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02.09.08
Close help 'boosts slow readers'
Struggling young readers make dramatic improvements when they are given tailored one-to-one coaching by expert teachers, research suggests.
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02.09.08
Excellence Gateway - Quality Improvement Agency (England)
A source of information and shared best practice for FE practitioners.
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02.09.08
fforwm enews 233: 2 September 2008
All the latest FE News, this week including: Barry College offers new fast-track teaching degree; Wood Students Learn Traditional Skills - Coleg Llandrillo Cymru; Yale College ...
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02.09.08
Wales' early years revolution rolls out
First Minister Rhodri Morgan today hailed the start of the roll-out of the Foundation Phase as a landmark day for children in Wales. Visiting Brynnau primary school in Brynna, ...
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01.09.08
Dysg eNewsletter: Monday 1st September (Issue 127)
Evidence used in the National Behaviour and Attendance Review (DCELLS); National Curriculum Assessments of 7, 11 and 14 Year Olds, 2008; and The percentage of 15 year olds ...
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01.09.08
Education Bulletins Due for Release - September 2008
Education Bulletins from relevant departments in the UK including DCSF, DIUS, SQA, DENI and HESA.
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29.08.08
Preschool learning boosts maths results in England
Preschool learning boosts maths results according to study of 3,000 children in England.
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28.08.08
C4EO - The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services in England
The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO) is a dynamic new organisation, developed for the children’s sector, from the ...
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27.08.08
Key Economic Statistics - August 2008
The latest bulletin on Key Economic National Statistics produced by the Welsh Assembly Government was released on 13 August 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK ...
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20.08.08
Visit the new Education, Learning and Skills Newsletter page on the LSO.
All the latest education, learning and skills newsletters and bulletins from across Wales and England.
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18.08.08
fforwm enews 232: 18 August 2008
All the latest FE News, this week including: College teams up with world leader in music technology; Construction Lecturers Go Back to Site; Former Gorseinon student in race to ...
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04.08.08
Education in the News, Issue 51
Education in the News, Issue 51, the current bulletin of recent education news from across Europe and beyond, is now available. Highlights include: the European Commission ...
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04.08.08
Skills for Health LMI Resource Workshops
The latest Skills for Health Labour Market Information Resource update workshops are announced.
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29.07.08
Dysg eNewsletter: Monday 28th July (Issue 126)
Vocational Results Day, John Griffiths AM, Deputy Minister for Skills, Welsh Assembly Government; Pupils present to teachers; Effective Strategies for Learners to achieve ...
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21.07.08
Dysg eNewsletter: Monday 21st July (Issue 125)
Skills that work for Wales; National Comparators for Further Education and Work Based Learning, 2006/07; 'Merging the Boundaries – How well do local partnerships work ...
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14.07.08
Dysg eNewsletter: Monday 14th July (Issue 124)
School Effectiveness Framework to be piloted in 99 schools in Wales; Responses to the Consultation on Proposals for a Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2008; Learning Options ...
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08.07.08
Dysg eNewsletter: Tuesday 8th July (Issue 123)
Careers services help learners make informed choices (Estyn); Demand for ‘English for Speakers of Other Languages’ (ESOL) courses outstrips supply (Estyn) ; ...
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30.06.08
Dysg eNewsletter: Monday 30th June (Issue 122)
Learners have more choice and flexibility with collaborative option menus (Estyn); Wales, Europe and the World: a framework for 14-19 learners (DCELLLS) ...
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23.06.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 121
Better learning opportunities needed for young offenders (Estyn); Minister signs up to European Mobility Programme; Outcomes of early childhood education (New Zealand ...
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18.06.08
Education in the News, Issue 50
Current education news from across Europe and beyond: the first national literacy and numeracy tests in Australia;an action plan to tackle teacher shortage in the ...
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16.06.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 120
70m to unlock the talent of Wales’ workforce; Learning Network Analysis, 2006/07; Pupils with moderate learning difficulties need to be supported to join in school life ...
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09.06.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 119
Clear strategies benefit work-based learners in achieving key skills (Estyn); Funding helps schools share good practice but impact on outcomes for pupils not known (Estyn); ...
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03.06.08
Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre for Public Dialogue in Science and Innovation
Government launches new expert resource centre to help policy makers talk to the public.
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02.06.08
Dysg e-Newsletter - issue 118
Welsh Baccalaureate key stage 4 pilot successful in most schools; School Statistics by Assembly Constituency and Region, 2007; Vocational courses lead to better life chances. ...
