The official launch of the Universities Heads of the Valleys Institute has been celebrated by Education Minister Leighton Andrews.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has welcomed the launch of a new Welsh Medium scholarship which will help to engage more students in Welsh medium higher education.
This circular sets out initial proposals for changing the funding system for higher education in Wales, following a consultation with the sector.
Schools and Local Authorities in Wales are being encouraged to get involved in this year’s Anti-Bullying Week. They can do this by promoting the issues surrounding bullying during this week through the school assembly, the curriculum or by other means. Theme 3 of the Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning (SEAL Cymru) 'Say no to bullying' is a short (one or two week) theme which would be suitable for anti-bullying week. The Welsh Assembly Government has also produced a self-assessment toolkit to help schools improve their anti-bullying policies.
A National Science Academy (NSA) has been established in Wales to help deliver a stronger, more sustainable and resilient economy for the future. Links to a variety of sources of Science Technology Engineering & Maths (STEM) information and initiatives are now available.
This paper sets out indicative performance thresholds for work-based learning providers for the period 2010-2013. New minimum standards have been set for Apprenticeships and Employability programmes for the contracts starting on 1 August 2011.
Following feedback from work-based learning providers, we have put together two Powerpoint tutorials. A general introduction to the benchmarking tool, and a guide to incorporating benchmarking into self-assessment.
Visit the site to read about great examples of children and young people making a difference to their communities.
HEFCW's latest newsletter includes news on managing student numbers and the Browne Report.
The aim of the conference is to equip education professionals with the skills, knowledge and understanding to tackle gender based bullying in schools. A live Webcast will be available on 12 November (9.30 - 3.45).
The update is to keep you informed of developments in implementing and moving forward on the ‘Model for Delivering Advocacy Services for Children and Young People in Wales’.
Under the new plans there will be a graduate contribution threshold of £6,000 a year. In exceptional cases, universities will be able to charge higher contributions, up to a limit of £9,000, subject to meeting much tougher conditions on widening participation and fair access. It will be up to the university or college to decide what it charges, including whether it charges at different levels for different courses.
Both young people aged 13-19 and adults will be able to begin accessing new arrangements for careers guidance from September 2011. The service will be fully operational by April 2012. It will build on the best of Next Step and Connexions and provide a fully joined up service for all age groups for the first time.
Strong partnership working across agencies, led by highly effective leaders with commitment and drive, can bring real change and improvement for children and young people in their area, finds Ofsted in its latest report.
Here you can find the full list of all the RfT summaries, starting with most recent under each heading.
This report seeks to determine why the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) is so high, and what can be done to tackle this problem.
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