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UK charity Action for Children is running a new programme that employs babies as 'tiny teachers' in classrooms to help reduce bullying by teaching young pupils about empathy...
Posted on 21/05/2012 - [Read More...]
The Welsh government has announced it will make teacher support and professional development a key component of its new National Literacy Programme ...
Posted on 17/05/2012 - [Read More...]
The government in Wales has announced annual funding of more than £5 million for Welsh-medium teaching across the country...
Posted on 15/05/2012 - [Read More...]
The Welsh government has launched a new training pack designed to assist people in teaching jobs to better support able and talented students...
Posted on 03/05/2012 - [Read More...]
In the last eight years the number of female head teachers in Wales has doubled, with nearly 32 per cent of all secondary school heads now women...
Posted on 26/04/2012 - [Read More...]
A consortium of universities in Wales has won its bid to provide the NQT masters programme recently unveiled by the government...
Posted on 20/04/2012 - [Read More...]
Science and mathematics education in Wales is to receive a boost after the government announced new funding for teaching programmes...
Posted on 10/04/2012 - [Read More...]
A campaign to get children in Wales reading more has been unveiled by the Welsh government in a bid to boost literacy standards...
Posted on 04/04/2012 - [Read More...]
Welsh Primary teachers at two schools are celebrating after they won national awards in recognition of the high quality of their language education...
Posted on 19/03/2012 - [Read More...]
The Welsh educations minister Leighton Andrews has unveiled plans to give Band 4 and 5 schools £10,000 in funding to help drive improvements...
Posted on 12/03/2012 - [Read More...]
The Welsh government has announced funding of £200,000 per year for three years to help Booktrust's programmes boost literacy in Wales...
Posted on 06/03/2012 - [Read More...]
Gowerton Comprehensive has won the Third Millenium Learning Award after its secondary teachers were recognised for their pioneering use of modern technology...
Posted on 15/02/2012 - [Read More...]
Four in ten Welsh children enter secondary school with a lower-than-expected reading age, new research has revealed. ...
Posted on 01/02/2012 - [Read More...]
A new primary school built through the 21st Century Schools Programme has become the first in Wales or England to be awarded an A+ Energy Performance Certificate...
Posted on 27/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Primary and secondary teachers at two schools in Swansea have been praised by the Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews for their pioneering use of digital technology in the classroom...
Posted on 24/01/2012 - [Read More...]
Following a £4 million investment from the government's 21st Century Schools Transitional Grant scheme another school has unveiled its new-look campus...
Posted on 29/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Newly Qualified Teachers in Wales will be offered the chance to continue their professional development on a three-year Masters programme when they enter their first teaching job...
Posted on 25/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Anti-Bullying Week in Wales is currently taking place as primary and secondary teachers hold activities to educate and inform students on issues surrounding bullying...
Posted on 16/11/2011 - [Read More...]
Construction work has begun on a £6 million project to build a cutting-edge new primary school in Caerphilly, Wales...
Posted on 11/11/2011 - [Read More...]
A programme to improve teachers' Welsh language will offer free courses throughout Wales...
Posted on 26/10/2011 - [Read More...]
A poll of Welsh citizens has found over half favour a return to school league tables, despite the recent implementation of a 'banding' system which arranges schools into quality groups...
Posted on 24/10/2011 - [Read More...]
The Welsh Assembly is to conduct a major review of the Welsh qualifications system in the hope of simplifying it and making qualifications more valuable and relevant...
Posted on 29/09/2011 - [Read More...]
Education minister Leighton Andrews has announced plans to invest £165,000 in a scheme to promote singing in Welsh schools....
Posted on 13/07/2011 - [Read More...]
The Welsh education system must be structured in a way that will deliver sustained improvement, it has been claimed. ...
Posted on 07/07/2011 - [Read More...]
A new National Literacy and Numeracy Framework is to be introduced in schools across Wales, it has been revealed....
Posted on 29/06/2011 - [Read More...]
Teachers in Wales will be given time off to improve their knowledge of the Welsh language under a new government initiative launched this week....
Posted on 14/06/2011 - [Read More...]
The Welsh government has announced new initial teacher training (ITT) initiatives for eligible students beginning postgraduate courses of further education (FE) next year....
Posted on 27/05/2011 - [Read More...]
Teachers in Wales are more likely to have children from impoverished backgrounds in their classrooms than their counterparts in England or Scotland. ...
Posted on 24/02/2011 - [Read More...]
School nurses and teachers in Wales are being credited with helping drive down teenage pregnancy rates. ...
Posted on 23/02/2011 - [Read More...]
The education system in Wales needs to be given a thorough makeover in order to boost standards, a leading expert has argued. ...
Posted on 23/02/2011 - [Read More...]
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews is calling for a debate about the future of A-level and vocational subjects. ...
Posted on 15/02/2011 - [Read More...]
Welsh local authorities are continuing to spend less per pupil than their English counterparts, it has been revealed....
Posted on 26/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Approximately 40 per cent of Welsh schoolchildren are below the standard expected of them when it comes to reading. ...
Posted on 25/01/2011 - [Read More...]
The Welsh baccalaureate qualification is to be expanded, education minister Leighton Andrews has announced....
Posted on 17/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Children at one school in Wales now have a cutting edge technology plaza at their disposal. ...
Posted on 14/01/2011 - [Read More...]
Welsh education minister Leighton Andrews has welcomed the introduction of a new scheme to encourage primary pupils to read Welsh language books....
Posted on 02/12/2010 - [Read More...]
Wales' draft Budget offers protection for the education frontline, it has been claimed....
Posted on 18/11/2010 - [Read More...]
Axing school league tables in Wales has not had a positive impact, according to new research. ...
Posted on 02/11/2010 - [Read More...]
Welsh students are being encouraged to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects as part of a new £3 million project. ...
Posted on 28/10/2010 - [Read More...]
Welsh education secretary Leighton Andrews has launched a new reading campaign, saying ten minutes per day can make a dramatic difference....
Posted on 05/08/2010 - [Read More...]
The number of courses on offer to Welsh students has risen significantly in the last two years, according to education and training inspectorate Estyn....
Posted on 03/08/2010 - [Read More...]
A specialist school in Wales will offer those in teaching jobs the chance to work with children who cannot be integrated into the traditional schools system....
Posted on 30/06/2010 - [Read More...]
A new £60 million super-school is to open in Wales if the local council passes the proposals at a final meeting, meaning six local institutions could be relocated to the centre....
Posted on 23/06/2010 - [Read More...]
Etiquette classes will be conducted by those in teaching jobs at a college in Wales, meaning pupils will get advice on holding cutlery, writing thank you letters and behaving on the sporting field....
Posted on 22/06/2010 - [Read More...]
The OCR has defended changes that could see modern celebrities being studied for English GCSEs....
Posted on 11/06/2010 - [Read More...]
People with teaching jobs are reportedly benefiting from a skills development scheme....
Posted on 10/06/2010 - [Read More...]