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WELSH EDUCATION NEWS
Curriculum for Wales roll-out Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language at plenary on Tuesday 5 July. To view video of the proceedings
Blog: Bringing the Principles of Progression to life – making connections across the areas of learning and experience Find out how Ysgol y Strade has been working on progression and using lifelong learning skills to boost pupils’ confidence.
Protection of biometric information in schools and colleges Guidance on your legal duties if you use biometric information. Children and young people’s version
MORE WELSH EDUCATION NEWS
Free 2022 exam appeals for economically disadvantaged learners
Funding is being provided through local authorities to schools and colleges to ensure learners who are economically disadvantaged can access post-results services, including appeals if needed. The standard post-results and appeals services will apply as outlined by JCQ and WJEC, that is where there is concern about errors in the marking, special consideration or reasonable adjustment not being applied correctly, or malpractice. The process cannot be used to compensate for Covid associated disruption. Please remember that appeals can cause grades to be revised down as well as up. Centres and learners should discuss any potential appeal to assess its suitability.
Transition from Primary to Secondary School Guidance
To support Headteacher’s and Governing Bodies’ understanding of their requirements to make new Transition Plans under the Transition from Primary to Secondary School (Wales) Regulations 2022, coming into force on 1st July 2022
Developing and maintaining a shared understanding of learner progression
A Ministerial Direction has been issued for the purpose of enabling practitioners to participate in professional dialogue within their school or setting and with practitioners from other schools and settings to develop and maintain a shared understanding of learner progression.
Professional Teaching Awards Cymru 2022
Keep your eyes peeled for #TeachingAwardsCymru2022 this Sunday. We will be tweeting live from the event, a video of which will be published later at on at 6pm on our Education Wales Facebook page
Personalised assessments
Planning next steps
See how Minera and Saundersfoot Primary Schools have used the personalised assessment reports to plan for progression.
The webinars on the system can help you consider how to use the information in the reports.
Numeracy (Reasoning) resources
Numerical reasoning resources can be accessed via the personalised assessments learner report and group skills profile reports following a Numeracy (Reasoning) Personalised Assessment. Once your learners have taken an assessment, you can use these new resources to help develop their reasoning skills.
Hwb and other resources
Adobe Creative Cloud purchasing window closes 31 July
All maintained schools in Wales can place orders with their local authority to purchase Adobe Creative Cloud licenses.
People’s Collection Wales: online drop-in support sessions for teachers
Would you like to use People’s Collection Wales with your learners but need some help? Book a free 1-2-1 virtual support session today!
What’s new in Hwb: 30 June
A summary of recent Hwb resources and updates.
More welsh government news
Welsh Government Annual Report 2022
This annual report sets out the progress that we have made towards delivering our well-being objectives.
Ending Physical Punishment
Physical punishment is now illegal in Wales. Physically punishing children is illegal in Wales. Please share this useful information for parents #EndPhysicalPunishment #StopioCosbiCorfforol
OTHER NEWS
SSCE Cymru Newsletter Summer 2022
Please see the following link to download a copy of the SSCE Cymru Newsletter (Summer 2022 edition).
Unboxed learning programme
The unique schools and colleges programme – that puts creativity and collaboration at the heart of learning inspired by real-world examples – is from UNBOXED, the once-in-a-lifetime celebration of creativity, taking place across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and online from March to October 2022.
National Education Show, 7th October 2022, City Hall, Cardiff
Book your FREE entry pass or email info@nationaleducationshow.com to access the FREE Seminar Scheme for group bookings.
