Education Minister Leighton Andrews has unveiled joint plans between the Welsh Assembly Government and the Welsh Local Government Association to radically change the way school capital programmes are organised and funded in the future. Press release and the summary document
A major consultation about placing duties on the Welsh Assembly Government in respect of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), has been launched by Education Minister Leighton Andrews and Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis. Press release and view the consultation
This remit letter outlines details of funding allocations to HEFCW for 2010-11 and to establish the priorities for the Council for the coming year.
This bulletin provides an annual update on the statistical relationship between the eligibility for FSM and academic achievement. The statistical models fitted are similar for each year analysed, implying that the strength of the relationship is constant over time.
The Welsh Assembly Government and Learning and Skills Improvement Service have joined forces to provide an online management development resource for Welsh work-based learning providers.
During 2009, Arad Consulting were commissioned to undertake an analysis of support for young people with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in the youth justice system in Wales. The aim of the study was to undertake research on the support available to young people with SEN and it also looked at the support for practitioners in the sector.
The purpose of this study was to examine the provision of English for speakers of other languages in Wales. This report presents the findings, conclusions and recommendations resulting from the extensive research and consultation process followed in the study.
The number of first year enrolments on ITT courses (2,035) was 3 per cent lower than the previous year and is at its lowest level in the last 10 years. 80 per cent of first year students on ITT courses in Wales were Welsh domiciled.
This survey examines the key factors that have contributed to reducing the proportion of 16- to 18-year-olds not in education, employment or training in 12 local authority areas.
A national survey has found that views of A levels and GCSEs among teachers, students, parents and the public remain largely positive. The main aim of the research, which has been carried out annually since 2003, is to track perceptions of the GCSE and A level system.
Transversal funds opportunities for UK education & training professionals to exchange expertise across Europe.
Lifelong Learning UK is calling on higher education institutions to continue tackling their skills shortages, despite recent figures showing an overall fall in the UK unemployment rate.
The private higher education sector is emerging as a growing force in many parts of the world and presents a range of potential opportunities and challenges. This report examines where we are now and provides a series of likely scenarios for the future in terms of how the private sector may develop, and how we might respond. Read the report
