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Curriculum for Wales stakeholder newsletter – Issue 04
Views from the latest Pioneer School event
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25 new Pioneer Schools went to Llandudno this month to find out how strategic design work has progressed on the new curriculum and to help make a start on the ‘Areas of Learning and Experience’. Hear about their experiences.
The Digital Competence Framework: FAQs
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You’ve asked more questions, here are the answers!
What should teachers and practitioners be doing now? Should we use the DCF with the existing curriculum?
2017 – Let’s go for it!
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Many of the media reflections on 2016 have been rather gloomy, highlighting the possible downsides of a succession of major events during that year. However, I think that 2016 might just be remembered as having been the springboard for an exciting new future in Welsh education.
A happy New Year to All
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Whether you teach, parent, support or have any other role around education, I wish you every success in 2017.
We hit the year running in education reform; bold reform that will place Wales amongst the top performers when it comes to giving our children the best education for a changing world. Alongside you, I want to propel this forward this year.
Evaluation of the Pioneer School Model
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‘Successful Futures’ recommended that independent evaluation of the approach to developing the new curriculum for Wales should be conducted. This has now begun, and is initially focusing on the change structure.
View from the front line: Teachers talk about the Digital Competence Framework – its development and application
Feedback required, please!
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Mobile connectivity means that I am able to work anywhere. For this blog I am in my car, in a layby, on the A467 near Duffryn Park, Blaenau Gwent. The weather is unseasonably warm and I have just had the pleasure of visiting a local primary school to gather all-important feedback.
This has become a common occurrence since taking post as 21st Century Learning strategic lead for the Education Achievement Service (EAS).
The Case for Boldness in Curriculum Reform
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The first major curriculum reform in 20 years is underway in Wales. The curriculum will be new, assessment will evolve, and the way this is happening is very different to before.
It’s a lot to take on, even if it is taking place over several years. But the challenge has to be met head-on if we’re to prepare pupils best for their futures in life and work.
Believing in teachers, benchmarking against the best
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By Kirsty Williams AM, Cabinet Secretary for Education,
Michael Gove, a name I am sure you are familiar with, once famously questioned the merit in following the evidence and listening to “experts”. That is not a view I share. I believe all decisions made by governments must be based on sound evidence.