Y Siwrnai reports back on the progress made on post-16 transformational change one year on; it showcases some of the work going on across the country; and it looks forward to the next, more ambitious phase of the programme, where it will form part of an all-age system wide approach to transforming education and training provision in Wales.
The radical transformation of Higher Education (HE) in Wales has been announced by Education Minister Jane Hutt. The Minister has outlined a significant shift in how the £400m+ annual funding from the Welsh Assembly Government to the HE sector in Wales will be spent to improve efficiency, widen access, develop strong links between the economy and higher education providers and improve opportunities for learning through the medium of Welsh.
This document outlines DCELLS’ current and future analytical priorities. It reflects the fact that DCELLS’ work impacts not only upon education, learning and training within and beyond Wales, but also on many other aspects of people’s lives such as health and social care, economic prospects, engagement with society, and individual and community well-being.
The evidence base was launched at the TLRP in Wales - Dissemination Seminar held on 24th November in Cardiff. The event was well attended with a mix of policy makers, practitioners and researchers.
This document represents a consultation on 3 aspects intended to support schools, local authorities and their partners in providing a safe environment for children and young people. It covers new powers and duties for school discipline, parental responsibility and exclusion, contained in the Education and Inspections Act, 2006; revised guidance on the use of force to control or restrain pupils and guidance relating to the new power for schools to be able to search pupils for weapons without their consent.
This consultation document seeks views on draft Regulations to require the provision, by local authorities to the Welsh Assembly Government, of individual level data on children receiving funded education outside of the mainstream sector. More
The provisional figures show a decline in learner numbers in total for FE institutions, local authority community learning and work-based learning provision between 2007/08 and 2008/09 but with variations between the individual sectors. There were 265,790 learners at FE Institutions, Community Learning or Work-based Learning providers during 2008/09, a reduction of 3.3 per cent on 2007/08 or of 2.9 per cent allowing for changes in the work-based learning population definition.
61 per cent of 15 year olds achieved the Level 2 threshold, 3 percentage points higher than in 2007/08; The average wider points score was 379, 23 points higher than in 2007/08. 96 per cent of those 17 year olds entering a volume equivalent to 2 A levels achieved the Level 3 threshold, 2 percentage points higher than in 2007/08.
In its report on the Government’s draft budget the Finance Committee concluded that it was unable to examine fully the expenditure patterns for Further Education and Higher Education. It said it planned to make this the subject of an urgent Committee inquiry.
By mid-November 2009, 50,500 students had successfully applied for support under the 2006/07 entry regulations. 34 per cent received a full Assembly Learning Grant, 25 per cent received a partial ALG and 40 per cent received no ALG.
A five-year programme to study the impact of climate change on the land, sea and atmosphere has been given the go-ahead by the Welsh Assembly Government. The Climate Change Consortium, comprising Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Swansea Universities, will also consider the effects of climate change on the planet’s ice and glaciers, and its social consequences. More
The 2008/09 Annual Report principally presents evidence from inspection and regulatory visits undertaken by Ofsted between September 2008 and August 2009. Evidence is taken from inspection activity across the full range of Ofsted’s remit, including childcare, children’s social care, local authority services for children and provision for education and skills in schools, colleges and adult learning.
AoC Beacon Awards 2009/10 winning and Highly Commended Colleges were announced AoC Annual Conference on 17 November in Birmingham. For a full list of winners, Highly Commended and shortlisted Colleges.
There is too much pressure placed on young pupils to head for university, teachers believe, and conversely, too little connection between schools and local businesses.
The British Council announced £300,000 (approximately $500,000) of funding to support a new initiative, the UK-US University and College New Partnerships Fund, to increase relationships between United Kingdom and United States education institutions.
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