Welcome to the pre 11 newsletter which is aimed specifically at practitioners in the Foundation Phase and Primary sector. The newsletter will be issued every 2 weeks on a Thursday.
First Minister Carwyn Jones has welcomed the roll-out of the Welsh Assembly Government’s flagship Foundation Phase policy to all 5 and 6-year-olds across Wales.
This publication sets out the statutory requirements for teacher assessment for the school year 2010/11. It brings together details of the statutory assessment arrangements at Key Stages 1, 2 and 3 as one reference source, and replaces the separate Primary and Key Stage 3 booklets that covered the previous school year.
As primary schools prepare to carry out the annual attendance survey on 24 September 2010, please note there is guidance on the Welsh Assembly Government's website.
The Welsh Assembly Government has recently issued this good practice document. It provides a summary overview of the key information and issues for schools and education settings in relation to promoting the emotional health and well-being of children and young people.
This document, which replaces the previous guidance circular, provides guidance on how schools should develop their sex education policy, plan and deliver their sex and relationships education provision and work in partnership with others.
The Welsh Assembly Government has commissioned the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy with Ipsos Mori to assess the impact and effectiveness of the School-based Counselling Strategy.
A £4 million funding package to train early years Welsh medium practitioners has been announced by Education Minister Leighton Andrews.
The Pupil Voice Wales web-site provides information on what pupil participation is, why it’s important, and how it can make things better for everyone in school. To make this site even more interactive, an exciting video clip competition 'Your Future Your Feature' has been launched. The closing date has been extended and now closes on 18 October 2010. Find out more and how to enter
Proposals to reduce the time taken on the legal process for school reorganisations has been published. The consultation seeks views on reducing the time available for individuals to object to published proposals which involve school organisation. Press release and consultation
This consultation seeks views on the provision of additional INSET days for maintained schools. The consultation refers to proposed arrangements for the school year 2010/11.
At Key Stage 1, results are higher or the same for all subjects when compared to 2009, and higher by at least 2 percentage points for each subject than in 1999.
At Key Stage 2, the percentage of pupils achieving the expected level (level 4 or above) in Welsh Second Language was 35.4 per cent.
