Estyn launched its new inspection framework for schools, local authorities and the post-16 sector last week. Press release
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has released data collected on the number of days schools lost due to the extreme weather last winter. The statistics, returned by 20 local authorities, showed the median closure length was around 4 school days (8 half-day sessions).
The National Training Awards recognise the impact that training has on the performance of organisations and individuals and the contribution it makes to Wales and the UK’s economic prosperity. All finalists and winners are inspiring examples of the best that training and development can achieve.
HEFCW’s new Corporate Strategy outlines its expectations for higher education in Wales up to 2013. It wishes to see universities and further education colleges working together in a more integrated fashion across the regions of Wales to improve provision for all learners who are able to benefit from HE. Press release and Corporate strategy 2010-11 – 2012-13
'Members will be aware that I have been considering issues around the school organisation policy since taking over as Minister for Children, Education and Lifelong Learning. I issued a written statement on 12 January concerning Welsh Ministers’ role in school reorganisation, which confirmed that the responsibility for organising and reorganising schools rests with local authorities.’
In order to widen their engagement with employer networks and stakeholders the WESB have developed a more interactive website. Please visit the site to access their 2010 annual report and current news and views from WESB.
Headteachers and principals should be aware that the UK coalition Government has announced its intention to review the Vetting and Barring and criminal records regimes. The commencement of voluntary registration with the new Vetting and Barring Scheme, which was due to begin on 26 July 2010, has been halted. A further communication will be sent following the outcome of the review.
A competition entitled U-News, is encouraging children and young people to pick up a pen, notebook, audio recorder or video camera and report on positive things people of their own generation are doing at home, in school and in their community.
The key points from the latest release (compared to January 2009) are: 20 less local authority (LA) maintained schools and 2,500 fewer pupils, 4 more independent schools and 275 less teachers (full time equivalent) in the LA maintained sector.
This Statistical Bulletin presents a summary of previously published Key Stage 1 to 3 results for Wales, England and the English Government Office Regions. At Key Stage 3 the proportion of pupils in Wales achieving the expected level was lower than England.
For full-time first degree graduates from Welsh HEIs in 2008/09 whose destination was known at around 6 months after graduation: 60 per cent were in employment only; 8 per cent were in a combination of work and study; 19 per cent were in further study only; and 8 per cent were assumed to be unemployed. More
This article considers the impact of the change in moving the female state pension age from 60 to 65 on labour market statistics.
86% of young people in the UK own a mobile phone, only 73% have books of their own. The study of over 17,000 young people also revealed a strong link between young people’s reading ability and their access to books at home.
SMEs are vital for addressing the national training picture due to their numbers and the numbers of people whom they employ, but they have often been seen as having weaknesses with regard to training their workforce.
This is the latest edition of the FE and Skills e-newsletter - a direct news and information link from BIS to the further education (FE) and skills sector.
