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As a group of schools fully committed to developing as learning organisations we feel it is important to develop other schools’ awareness and understanding of the seven dimensions. Even though we understand what is meant by schools as learning organisations, do all other schools understand? More importantly, do our pupils, the most important individuals in our organisations, understand what being part of a learning organisation means? Continue reading
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A new parent and public-facing website has been created to explain the changes underway in Education in Wales. Launched to coincide with the White Paper consultation on the new curriculum, it features a scene-setting video, the curriculum animation and a link to the consultation.
Designed to be very accessible, over time it will grow to include information on other significant changes.
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Following the Government’s attempt to reach a million Welsh speakers by 2050 and increase the number of individuals who use the language on a daily basis, there is more emphasis than ever on seeing our schools produce confident bilingual speakers. But the challenge of increasing Welsh language speakers and users varies from one context to another – from one area to another, from one school to another, from one home to another, from one teacher to another, and from one pupil to another – and it is vital that any strategies are flexible enough to allow the teacher to consider those variations, and what is relevant and appropriate within his or her own educational context. Continue reading
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Our new curriculum will of course be underpinned by law. A ‘White Paper’ produced by Welsh Government sets out proposals for the legislation required and is open for consultation from 28th January to 22nd March 2019.
The proposals reflect the ambitions and recommendations set out in Successful Futures, aiming to give practitioners freedom to use their professionalism and creativity to meet the needs of learners.
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As the new term races ahead, the Pioneers’ perseverance must be admired. The fast-approaching submission deadlines demand a shorter night’s sleep to make room for lesson preparations, marking and assessing so that another day can be dedicated to the Cause of Creating the New Curriculum. They’re driven, no doubt, by the knowledge that amidst all the ‘What Matter’ statements, this Really Does Matter. Continue reading
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Your update on Education in Wales: our national mission – issue 4 – the latest on Wales’ education reforms.
Darllenwch y dudalen hon yn Gymraeg
I listened to a radio debate about arts education in England on Radio 4 last month.
The pained discussion about creativity being a key skill in the economy of the future, and young people needing to be adaptable in a rapidly changing jobs market, didn’t reflect well on the English approach.
Now I’m not writing to compound that criticism on our dear neighbour, but the contrast with our own approach couldn’t have been clearer. For me the debate could have been a celebration of where we’re heading with the new curriculum for Wales. Continue reading
