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WELSH EDUCATION NEWS
Stay aware, stay safe, stay together: Tom’s campaign From September 2022, the new Health and well-being area of learning and experience in the Curriculum for Wales supports schools to provide learners with appropriate opportunities to assess and manage risk so they can keep themselves and others safe.
MORE WELSH GOVERNMENT EDUCATION NEWS
Vacancies: Appointment Of Board Members to Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board
There are two posts available, with one post Welsh essential. Links to both posts are posted below.
- Appointment Of Board Members to Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board
- Appointment Of Board Members to Youth Work Strategy Implementation Board – Welsh Essential
Educators Wales
Educators Wales allows you to post the job, qualification, and professional learning opportunities you have on offer, completely free of charge. Once up and running, you’ll start matching with talented education professionals looking for the next step in their careers.
Welsh education news
Estyn: live Q&A
Was there something you wanted clarification on from Estyn’s report on peer-to-peer sexual harassment? They’re hosting a live Q&A on 21.06.22 at 6pm. Send questions to communications@estyn.gov.wales
Careers Wales: Career Discovery Week Events
Careers Wales is pleased to invite teachers and pupils from secondary schools, special schools and pupil referral units (PRUs) to a week-long programme of work-related activities from 4th to 8th July.
Education Maintenance Allowance
Recognised schools and learning centres across Wales should have received copies of our EMA application forms to share with learners before the end of term. If you haven’t received copies of the application form please contact EMAINFO@slc.co.uk . For more information on the financial support for learners aged 16-18 download our “Little Book of EMA”.
personalised assessments
Seeing how your learners are progressing
Personalised assessment progress reports are updated each time an assessment is taken in order to build up a picture of learner and class/group progress over time. Have you scheduled assessments yet this year to find out how your learners are progressing? Remember, the personalised assessments are statutory in the 2021-2022 school year and the requirements are set out in the Administration Handbook
Build on your knowledge of the Reasoning assessments
A new pre-recorded webinar on using the reasoning reports and accompanying resources is now available. This follows an earlier webinar ‘An introduction to Numeracy (Reasoning)’, published in March.
MIS reminder for schools
Please remember, when learners transfer to another school in Wales, their Personalised Assessment data transfers with them. This includes learners moving from primary school to secondary school.
hwb and other resources
Online reputation and digital footprint
Help children and young people to manage their digital footprint and reputation with new guidance now available on Keeping Safe Online
Regional finalists announced for the WRU Club of the Future competition
We are thrilled to announce our twelve regional finalists for our WRU Minecraft: Education Edition Club of the Future competition.
What resource collections would you like to see on Hwb?
Get involved! We are looking for your views on what resource collections we should create on Hwb.
What’s new in Hwb: 16 June
A summary of recent Hwb resources and updates.
other news
Curriculum for Wales: International languages support for Primary teachers
The Open University in Wales is running a free online webinar on Monday 27 June 15.45-16.45 for primary school teachers interested in registering for a CPD module for 2022-2023 on Teachers Learning to Teach Languages in primary schools (TELT) at the Open University in Wales. For more information on the modules, sign up through the link below.
