One of the elements of our communications and marketing plan to raise literacy standards of children in Wales aged 7-11 is a cinema campaign. The advertisement is aimed at children aged 7-11 and is entitled 'Reading takes you places'. Find out more about the campaign and view the cinema clip (youtube)
Education and Skills Minister, Leighton Andrews, has approved over £6million over three years for the roll-out of the Welsh-language Sabbatical Scheme, which aims to improve standards in teaching and learning in Welsh-medium education and training.
Estyn has published a report, “Money Matters: the provision of Financial Education for 7-19-year-olds in primary and secondary schools in Wales”. The report was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills as part of its ongoing programme of work to support the Welsh Government’s Financial Inclusion Strategy. The report evaluates the quality of provision for learners, identifies case studies of good practice, and provides recommendations for improvement in the provision of financial education for 7 to 19-year olds in schools. Estyn’s press release and response from the Welsh Government
Education Minister, Leighton Andrews, has launched the roll-out of an innovative project which uses film to improve literacy and pupil engagement.
To find out more, please visit Fair Trade Wales for local support, ideas for activities and education resources. If you would like Fair Trade Wales to contact your school please submit an expression of interest. You can also contact Fairtrade Schools UK to register and find out more about the scheme.
In order to provide language teachers with more flexible access to professional development, CILT Cymru has created a menu of flexible CPD training sessions covering a variety of themes. Training can be accessed by schools or groups of schools, LEAs or consortia. CILT Cymru also provides free advisory visits to schools to support all aspects of MFL teaching and learning. For details, please contact Kristina Hedges, Programme Manager.
Funding is available for teachers and headteachers to undertake visits to a partner school in any country classed as long haul destination (i.e. outside Europe). The purpose of the visit should be to set up a curriculum based partnership or develop an existing link. Travel, board and lodging costs can be funded. The maximum grant per person for a visit is £1000.
Through the IPLC programme, headteachers are invited to apply to be part of the group that will form links with USA (Chicago) schools. The focus of the visit will be to establish links between PLCs in Wales and the USA to jointly focus on a specific aspect of school improvement. A delegation of Welsh headteachers will visit a cluster of similar schools in Chicago in the Autumn term. Deadline for expressions is 1st July 2011.
This is an introductory workshop covering the principles, educational benefits, practicalities and viability of global school partnerships. The workshop is for school staff who are interested in establishing, or who have just initiated, a global school partnership.
This research project, commissioned by the Welsh Government, explores families' experiences of illegal exclusion and finds out from professionals how and why they are used.
A range of art videos and interactive activities based on the work of William Brown.
Instant access to fifty rich and varied musical extracts from different times and places. A wealth of material from Wales and the wider world to develop listening and appraising skills.
