The aim of the newsletter* is to provide up to date information on post 14 education and training developments in Wales and England.
Os hoffech chi ddarllen y cylchlythyr yn y Gymraeg, cliciwch yma**
Education Minister Jane Hutt praised the hard work of pupils across Wales as they collected their GCSE and Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification results. The results show that for students in Wales the overall pass rate was 98.5%, 0.1 of a percentage point higher than in 2008.
Education Minister Jane Hutt has congratulated Welsh students on their examination success as A, AS Level and Advanced level Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification results are published. The results show that for students in Wales the overall A Level pass was 97.6%.
Applications are welcome from all providers of 14-19 learning in Wales and should be submitted by 6 November at the very latest. Applications are required from new centres wishing to commence delivery of the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification and centres wishing to change / increase the number of Welsh Baccalaureate students at their centres.
The latest National Statistics on National Curriculum Assessments of 7, 11 and 14 year olds for Wales 2009 produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 27 August 2009. At Key Stage 3 - 14 year olds, the percentage of pupils achieving at least the expected level in teacher assessments was higher in all subjects than in 2008. Press release
13,780 members of staff, comprising 6,055 full-time and 7,725 part-time staff, were directly employed by FE Institutions during 2007/08. The full-time and part-time staff numbers amounted to 9,185 full-time equivalents (FTEs).
The analysis provides an insight into the employment patterns of graduates three and a half years into their careers and is based on responses from 41,395 graduates from the 2004/05 graduating cohort. 76 per cent of graduates were in full-time paid employment and 6 per cent of graduates were in part-time paid employment.
These guidance notes provide information on the PGCE (FE) teacher training incentive in Wales and outline the funding available, grant eligibility and how payments will be made. They apply to graduate students on full time pre-service courses of PGCE (FE) initial teacher training leading to a qualification to teach further education, starting between September 2009 and August 2010.
Thousands of pupils across Wales who are about to start secondary school will receive financial help from the Welsh Assembly Government towards the cost of school uniform. The scheme is targeted at pupils entering secondary school as this is the time when parents face the biggest cost for school uniform in one go.
Over the last year, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Youth Justice Board (YJB) have reviewed and refreshed the delivery mechanisms for the All Wales Youth Offending Strategy. This delivery plan describes the changes that have been made, sets out the priority themes and the actions to be taken.
This report presents the findings of an evaluation conducted by Arad Consulting on the management of the National Year of Reading in Wales 2008. It also sets out proposals on how activities provided during the Year might be further developed to promote reading.
The purpose of this document is to describe the policy environment in which young offenders’ learning and skills provision is set and to describe the role that young offenders’ learning and skills provision is expected to play in achieving the Government’s policy objectives in England and Wales. This document is jointly owned by the YJB and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Since 2008 there has been an increase in the percentage of pupils achieving level 5 or above in all subjects apart from Geography (which has stayed the same) and Physical Education (decreasing by 0.1 percentage points). The greatest increase was in Modern Foreign Languages (2.1 percentage points).
A record number of students have been accepted into university or college this year, following the fastest period of processing ever seen by UCAS; 419,627 applicants have now had a place confirmed, an increase of 44,523 on the same point last year.
Schools, colleges and employers working in partnership are key to widening options for 14–19 year olds and successfully introducing the new Diplomas, according to a report published by Ofsted. The report, Implementation of 14–19 reforms, including the introduction of Diplomas, reveals that Her Majesty’s Inspectors found a mixed picture, but with positive features, at this relatively early stage in the Diploma programmes.
This large-scale multi-strand evaluation is exploring how diplomas are being implemented and delivered; assessing their impact on participation in education and training post-16 and attainment; and reviewing the perceptions of key stakeholders e.g. parents, employers and Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
Lifelong Learning UK has launched a new guide to help people who are interested in starting a new career as a teacher or assessor in the further education sector. The Guide to Working in Further Education explains the sector and the sorts of training and learning it provides. It gives information on different roles, what they involve, typical pay and conditions, entry routes, and qualifications.
Schools Minister, Iain Wright, has welcomed research showing that top universities overwhelmingly back the Diploma. The research, published today by the National Foundation for Educational Research, found that all universities questioned would welcome applications from the first Diploma cohort in 2010.
On 18 August 2009, the National School of Government’s Sunningdale Institute published a report which sets out the parameters to promote and cultivate leadership capability across the public service.
The latest edition of the Training and Development Agency for Schools has been released.
**Os dymunwch dderbyn y cylchlythyr wythnosol yn y Gymraeg, anfonwch e-bost at rhys.davies4@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
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