Partneriaeth are pleased to offer an opportunity to develop and deepen an understanding of the Health and Well-being AOLE with an emphasis on physical literacy.
Attendees will:
Develop an understanding of physical literacy and how it can have a positive impact across the school/setting
Learn how to develop the physical skills of all learners enabling them to become lifelong movers, particularly within the classroom setting.
Collaborate with primary teaching staff within Partneriaeth.
Training outline:
2 days face to face (March 9th 2023 at Cothi suite Halliwell, Carmarthen and July 6th 2023, 09:30-15:15)
Each practitioner will receive funding of £750 and will contribute to the development of a regional physical literacy resource.
Spaces are limited so register now to avoid disappointment.
Register here by Friday 17th February.
Registration Form
We are delighted to announce details of our conference for teachers of GCSE and A Level English Literature. The event will be run online on Teams and offers teachers a week of professional learning with 13 talks on a range of texts, from an anti-racist approach to ‘Of Mice and Men’, approaches to unseen poetry at GCSE, to ‘Teaching Hamlet’ and ‘Rereading the Gothic: Jane Eyre and Wide Sargasso Sea.’ The sign up link is here
A practical meeting to discuss good practice in preparing for the new curriculum, new resources, recent projects and the potential of the Siarter Iaith together with a session to present the basics of GCSE reading assessments and to discuss sample materials.
There is a further opportunity to engage in professional learning on anti-racism on the 17th of March 2023. The session will be led by Rachel Clarke from DARPL. This is an opportunity for all teachers and leaders who have not yet been part of the anti-racism training. Attendees will have a clear definition and understanding of racism and anti-racism. To register for this session, please click on the link below.
We very much look forward to meeting you at the session. For more information on our anti-racism work, please contact Julian.nicholds@partneriaeth.cymru
How do you deliver classroom-based equity for disadvantaged and vulnerable learners? – we know that good teaching makes more of a difference to individual learning than any other factor within a school or setting, especially for the progress of vulnerable and disadvantaged Learners. Commissioned by the Consortia, for the exclusive use of all schools and settings in Wales, our new Supporting Vulnerable and Disadvantaged Learners through Effective Teaching and Learning Programme, is a bespoke, comprehensive and professional support programme, drawing together evidence-based strategies that will help you enhance and embed effective classroom practice. Find out more at our live launch event at 9.30am on February 6th. Click here to join the event https://tinyurl.com/DisadvantagedLearners Contact Dylan Williams, Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing for more information dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
An understanding of neurodiversity is crucial for inclusive and equitable classroom. One in seven learners are estimated to be neurodiverse. This training will explore what being neurodiverse means, how it can present in school settings and what strategies can be effective. This two hour session is being delivered by Parents Voices in Wales and will draw upon their extensive experience and specialist knowledge of supporting and understanding neurodiverse learners. This training is open to all staff across the region and if there are any questions or more information is required please contact Dylan Williams, Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru or REGISTER HERE
15th February 2023 9.30-3.30 – In Person Training, Carmarthen
A growing number of children are presenting with attachment difficulties following exposure to trauma. This full day in person training session will give participants the opportunity to understand what being trauma informed means and how it can impact on the wellbeing of the whole school. This training is being delivered by Trauma Informed Schools UK and will draw upon their extensive experience and specialist knowledge of supporting learners who have experienced trauma. For more information please contact Dylan Williams, Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru or REGISTER HERE
The impact that ACEs and traumatic experiences can have on learners cannot be underestimated. We have an opportunity for whole clusters to receive a free training session, so that every member of school and cluster staff can develop their own understanding of these barriers to learning and how to better support the young people they work with. If you would be interested in finding out more about this opportunity please contact Dylan Williams, Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru
March 20th and 28th 2023 (Two Day In-Person Course in Swansea)
Emotion Coaching is an evidence based whole school approach based upon the principle that nurturing and emotionally supportive relationships provide the best possible context for promoting social, emotional and academic learning. More information available through www.emotioncoachinguk.com.
