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**
This Best Practice Guide contains some good examples of including children and young people in decision-making. This showcase is a celebration of the enlightened approach we now have to pupil participation and inclusion. It has been published to recognise the role of staff and governors who have stood up for children and young people and ensured that an active and vibrant School Council or Youth Forum exists in their organisation.
In October 2009, a series of conferences will be staged jointly by DCELLS and Estyn which will set out the Welsh Assembly Government’s new policy for all schools in Wales – the School Effectiveness Framework.
The research explored the views of parents of pre-school, primary and secondary school age children on the different types of communication parents have with their school; their views on responsibility and control for aspects of their children’s lives; and, their involvement in their child’s education.
This circular provides detailed guidance for employers and agents on the changes that have been made to the arrangements for reporting cases of misconduct in the education service in Wales. This is as a result of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 and the Education (Supply of Information) (Wales) Regulations 2009.
Once completed, the Individual Learning Plan Summary can be used as a short transferable record following the individual from establishments or into the community. This form is intended to be a summary of information related to the learner including brief personal details and educational records, assessments and achievements.
Who inspires young people in Wales in Learning for Life? Martin Luther King, Florence Nightingale, Joe Calzaghe, Helen Keller and Nelson Mandela featured prominently in the 2009 Learning for Life Values Poster Awards. Schools, colleges, WBL providers and youth community groups are invited to be involved in this innovative, free programme for 2009/2010. Contact the Wales office by e-mail.
Carwyn Jones (Bridgend) is to propose that the National Assembly for Wales: welcomes the increasing numbers of learners following Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification courses; and congratulates Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification learners and their teachers on the excellent results announced in August 2009.
Around three-quarters of both Welsh domiciled qualifiers (76 per cent) and qualifiers from Welsh institutions (74 per cent) entered some sort of work. 6 per cent and 7 percent of Welsh domiciles and qualifiers from Welsh HEIs respectively were assumed to be unemployed, with the majority of the remainder entering study only.
By January 2009, 90 per cent of PGCE qualifiers were in employment only and a further 3 per cent were in a combination of employment and further study. 3 per cent were assumed to be unemployed.
A report has been published on the deployment and characteristics of teaching support staff in Wales and England. This study was commissioned by DCSF and the Welsh Assembly Government to obtain up to date and reliable data on the deployment and characteristics of support staff and the impact of support staff on pupil outcomes.
This Circular announces the publication of proposals for the Research Excellence Framework (REF) – the new arrangements for the assessment of research in UK higher education institutions that will replace the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Almost 6,000 people across Wales have benefitted from the Welsh Assembly Government’s ProAct scheme Deputy Minister for Skills John Griffiths said last week. Following a visit to Imperial Machine Company in Wrexham the Deputy Minister reiterated that the scheme which initially focused on helping businesses and employees in the automotive industry is available to all sectors.
The financial crisis and rising unemployment open up opportunities for a major rethink on how we shape future patterns of work and learning, at all ages. The first person in the UK to reach her 120th birthday has already been born and she is approaching 60…but she can expect little public support for learning in the second half of her life.
Britain’s future prosperity will depend – above all – on the talents, skills and creativity of our people. In the new global economy, the jobs of the future will be in talent-based, knowledge-based industries. The Talent and Enterprise Taskforce was established in September 2007 by the Prime Minister, with a remit to engage influential networks and organisations in all sectors of society.
On 7 August 2009, Young People in Focus published a report (Young adults today: key data on 16-25 year-olds) which seeks to stimulate fresh thinking about how as a society we meet the needs of young people between the ages of 16 and their mid twenties.The report provides a wide range of information covering: population and social trends; vulnerable young people; education, employment and training; physical and mental health; lifestyles and social participation; and crime.
On 12 August 2008, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) published a report looking at how health, education and family practitioners can determine the support parents might need, this being a central theme to many wide-ranging government initiatives of recent years.
**Os dymunwch dderbyn y cylchlythyr wythnosol yn y Gymraeg, anfonwch e-bost at rhys.davies4@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
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