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Curriculum Design: evidence and expertise When designing your curriculum and making decisions about learning and teaching you will be drawing on a range of sound evidence.
Curriculum for Wales survey The Welsh Government is asking the views of senior leaders, teachers and those who assist with teaching in schools and PRUs on their experiences of implementing the Curriculum for Wales. This survey takes around 15 minutes to complete.
National Network Conversation: Enabling Learning Event 26 November: Parc Y Scarlets, Llanelli and 3 December: Venue Cymru, Llandudno Along with a host of speakers, Dr Stella Lous will share insights on the five developmental pathways to support and guide your curriculum across the primary age range. Register today!
WELSH GOVERNMENT EDUCATION NEWS
Curriculum for Wales: updated sections of Framework guidance
Consultation ends: 20 December 2024
We want your views on updated sections of the Curriculum for Wales Framework guidance, for updating online on Hwb in January 2025.
Support for children and young people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in educational settings
How to help learners with Autistic Spectrum Disorder using a variety of approaches.
Time to ‘stub it out’ for a generation
We’re supporting the UK Bill making it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 2009. We also want to reduce the appeal of vaping products to young people. Minister Sarah Murphy supports creating a smoke-free generation in Wales.
Personalised Assessments
Key messages for the autumn term 2024
Deputy Director: Education Leadership and Improvement vacancy
Closing date 19 November 2024
The main focus of the post will be to develop, implement and lead the revised National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) programme.
more education news
Mudiad Meithrin newsletter
This newsletter has been created especially for primary schools in Wales, to share with you the wealth of resources available free on Mudiad Meithrin website that may be relevant to your work.
SSCE Cymru e-learning
It has been six months since the launch of the SSCE Cymru e-learning training package. Please help us to promote this free resources, which can be accessed on the SSCE Cymru website, within your own networks.
RESOURCES
Talk Money Week
4 to 8 November 2024
This Talk Money Week, schools and colleges across Wales and the UK are being asked to #DoOneThing to help their pupils and students learn about money.
Anti-Bullying Week 2024: Choose Respect
11 to 15 November 2024
Is your school getting involved in Anti-bullying Week next week? This year’s theme is Choose Respect. Odd Socks Day will be celebrated on 12 November 2024. Information is also available on Hwb. Share your activity with us on social media by tagging #AntiBullyingWeek #ChooseRespect
Apple Teacher
A series of online Apple Teacher professional learning sessions for primary and secondary educators in Wales.
Promoting Wales Climate Week within your organisation and networks
Share details of Wales Climate Week as far and wide as possible, so that people and organisations across Wales can get involved. Access our ‘Promotional Toolkit’, with information and resources that will allow you to support Wales Climate Week.
64 Million Artists: New year challenge for schools to rekindle creativity and boost wellbeing
Social enterprise 64 Million Artists is inviting schools in Wales to join the January Challenge, when they will be sharing 31 creative activities every day of the month. There are specific activity packs for schools, libraries and care homes and the pack is also available in Welsh.
events and competitions
Join us for Safer Internet Day 2025: Stakeholder event for Wales
14 November 2024, 3:15pm – 4:00pm
We are partnering with the UK Safer Internet Centre and e-sgol to invite schools and children’s settings in Wales to join a planning event for Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025. This online event will provide an opportunity to hear our plans for SID 2025.
Design the First Minister’s official Christmas card this year
The closing date for the competition is 22 November 2024 Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales is inviting children aged 5-11 years old in Primary schools throughout Wales to design her official Christmas card 2024. The theme of this year’s competition reflects the Urdd’s 2024 Peace and Goodwill message that celebrated the centenary of the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition 1923-24.
