From September 2012, all Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) will have the opportunity to follow a Masters programme as part of their Induction and Early Professional Development, Education Minister Leighton Andrews has announced.
This is the third of the national school banding updates, following the release of provisional secondary school banding information to schools and local authorities on Thursday 15 September. Read the latest update and the revised Question and Answer sheet.
Education Minister Leighton Andrews has told representatives of the WLGA that he expects regional consortia groups to find £20 million of resources to send to the education frontlines in Wales.
On 22 November the Minister for Education and Skills made an oral Statement in the Siambr on Further Education Governance.
Research tells us that too many young people have skills and qualifications that don’t match what employers are looking for and that employers do not communicate clearly enough the opportunities available in the workplace.
In September 2011 the Welsh Government's Deputy Minister for Skills announced a Review of Qualifications. The Review will consider how to ensure that the qualifications system in Wales is understood, valued and meets the needs of young people and the Welsh economy. Part of the review will consider whether the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification should be graded. Initially consideration will be given to the principle of grading. In this context you are invited to complete a short survey. It is not intended to be a detailed examination of grading methods. The survey can be completed in just a few minutes, online, and can be accessed from the Welsh Government's website.
The report, reveals a lack of strategic leadership, which contributed to a collective culture in which it was difficult for any of the individual agencies involved to discharge their responsibilities for safeguarding and protecting children, where they are at risk from professionals. Read the press release and report.
Careers Wales staff are looking forward to working with their partners and clients to collect as much feedback as they can about the new version of careerswales.com as it develops over the next few months. The beta version of the new site is quite different from the current and previous versions – with much more focus on modern learning and career planning concepts. Visit the Carreer Wales website – and select the Feedback tool to tell Careers Wales what you think. Keep your eye on careerswales.com - it is going to keep evolving!
This guide to funding aims to help you find the student funding that you need to make the most of the education and learning opportunities available to you.
The latest Fact File produced by Governors Wales concentrates on Questions and Answers on Federation.
Further Education, Work-based Learning and Community Learning, 2010/11 (provisional)
A series of detailed resources with interactive elements and relevant tasks to support students studying in preparation for the U2 exam.
This learning resource helps you learn the skills and techniques involved in the game of football.
Ofsted has publishes the Annual Report 2010/11, drawing on over 31,000 inspection visits across the schools, early years, children’s social care and learning and skills sectors in England. Launched by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector Miriam Rosen, this in-depth analysis provides an unmatched insight into the quality of those services for children and learners, what is working well and what needs to improve.
The focus of this e-bulletin is to report on key developments in employment and skills, from the perspectives of research and policy.
The UCAS Board commissioned a review of the admissions process which represents the first comprehensive review of an admissions process which has served the Higher Education sector and applicants well for 50 years since the inception of UCCA in 1961.
This report provides interim findings from the independent evaluation on the impact of changes to A levels and GCSEs in England. The changes included a move from six units to four for the majority of subjects, the introduction of greater stretch and challenge at A2, and the A* grade.
