The aim of the newsletter, is to provide up to date information on post 14 education and training developments in Wales and England.
The Webb Review was an independent and wide ranging review resulting in 136 recommendations which offered proposals for change in post 14 educational provision. Consultation on the report was carried out through a series of workshops in Spring 2008, linking up discussion on the Webb Report with consultation on the "Skills that Work for Wales" Strategy. This report seeks to provide additional clarification on our policy position in relation to all 136 recommendations. More
The draft Circular sets out the policy context and general principles for reviewing the supply of school places. It sets out the factors that need to be taken into account by those bringing forward proposals. More
NIACE Dysgu Cymru is undertaking a project on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG) with the aim of developing a publication detailing critical success factors for engaging individuals who experience multiple barriers in WAG funded learning. More
Huge demand from teachers across Wales for Assembly funding under the successful continuous professional development programme has seen the annual £3million budget allocated in just six months. More
In total, 451,871 applicants were accepted to full-time degree, foundation degree and HND courses, across the UK, starting in autumn 2008. This figure is 10 per cent higher than at the same point last year. More
The employment rate of people of working age in Wales was 71.9 per cent, up from 71.6 per cent in the same period a year earlier. The UK average was 74.4 per cent. More
Skillsmart Retail, the Sector Skills Council for Retail, this month used a Cardiff event to call on retailers to engage with the skills system. The reception on 15 October saw 30 retailers discussing using new developments and collaborative working to upskill the existing and potential workforce. For further information please contact: Katharine Noteley
A coalition of the UK's most senior businessmen and union leaders took the unprecedented step of calling on UK employers not to slash staff training in a bid to cut costs as the economic downturn bites. More
Ed Balls has welcomed a range of innovative, voluntary, private and public sector pilots for teaching excluded pupils and intervening early to prevent the need for exclusion. The 12 pilots from around the country will test new and innovative ways of teaching those who have been excluded, those at risk of exclusion or those who cannot be taught in mainstream schools for other reasons. More
Proposals aimed at helping society realise its mental potential at every stage of peoples' lives are contained in a major new report published by Foresight, the Government's futures think tank. The study into 'Mental Capital and Wellbeing' looks at how a person's mental resources change through life, as a child, adult and in old age, and identifies factors that can help or hinder their development. More
Children living away from home, or using social care services, want to feel safer online, be protected from unsuitable sites and have adult supervision, highlights a new report. The report, ‘Future care: Children’s advice on future care standards’, follows consultation with 686 children and young people - aged between four and 20. More
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