Standards of education and training in Wales have been maintained over the last six years and, in some instances, have improved, but progress has been particularly slow in schools, according to the 2009-2010 Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales. Press release and annual report
The Education Act 1996 requires headteachers, governing bodies and local authorities to ensure pupils receive balanced views if being taught about democracy and politics.
The requirements for music at Key Stages 2 and 3 are set out in ‘Music in the national curriculum for Wales’. This document contains the programmes of study for each key stage, together with attainment targets and level descriptions.
All Community Dental Services in Wales are now delivering the Designed to Smile (D2S) scheme, Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced. Over 30,000 children are now benefiting from the scheme, delivered through 500 schools, improving their oral health and preventing tooth decay.
Bushcraft expert Andrew Price joined Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis to announce that the Meic helpline for under 25s in Wales will be extending its opening hours to 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Three GIS activities for the primary classroom. Pupils are required to score the best location for a castle or a recycling centre and justify their decision.
A range of Clicker files covering language, mathematics, science etc. This resource encourages children to sort images into town and country categories.
Average spend per pupil on local authority education in Wales in 2009-10 was £5,595. This compares to £6,200 in England (£6,007 excluding London).
The number of pupils in each constituency ranged between 7,790 in Dwyfor Meirionnydd, to 17,834 in Cardiff West.
995 pupils were recorded as being educated other than at school; 222 of these pupils were also on roll at a maintained school.
This consultation outlines the Welsh Assembly Government’s Model for Delivering Advocacy Services to Children and Young People in Wales. It is statutory guidance issued under section 25(8) of the Children Act 2004.
The rights of children in Wales took another step forward this week when the National Assembly for Wales approved the Proposed Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure.
From January 2012, the Welsh Assembly Government will start to collect information on the first language of all compulsory school aged pupils in all maintained schools through the Pupil Level Annual Schools’ Census (PLASC).
