The National Assembly for Wales committee will discuss the Teacher Workload Agreement and receive evidence from the following bodies: National Association of Head teachers (NAHT Cymru), The Association of School and College Leaders Cymru (ASCL Cymru), the National Union of Teachers (NUT) Cymru, NASUWT, Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru, ATL Cymru. The Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills will also present a paper. More
The key points from the latest release are: by January 2008, of students completing ITT courses for whom their destination was known: 92 per cent of PGCE qualifiers were in employment only and a further 3 per cent were in a combination of employment and further study. 2 per cent were assumed to be unemployed. 90 per cent of first degree qualifiers were in employment only. 3 per cent were in a combination of employment and further study, which remained the same as the previous. More
The key points from the latest release are around three-quarters of both Welsh domiciled qualifiers (78 per cent) and qualifiers from Welsh institutions (77 per cent) entered some sort of work. 5 per cent were assumed to be unemployed, with the majority of the remainder entering study only. More
Deputy Minister for Skills, John Griffiths has congratulated Victoria Griffiths and Ricky Hilton for winning Wales three gold medals at the first ever EuroSkills Competition in Rotterdam. EuroSkills is a new three day competition in skills ranging from hairdressing to farriery. Watched by 40,000 spectators, 400 competitors from 29 countries competed in 25 different competitions covering 49 different vocational skills. More
This Legislative Committees has been established for the purpose of conducting detailed consideration of a specific legislative proposal. The committee will hear evidence from: Estyn, Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) and the Association of Directors of Education in Wales (ADEW), the Alliance of Sector Skills Councils, Careers Wales and fforwm. More
This guide aims to help learners make the most of the education and learning opportunities that are available. This is a general guide and is by no means a definitive list of the sources of funding available. More
Fforwm, the association of colleges in Wales, has launched an online resource for further education colleges across Wales to share good practice. The “Moodle” online resource will facilitate the sharing of good practice by further education (FE) colleges large and small, north and south, east and west. More
The Department for Children, Schools and Families has announced a package of reforms to strengthen standards in schools and help the school workforce to carry out their duties more effectively. New legislation will be introduced to make sure all schools comply with existing provisions, for example giving teachers guaranteed time away from the classroom in which to plan and prepare lessons and assess pupils, including extra time for newly qualified teachers. More
Lifelong Learning UK (LLUK) together with the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS), Standards Verification UK (SVUK ) and the Institute for Learning (IfL) have been working together to define the process for evidencing the personal skills of teachers, tutors and trainers in the lifelong learning sector. More
John Denham, Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, has announced that initially nine of the most selective universities have agreed to extend opportunities for the best performing students from the most challenging backgrounds to show what they can achieve, building on existing work in the sector. More
Skills Accounts will help individuals take control of their learning and working life. The ambition is that Skills Accounts will be a personalised service that allows learners to access a range of information and careers advice about how to improve their skills and access financial support. More
