Following consultation in 2009 the Strategy sets out the Welsh Assembly Government’s vision for Welsh-medium education, along with an Implementation Programme. Press release
The purpose of the duty is to make sure that children missing from education are identified quickly and that effective monitoring systems are put in place to ensure that the young person gains access to the most appropriate provision as quickly as possible.
The Draft SASW sets out the minimum requirements to be met by recognised Welsh apprenticeship frameworks. This is the first version of the SASW and is issued to replace the Apprenticeship Blueprint on a non-statutory basis. The final version of SASW will be available from October 2010 and will take effect from 6th April 2011.
Providers can obtain Unique Learner Numbers for their students who are undertaking QCF qualifications. Their students' achievements will then be recorded on an electronic learner record. To get Unique Learner Numbers for students, providers must first register with the Learner Registration Service as a Learner Registration Body. The QCF is part of the wider Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales (CQFW).
The newly released Labour Market intelligence and Planning Toolkit replaces the former National Learning And Skills Assessment and has been designed to meet the needs of post-16 learning providers and other Assembly Government stakeholders. It includes up-to-date labour market intelligence at national, regional and local (unitary authority) level.
There were 251,575 learners at FE Institutions, Community Learning or Work-based Learning providers during 2008/09, a reduction of 4.4 per cent on 2007/08 on a comparable basis.
This Bulletin summarises the available statistics on young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Wales.
The key points from the latest release includes data for pupils at maintained primary, secondary and special schools; learners in post-16 Education and Training (excluding HEIs) and Students in Higher Education Institutions.
This report sets out the conclusions and recommendations of the independent task and finish group that considered the future funding of Coleg Harlech Workers' Educational Association North Wales’ residential provision.
Published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) on 29 March 2010, this report focuses on a range of factors associated with aspirations, attitudes and behaviours, encompassing a wide variety of influences throughout childhood.
Please visit the AoC Beacon Awards section of the website to view or download the prospectus.
With the first game of the Football World Cup in South Africa kicking off on 11 June, the countdown is on and World Cup obsession is set to hit fever pitch. To make the most of the excitement, the National Literacy Trust and children’s author Tom Palmer with support from the Football Association, have developed a free World Cup resource to inspire young people’s reading.
