Education Minister Leighton Andrews has welcomed new powers coming into force which clarify teacher’s roles when it comes to discipline and exclusions.
During November the Welsh Assembly Government will be focussing its communications on children and young people and the range of opportunities available to them in Wales.
This consultation document seeks your views on the best practice guidance for Governing Bodies and Head Teachers on issues relating to the standards of toilets and related facilities required in schools in Wales.
We are calling out to all Welsh young people aged between 14 and 18 to apply to become a Climate Change Champion today! A Champion will be a spokesperson on climate change in Wales, showing people in their communities and across Wales how everyone can reduce their carbon footprint. It is a hugely rewarding experience. The competition will close on Friday 19 November – visit www.walescarbonfootprint.gov.uk for more information!
A £3m project aimed at increasing the number of young engineers, scientists, technologists, and mathematicians in the Welsh workforce will be announced by Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills, Lesley Griffiths today (Wednesday October 27).
The overall level of reserves held by schools in Wales was £71 million at 31 March 2010, the equivalent of £157 per pupil. This is a decrease of 4.4% over the previous year.
The decision has been taken to close the ILA Wales scheme by 31 March 2011. The following question and answer brief will provide more information of the closure.
Have you been on the Pupil Voice Wales web-site recently? If not, why not take a look? There are lots of new resources there to support pupils and staff in implementing pupil voice effectively.
Working with Communities sets out the steps that will be taken to achieve the Assembly Government’s vision of a highly skilled and qualified community development workforce for Wales.
In total, 8,170 students in Further Education applied for an Assembly Learning Grant as at end July 2010, an increase of 22 per cent compared with 2008/09. 6,550 (80 per cent) of applications received were successful; an increase of 25 per cent compared with 2008/09.
Students from Ysgol Preseli who are studying for their Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification, part of which examines the place of Wales in Europe and the World, have been developing ideas and manifestos in an innovative partnership programme with the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Welsh Assembly Government is consulting on improving and developing our website. Your opinions matter and will help us to help you get more out of our site. Complete the customer satisfaction survey.
The Welsh Assembly Government is consulting on a new approach to looking after our Environment. A Living Wales’ sets out a new and more integrated approach to managing the natural environment. Post your views on our online forum and respond to the consultation by 31st December 2010.
The focus of this e-bulletin is to report on key developments in employment and skills, from the perspectives of research and policy.
The broad overall aim of this research is to find out how funding can best be targeted so as to engage disadvantaged children and young people in activities through extended schools.
The overall aim of the study was to explore the issues faced by Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils and to offer parents, schools and local authorities a range of possible methods for improving the outcomes for this group.
This report details the findings of research undertaken between March and June 2010. The aim was to conduct a strategic review, examining how support for employer engagement in the further education and skills sector can be strengthened and improved.
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