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The National Professional Enquiry Project (NPEP) is a central part of Wales’ new approach to Professional Learning that will help practitioners fully develop and realise the new curriculum.

The Project is a partnership between Welsh Government, Regional Consortia, Cardiff Metropolitan University,  the University of Wales Trinity St David(UWTSD), Bangor University and a national network of Lead Enquiry Schools (formerly Professional Learning Pioneer schools).

The schools involved are currently undertaking a range of enquiries exploring the professional implications of the new curriculum, supported by a partner Higher Education Institution (HEI). An area on Hwb has been established for NPEP, where schools’ enquiries are organised by enquiry theme.  This will enable the wider schools network to keep up to date with ongoing enquires and will also encourage and support all  practitioners to develop as professional enquirers.

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Reforming Qualifications

Education in Wales is embarking on a significant period of change, and at the centre of these changes is an innovative curriculum for 3 to 16-year olds.

To complement the new curriculum, we want the next generation of 16-year olds to take globally respected qualifications that inspire and prepare them for life, learning and work. We want to be sure that any changes we make lead to long-lasting improvements and stability for the qualifications system.

Vision

Our vision is that 16-year olds take globally respected qualifications that inspire and prepare them for life, learning and work.

Achieving this vision and developing our approach to future qualifications will require a collective effort with input from stakeholders across the education system and beyond. We will work openly and collaboratively with others to agree how qualifications will need to change.

Qualifications should be designed to promote positive teaching and learning and should not be the sole means by which 14-16-year olds engage with and experience the curriculum. We want to make sure we get the balance right. Continue reading →

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Still in the midst of refining the curriculum based on “very useful” feedback, teachers Vanessa McCarthy and Brett Gillett are interviewed by Mike Bubbins.

They talk honestly about what people liked, and what their reservations were. And they look at next steps.

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Q: Who are you and how did you get into this?

A: I’m Richard Lawson. I was an original Pioneer – a volunteer. They needed a physics teacher and I answered the call back in 2017.

Q: So how was that early period for you?

A: It’s been hard! Well quite difficult at times. We started talking about destinations – but had to build our own road, make our own map. And when you’ve got 30 people in a room it can be hard to agree on which route to take. Continue reading →

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Our national mission to transform education is gathering momentum, and our ambitious programme is coming together.

This Autumn I look forward to talking to Heads in all our regions about how each element of reform is coming together to support our new curriculum and our ambitions for the future of all our children.

We’ll celebrate current successes as well. Our progress in the way we have worked together on developing the new curriculum and ALN reforms. The way Wales improved in the A level rankings and are now first for A* compared to the English regions and Northern Ireland.

Consortia colleagues have worked with my officials to develop the conferences, which will have consistent content across the country to put us all on the same footing, but adapted to local needs.

What will we be discussing?

Leadership at a time like this is crucial. So we’ll look at how we build leadership capacity, including middle leadership, and the leadership role in curriculum planning.

We’ll discuss the professional learning programme, with national and regional elements, which will begin for leaders in January 2020 and for wider staff from the end of Spring term. This support, delivered regionally, is part of a £24m investment in preparing staff properly to realise the curriculum in 2022.

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The Atlantic Rim Collaboratory (ARC) is a global network seeking to improve education for individuals by helping education systems improve. This year its annual summit was held in Cardiff, a timely visit which gave our delegates the opportunity to discuss Wales’ current education reforms.

The Summit was hosted by the Welsh Government from September 12-15 in Wales’ gorgeous capital city of Cardiff.

 ARC is based at the University of Ottawa, and this was its fourth summit. It is a global movement committed to advancing excellence, equity, inclusion, wellbeing, democracy and human rights for all students in high quality, professionally run systems. Ministers, senior civil servants, and leaders of professional associations from participating systems all take part.

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