Delegates will be fully supported to complete their accreditation and funding will be made available to each school to complete the programme, and each accredited practitioner can join our regional network of practitioners. If you are interested in finding out how to become an accredited practitioner with Emotion Coaching UK contact Dylan Williams, Regional Project Lead for Equity and Wellbeing Dylan.williams@partneriaeth.cymru or REGISTER HERE
As you may be aware, the Welsh Government has created the 'Siarter Iaith' Welsh Language Charter to help achieve its goal of reaching one million Welsh speakers by 2050. Clwb Ysgol — a community for those teaching and learning Welsh in Wales, operated by Partneriaeth — has created a video to help you navigate the Siarter Iaith Framework.
Watch the video for inspiration on implementing the Siarter Iaith effectively in your school: bit.ly/3HvY4dA
Subscribe to Clwb Ysgol on YouTube and follow them on Facebook and Twitter for more educational support, resources and free competitions. Remember to tag Clwb Ysgol in photos of your Siater Iaith activities, too!
Please see attached link to guidance on Community Focused Schools: Family Engagement which was launched on 27/1/2023 and builds on our Community Focused Schools guidance published in November. The guidance is non-statutory and is designed to provide a helpful resource for the sector in understanding the benefits of adopting a community focused approach and tackling the impact of poverty on attainment. We would be grateful if you could please promote the guidance to your networks. We will be adding to this resource with further research, guidance and case studies over the coming months.
INNOVATION+ is designed for senior educational leaders across Wales. Education reform is a national priority in Wales and individuals in all sectors and at all levels are committed to achieving system-wide improvement and as Till Leopold, the World Economic Forum’s education lead emphasised, team-based creative solution finding is a ‘must have’ in education.
These sessions have been developed in line with the skills integral to the Four Purposes and will be delivered by two experienced innovators, Professor Andy Penaluna and Jessica Leigh Jones MBE. They will share their own thinking, and aim to help leaders move beyond hindsight towards developing their own innovative insights.
The three sessions will be delivered online and face-to-face and focus on the following themes: Thursday 9 March 9:30-11:30am – Online Networking and mindset development
Creating context for learner development and citizenship
Facilitating collaborative working to solve local challenges
Horizon scanning, strategic opportunism and creating an intrapreneurial culture
Thursday 16 March 10am-4pm – Metropole Hotel and Spa, Temple Street, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5DY Implementation and supporting learning through evaluating progression
Overcoming internal barriers to innovation
Tools, techniques and frameworks for managing innovation
Holistic and authentic assessment of learning
Thursday 23 March 9:30-11:30am – Online Value creation
Attracting and retaining great staff
Enabling ambitious and capable learners
Developing a skills pipeline to support local employers
Free, open to all leaders from schools, the youth work sector and PCET sector, places limited to one per organisation. Registration is an expression of interest in attending the Innovation Series. If your expression of interest is successful, we will be in touch to confirm your place by Friday 17 February. Email charlotte.thomas@agaa.cymru to submit your expressions of interest. Deadline 14 February.
Researchers at Cardiff University have developed a bilingual program/app with young people to support their mood and well-being, called MoodHwb. Do you know of any young people who would be interested in trialling the programme? You might wish to inform the school's wellbeing lead about the project.
It is an opportunity to offer mental health support to young people, and the feedback will help to develop resources in the future. All participants will receive a gift voucher and certificate. It's free to take part. Find out more
Getting Started with Code Club
Wednesday 1st March, 4-5pm GMT
A one-hour workshop that will guide you through what is required to start a Code Club, as well as sharing the pedagogy behind our projects and the resources available to you.
Sign up for part 1 of our online webinar series - Code Club workshop 1: introducing the pedagogy, resources and fun! (raspberrypi.org)
Code Club codealong for British Science Week
Tuesday 14 March, 11-12pm GMT
Celebrate British Science Week by bringing your students to our themed codealong. Join us online as we will code a Scratch project together!
Sign up for the British Science Week codealong - Code Club British Science Week Codealong (14 March 2023) (raspberrypi.org)
To support schools to implement the Digital Competence Framework across all curriculum areas and network with practitioners from other schools.
9.30-12.30 16th February 2023 - Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen, SA31 3EQ By the end of the session attendees will have:
understood the mandatory elements of developing digital competence as a cross-curricular skill
understood progression within the Digital Competence Framework
explored strategies to manage the implementation of digital competence skills across the curriculum
