvantaged learners, non-learners and early leavers, by gaining a much deeper understanding of their characteristics, motivations, personal triggers and barriers, and how they could be best overcome.
A controversial new inquiry into vocational teaching challenges the assumption that only degree holders make good teachers. The Skills Commission inquiry, which has taken evidence from leading policy makers, regulatory bodies and educationalists, argues that work experience and expertise must be valued to secure top teaching talent for the increasing numbers of vocational learners.
The Empowering Young People were part of the ten year youth strategy for positive activities, published in July 2007. The aim of the pilots was to make funds available so that the most disadvantaged young people in nine pilot areas could access positive activities.
A college in Oxford is helping to reduce unemployment in the county thanks to an innovative approach to finding jobs for students and the long-term unemployed. Oxford and Cherwell Valley College’s Jobfinder scheme is matching its own apprentices with employers and helping to find jobs for those out of work who have received training from the college, especially so for those out of work for more than six months.
Local public bodies need to learn from each other and work more closely together if they are to improve services and increase value for money. This is the conclusion from the first Oneplace national overview report. Published by the six independent inspectorates, the report explains what the first year has told us about how well the £200 billion spent on local public services is meeting people's needs.