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21.05.08
Estyn highlights best practice in developing reading and writing skills in 7 to 14 year olds
Estyn, the education and training inspectorate for Wales has today published recommendations and guidance for schools and their partners on how to improve pupils’ reading ...
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21.05.08
Which of the following is linked to adult learning?
According to research, which of the following is linked to adult learning?
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12.05.08
Delivering Skills That Work For Wales
Deputy Minister for Skills, John Griffiths will today [Monday 12 May] set out his vision for reducing the number of disengaged young people in the first of a series of themed papers ...
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12.05.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 116
Delivering skills that work for Wales; NEET consultation paper launched; Debate on the standards and quality of Education and Training, 13th May, National Assembly for Wales. ...
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06.05.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 115
Would-be Chartered Teachers learn importance of Self Reflection (GTCW); Consultation on the Assembly Learning Grants and Loans (Higher Education) Regulations 2008; ...
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28.04.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 114
Remit for the Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales for 2008-09; Key Education Statistics Wales, 2007; HEFCW newsletter Number 5 – April 2008 ...
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24.04.08
Helping the economically inactive back into work is essential for Wales
John Griffiths writes in the Wester Mail.
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21.04.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 113
First Minister opens £5m engineering centre of excellence; Toolkit for the evaluation of soft skills; Welsh Learning and Teaching Strategies: effective practice in their ...
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14.04.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 112
Historic day as first law making powers are transferred to Wales (WAG); The use of performance data in Local authorities and schools (DCELLS); Learning Pathways 14 – 19: wider ...
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14.04.08
New Health Sector On-line Resource Available
Skills for Health has launched it's Labour Market Information Resource portal.
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08.04.08
Dysg eNewsletter - Issue 111
Learners have more choice and flexibility with collaborative option menus (Estyn); Wales, Europe and the World: a framework for 14-19 learners (DCELLLS) ...
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07.04.08
Education in the News, Issue 49
Current education news from across Europe and beyond
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17.03.08
Dysg Enewsletter - Issue 110
Making better use of data will help raise standards in schools (Estyn); International Comparisons of Education Indicators; Closing the gap between boys’ and girls’ ...
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10.03.08
Be the talent behind the WorldSkills stars!
Can you train the UK's most highly skilled young people to achieve success at the WorldSkills Competitions in Calgary (2009) and London (2011) as a volunteer Training ...
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10.03.08
Dysg Enewsletter - Issue 109
The Webb Review and the Skills That Work for Wales Strategy debate at the Senedd
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05.03.08
Citizen Survey (part of the Living in Wales survey)
The Welsh Assembly Government's national survey of citizens' experiences of public services in Wales is a significant pillar in its overall approach to develop and support ...
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05.03.08
The Learning & Skills Observatory Website Has Achieved Award for Accessibility
The Learning and Skills Observatory website has achieved The Shaw Trust Accessible Award.
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26.02.08
Estyn Annual Report
The Annual Report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales 2006-2007
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26.02.08
School Effectiveness Framework
The School Effectiveness Framework has been developed by the Welsh Assembly Government in collaboration with key stakeholders. It sets out the vision and an implementation ...
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25.02.08
Future skill needs in Europe: medium-term forecast:
What skills will Europeans need in the years to come? First EU forecast of skill needs is published
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17.01.08
Skills strategy sets the agenda for reform
The Welsh Assembly Government’s skills and employment strategy, ‘Skills that Work for Wales’, has been launched for consultation. The strategy sets out a clear ...
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16.01.08
Learning and Skills (Wales) Measure 2008
John Griffiths, the Deputy Minister for Skills has today launched a consultation document on the Welsh Assembly Government's proposals for a Learning and Skills (Wales) ...
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11.12.07
John Griffiths welcomes Webb Review of Further Education in Wales
Deputy Minister for Skills John Griffiths has today [Tuesday 11 December] welcomed Sir Adrian Webb's independent review of Further Education (FE) in Wales. ...
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03.12.07
Learning and Skills Observatory Wales goes live
A new interactive website - The Learning and Skills Observatory Wales, which will provide a database of research and analysis on education, learning, skills and labour market ...
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22.11.07
Skills Wales, with John Griffiths AM
'Our 14-19 Learning Pathways agenda is making a major difference to the options available to young people right across Wales.'
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16.11.07
FE and Skills e-Newsletter 16th November 2007 (DIUS)
This is the first edition of the FE and Skills e-newsletter. This is a direct news and information link from DIUS to the further education and skills sector and will be produced on a ...
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31.10.07
Ministerial approval for new professional teaching standards in Wales
John Griffiths AM, Deputy Minister for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills has announced a set of new professional teaching standards for the lifelong learning ...
