Dysg eNewsletter: 12 March 2026 • Issue 383
Updates from Education Wales and partners.
Featured
- Schools, colleges, and universities to benefit from over £40 million additional maintenance funding — an additional £40.5 million has been allocated this year to support essential capital repairs and maintenance across schools, colleges and universities in Wales.
- Mobile phones survey for schools — a survey to capture views and experiences of mobile phone policies in schools. Closing date: 27 March 2026.
- Teaching Digital with Confidence: bringing STEM ambassador expertise into your classroom webinar on 23 March 2026. For more information, visit the course page, for the full list of courses, visit the Business Wales Events Finder website, and read Bethan Ware’s blog.
Welsh Government Education News
- Education Wales blog:
- Digital data tools to replace the All-Wales Core Data Sets (AWCDS) and My Local School (MLS) — take part in the discovery exercise to share your experience of AWCDS, MLS and related data processes.
- Personalised Assessments: Easter closure — the Personalised Assessments system will close for scheduled maintenance at 5pm on Friday 27 March 2026 and re-open at 8am on Monday 13 April 2026.
- Foundation Learning update: March 2026 — includes resources to support outdoor learning ahead of Wales Outdoor Learning Week, practitioner case studies, low-cost activity ideas and professional learning modules.
- Hwb help and support — the Hwb Service Desk is trialling reduced operating hours as part of a service improvement review.
- Uncover the stories of Wales through free digital archive — a new collection will give learners greater opportunities to learn about their local area and the diverse history of Wales.
- Taith Pathway 1 — final week to apply for funding supporting international exchange of participants going from or coming to Wales. Apply before midday on 18 March 2026.
- Programme to boost numbers of Welsh speaking secondary teachers (Cynllun Pontio) — applications open now. Closing date: Sunday 12 April 2026.
- National Support Programme for Curriculum Design: Registration now open! — sessions begin on 15 April 2026. Register here.
Surveys and Consultations
- Sport Wales school sports survey 2026 — schools will receive details during the Spring term.
Resources and Events
- Wales Outdoor Learning Week: 16 to 22 March 2026 — inspiration and opportunities to strengthen learner wellbeing, creativity and connection through outdoor experiences.
- E-sgol primary projects — includes the Cymru Quiz on 19 March 2026.
- Online Safety Briefing (English) — virtual session on 25 March 2026 from the UK Safer Internet Centre in partnership with Welsh Government.
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