Summer 2010 sees the first awards of the new A level specifications in nearly all subjects, together with the first awards of the new A* grade at A level. This new grade will reward exceptional performance and allow for improved discrimination between the best performing candidates.
This consultation seeks views on the draft proposals for the Assembly Learning Grant (Further Education) Regulations 2010. The consultation will close on 16th April.
Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning, Leighton Andrews, has welcomed news that 240 new jobs will be created in north Wales through the Future Jobs Fund attracting up to £1.56m to the area. The Future Jobs Fund is a fund of around £1 billion from the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) which supports the creation of jobs for long-term unemployed young people and others who face disadvantage in the labour market.
Between January 2010 and July 2012, pairs of teachers and/or school leaders will be able to participate in ‘Internationalising Learning – On the Global Stage’ in fifteen locations (including Cardiff and Wrexham). Email internationalcpd@nut.org.uk to receive further details.
This circular sets out for consultation HEFCW’s proposals for developing a regional dimension to the planning and delivery of higher education.
The event is scheduled over two separate days to allow participants the maximum amount of flexibility to attend and arrange cover – each day will have the same agenda and topics covered. Please contact Peter Sishton if you are interested in attending.
Quick Reads Week takes place from the 22nd to the 27th February with a series of events, starting off on Platform 2 at Cardiff Train Station at 7am. The new 2010 Quick Reads titles will be launched by Ali Yassine and Rachel Tresize who are two of the Quick Reads authors.
A group of students from Llanelli have all successfully landed prestigious engineering apprenticeships with manufacturing company Corus through study of the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification. A total of sixteen boys from Ysgol Glan y Môr in Burry Port took part in an engineering focused course as part of their Welsh Baccalaureate study.
The Airbus apprenticeship programme was described as a model scheme that clearly illustrated the mutual benefits for apprentices, the company and the wider industry sector. Lesley Griffiths, Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills, whose portfolio includes the apprenticeship programme in Wales, made these comments after a visit to the Airbus Broughton facility.
The survey was conducted to evaluate how a sample of local authorities and education providers knew and understood their local communities and how they helped learners to become responsible citizens and make a positive contribution to society.
On 27 January 2010, the Children’s Society published research into what makes young people happy. It finds that children’s well-being is far more strongly influenced by levels of family conflict than by family structure. Young people who felt that their family got along well together were found to possess much higher average levels of well-being than those who did not, regardless of the precise nature of their particular family structure.
Pupils in schools that use ‘managed’ online systems have a better knowledge and understanding of how to stay safe when using new technologies, according to a report published by Ofsted.
A report published by UUK looks at how UK universities might respond to growing demand for higher education courses from older learners. With the most recent university (UCAS) application figures showing a 63.4% increase in the number of mature applicants, the report - Active ageing and universities - highlights the ways in which universities can most effectively support the increasing numbers of older learners.