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26.10.07
National Learning and Skills Assessment Update - Statements of priorities for change - 2007-2010
As part of the DCELLS (Department of Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills) National Planning and Funding System currently being implemented, the Welsh Assembly ...
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15.10.07
National Curriculum Assessments of 7, 11 and 14 Year Olds, 2007
This Statistical First Release provides final information for Wales on the achievements of 7, 11 and 14 year olds in the National Curriculum assessments in 2007. This updates the ...
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11.10.07
European Commission promotes research partnerships between universities and businesses
€38.5 million of new funding is being made available for projects to encourage innovative partnerships between academia and industry.
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11.10.07
Money management on new curriculum
MONEY management, first aid and healthy eating will be taught to all pupils in Wales under the revised national curriculum.
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28.09.07
Minister presents awards for new skills learning
A WREXHAM woman who found a job after acquiring new IT skills and a Flintshire company keen to develop its employees are among those honoured in Wales’ first learndirect ...
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18.09.07
UK slips back in graduate numbers
The UK is being overtaken by international competitors in the drive for more graduates, an annual report on education systems shows.
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13.09.07
What The Silver Surfer Learns
With the age of the ‘Silver Surfer’ upon us, a report called ‘What older people learn’ has been created to examine older peoples preferred subjects of study, their ...
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22.08.07
Training 'key in choice of boss'
Graduates rate training and development more highly than the salary they will be paid, a poll suggests.
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16.08.07
Another excellent year for A levels in Wales
Education Minister Jane Hutt today [Thursday 16 August 2007] proudly announced a successful year for students and teachers across Wales as another set of excellent A Level ...
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16.08.07
Jane Hutt celebrates Welsh Baccalaureate qualification successes
Education Minister, Jane Hutt, today (Thursday 16 August) congratulated Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma students as their exceptional achievements were announced. ...
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16.08.07
Welsh Employment Reaches Record Level
Total employment in Wales has reached a record level - according to the latest quarterly Labour Force Survey published today (August 15) by the Office of National Statistics. In ...
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18.07.07
Minister announces new skills strategy for Wales
Plans for a new Welsh Skills and Employment Strategy were announced by the Welsh Assembly Government today [Wednesday 18 July 2007]. On the day that England publishes its ...
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12.01.06
New Survey Results Published
Fewer Welsh employers find difficulty recruiting the right people to fill job vacancies than was the case two years ago, according to a major new study. ...
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26.10.05
FSW Survey of Welsh Language Skills Needs in 7 Sectors
The results from the ESF supported Future Skills Wales Survey of Welsh language skills needs in 7 sectors are now available to inform Welsh policy makers in their plans for a ...
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10.12.04
Training Provider uses FSW Findings to develop courses
Training providers across Wales are using information gathered by the Future Skills Wales Survey 2003 to help tailor their training to the needs of industry. The findings of the ...
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01.12.04
ACT Training
Training providers across Wales are using information gathered by the Future Skills Wales Survey 2003 to help tailor their training to the needs of industry. The findings of the ...
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01.12.04
FSW Findings Used for the Key Skills Initiative
Dysg is the body that develops policy for post-16 education and helps to share best practice in Wales. The organisation has found the information provided by the Future Skills ...
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06.10.04
Employers talk about their need for Welsh language skills
The Future Skills Wales (FSW) partnership has commissioned a new survey, following on from the findings of the FSW 2003 Survey, which aims to uncover the different types and ...
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02.06.04
New Action Plan Addresses Skills And Employment Challenges
Jane Davidson, Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning has launched a major consultation on new proposals to boost skills levels and help more people into employment. ...
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05.01.04
The Future Skills Wales Team Present the Findings to Key Users
The FSW team and representatives of the Future Skills Wales Partnership have been travelling all over Wales, giving presentations on the survey findings to partners and key ...
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23.10.03
Survey Reveals How Skilled Wales is Today and Needs to Be in Future
Three out of four of us believe we are more skilled today than we were three years ago and most of us feel our skill levels are higher than we need for our current jobs. However our ...
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05.09.03
Researcher Margaret hangs up her clipboard for the last time
Veteran Market Researcher Margaret Baldwin is finally hanging up her clipboard after delaying her retirement in order to complete the largest survey yet undertaken in Wales. ...
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09.07.03
How Do We Rate the Boss?
What are our bosses really like? Do they resemble the notorious David Brent of "The Office" or are they more like the admirable Wales football team manager Mark Hughes - an ...
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24.02.03
What do we Know and What can we Do?
Largest and Most In-depth Survey to Create All-Wales Skills Map.
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