Elections to the National Assembly for Wales have now taken place. Details of the new Government and Cabinet appointments will be announced as they are known and will be published on our website.
In just one week, over 700 fun learning events will be taking place all over Wales, with a staggering 34,000 people having a go at something new!
This document is statutory guidance for local authorities in Wales. It underpins their responsibilities to help support the education and training of children and young people in youth custody.
The Welsh Assembly Government is encouraging and supporting the use of a Unique Learner Number (ULN) to provide a single identifier owned by every learner in Wales from end of Year 9 for the rest of their learning life. It will become operational in secondary schools from September 2011. These events are aimed at examinations officers in schools.
Key Speakers include: Marion Plant, Principal, North Warwickshire and Hinckley College; Andrew Goodall, chief executive, Aneurin Bevan NHS Board and Huw Jones, Deputy Chair, Wales Employment and Skills Board.
Young people in Wales can now broaden their cultural understanding and literacy skills by exploring the world of films through FILMCLUB, a scheme being supported through grant funding by the Welsh Assembly Government. All maintained primary and secondary schools in Wales are invited to join the free service.
There were 241,805 learners at FE Institutions, Community Learning or Work-based Learning providers during 2009/10, a reduction of 3.9 per cent on 2008/09.
The Welsh Assembly Government Award for Overcoming Deprivation is open to all further education institutions in Wales, and aims to recognise best practice in helping learners from deprived backgrounds to achieve to the best of their abilities. The closing date for applications is 6 July.
This is a guidance and good practice document to aid the development of community cohesion. It seeks to prevent violent extremism in further education institutions and vocational training providers in Wales.
The Welsh Assembly Government is organising Wales’ second Sustainability Week to take place from 14 to 21 May 2011; the week before the Hay Festival. Individuals, organisations (from the public, private and the third sector) and communities are encourage to take part.
The Fulbright Commission hopes to further cultivate the exchange of ideas between the US and Wales by sending more Welsh students and scholars to the US with a prestigious Fulbright Award. The application deadline for awards in academic year 2012-13 is 31 May 2011.
This unit explores the role of Visit Wales. It covers the staturory responsibilities of Visit Wales and the significance of events such as the Ryder Cup.
This resource has been developed to support the delivery of Engineering Studies using video, animation and presentations.
Bws y Nos is an adaptation of The Night Bus by Anthony Horowitz; Tag an adaptation of the book by Michael Coleman. Rhyfel Cartref America - Achosion y Rhyfel, ei Gwrs a'i Ganlyniadau, 1803-77 is a book to assist A Level students studying the American Civil War.
Nominations for the VQ Learner of the Year 2011 are now open! Deadline for entries is Friday 20th May. To enter, visit the VQ Day website
This report evaluates the extent to which careers education, guidance and other provision raise aspirations and inform the choices of courses and careers by girls and young women to support their long-term achievement.
In February 2009, the Department commissioned a study to develop a model to examine the impact of the Further Education (FE) sector in delivering its primary function: providing people with the skills they need in the labour market.
After attending a session on positive behaviour management, an early career Spanish teacher succeeded in providing a more positive learning environment in her classroom, establishing better relationships with students.
A senior teacher with 16 years experience enabled a group of underachieving high ability students to exceed their projected grades in religious and life issues through greater collaborative work, peer assessment and a classroom in which the impact of the teaching was discussed regularly.
