Learners, parents and employers will soon be able to find out exactly how well further education colleges and work based learning providers in Wales are performing. More and view the reports
‘In March, I made Regulations, following a vote by the Assembly, which established a new role for the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) in approving and enforcing fee plans submitted by institutions in Wales in receipt of public funding for higher education…’
Education Minister, Leighton Andrews, has launched the roll-out of an innovative project which uses film to improve literacy and pupil engagement.
The Minister for Education and Skills Leighton Andrews has announced new initial teacher training (ITT) incentives for eligible students undertaking postgraduate courses of further education (FE) in the 2011/12 academic year.
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The percentage of pupils achieving the expected level in 2010 was higher in all subjects and at all key stages than in 2009 except for Science at key stage 2, where the percentage was the same as in 2009.
Outstanding learners and teachers were recognised as the top performers across colleges in Wales, and seven colleges were awarded for driving improvements that benefit learners.
A new generation of aircraft engineers will be able to learn their trade on a real airliner without leaving their campus with the opening of a £1.5m Aerospace Centre, the only one of its kind at a Welsh university, at the University of Glamorgan in South Wales.
A comprehensive series of multimedia materials to support the teaching of the Resistant Materials aspect at GCSE. The materials can be downloaded as a complete Moodle course or as individual elements.
A series of whiteboard activities and extensive investigations and case studies relating to population change.
This anthology sets out to help teachers use what is known about effective pedagogy and apply it to their everyday knowledge of the curriculum in order to help them create meaningful and effective curriculum experiences for their pupils.
Items in this edition include: key role for BIS as Government vows to get the young into work; proposals to get prisoners into jobs and out of crime and Adult Learners Week.
This case study identifies an effective and age-appropriate ICT software package for students with profound and multiple learning difficulties to improve self-esteem.
