The termly notification newsletter is designed to keep schools and their governing bodies fully informed of forthcoming consultations and documents sent to schools. This will help schools to forward plan and manage their workload.
ProAct, a major new Welsh Assembly Government pilot scheme to support businesses and employees during the economic downturn, will initially focus on the automotive sector in Wales Education Minister Jane Hutt has announced. ProAct will provide quality training for employees put on short-time working, before redundancies are considered.
The Review of Higher Education in Wales, led by Professor Merfyn Jones is currently in its second phase. As such the group is looking at the mission, purpose and role for higher education in Wales in the context of the vision of Reaching Higher, Skills that Work for Wales and future economic, social and learners need. NIACE Dysgu Cymru has been asked to organise a conference on behalf of DCELLS. This is a free conference, and places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis.
This consultation invites views on proposed amendments to The Education (Areas to which Pupils and Students Belong) Regulations 1996 (the "Belonging Regulations"). In particular, the need to make clear that they do not apply to the making and maintaining of statements for children and young people with statements of special educational needs.
The Labour Force Survey estimates, for the 3 months to November 2008, the employment rate of people of working age in Wales was 70.8 per cent, down from 72.4 per cent in the same period a year earlier. More
The Welsh Assembly Government wants to make sure there is a school nurse in every secondary school who can give advice and support to children, parents and families - and not just during the school day. More
A new Welsh Assembly Government-funded programme designed to help overweight and obese children manage their weight and become fitter, healthier and happier will start being rolled out across Wales. The £1.4million scheme will target around 2,000 children aged between 7-13 years old and their families over the next three years.
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) commissioned Ipsos MORI and Cambridge Policy Consultants (CPC) to conduct research into how the Apprenticeship programme in England can be expanded across the public sector. The primary aim of the research was to provide an understanding of the constraints and barriers facing the public sector in their use of Apprenticeships and to identify ways in which these can be overcome.
Spending on Research and Development (R&D) by leading UK firms rose by 6 per cent in 2007 - reaching £21.6 billion - according to figures published by the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). The annual R&D Scoreboard, published in collaboration with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), also shows that the UK's 88 biggest R&D investors grew their R&D by 10.3 per cent over the previous year whereas their global peers averaged a 9.5 per cent increase.
The Government has published revised guidance on children missing education and launched a review of home education. This will ensure that everything possible is being done to guarantee all children their right to a balanced education in a safe, healthy environment. More
Edge believes that the current education system places disproportionate value on academic education and is failing children and the UK economy. The Six Steps to Change Manifesto makes clear proposals to change this, so that all young people have the opportunity to achieve their potential and the UK's future workforce is equipped with the skills to be successful in the modern economy.
