A campaign of advertisements will appear throughout Wales advising children and young people who are being bullied to talk to someone or contact meic advocacy helpline for help. The focus for Anti Bullying week this year is on cyberbullying and sexual bullying. The revised Anti bullying guidance for practitioners and parents is also available. Anti-bullying posters and Press release
On National Student Finance Day, Education Minister Leighton Andrews has outlined how the Welsh Government will be providing £3.6 billion to support students during the lifetime of this Assembly.
On 08 November the Minister for Education and Skills made an oral Statement in the Siambr.
'On 21 June 2011, I announced proposals for funding part-time higher education and a new package of support for part-time undergraduate students ordinarily resident in
This guidance describes the method of assessing the capacity of primary and secondary schools and deriving appropriate admission numbers from the capacity.
Janet Hayward, Headteacher at
This consultation seeks views on proposals to introduce a revised Employment-based Teacher Training Scheme to take effect from 1 September 2013.
The provision that places a duty on schools and local authorities to provide auxiliary aids as part of their duty to make reasonable adjustments for disabled children.
In the period 2007/11, about half of the providers who acted as lead providers worked with their sub-contractors effectively. These good lead providers were particularly effective in identifying and sharing good practice across all sub-contracted organisations.
This is your last chance to book onto the Apprenticeship Awards Cymru and the NTfW Annual Conference – Standing up for Skills, both events are taking place this week at the Mercure Holland House Hotel, Newport Road, Cardiff. The Awards are being held on the evening of 16th November and the Conference on the 17th November. For more information and a booking form please click on the following links, Apprenticeship Awards Cymru and NTfW Annual Conference.
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has been adopted by the Welsh Government and since May 2011 Wales has become the first country in the UK to enshrine the UNCRC into domestic law. What about running a school Assembly to raise awareness of the UNCRC in your school? You can also find lots of interactive activities on Pupil Voice Wales and the Let’s Get it Right web site.
To Celebrate 200 years since the birth of Charles Dickens, schools with links or and interest in China are invited to attend workshops comparing theme in Dickens’ work with those in contemporary Chinese writing.
This artpack contains information about the sculptor David Nash, including a 16-page teachers' book and photocopiable material for classroom use.
Further Information about new resources please visit the New Books section at gwales.com
The STRB considers aspects of teachers’ pay and conditions for just under half a million teachers and school leaders in England and Wales. Its work has a direct impact on teachers and through them on the education of children. More information on applying to become a Member or Chair.
As part of the survey, children in school years 7 to 13 (aged 11 to 18) were asked questions about the types of bullying they had experienced over the last 12 months and why they think they may have been bullied.
This is a report of a study commissioned by BIS to determine the type of information that would most effectively support learners, employers and advice and guidance intermediaries in making choices about post-16 provision.
