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Professional Teaching Awards Cymru 2020
At this year's Professional Teaching Awards Cymru 2020 we will be celebrating this year’s finalists and winners virtually!
We’d love for you to join us in celebrating our wonderful ten finalists from the CSC region and everyone who works in education, with your friends and family at home. Grab a cuppa or raise a glass to our amazing teaching professionals.
You can watch the ceremony on these two channels: https://www.youtube.com/c/AddysgCymruEducationWales/
www.facebook.com/educationwales @ 6pm on 29 November 2020
Help us to give these amazing individuals the recognition they deserve for their outstanding contribution, hard work and dedication. Please like and share our CSC #TeachingAwardsCymru videos on you social media channels.
Wellbeing Partnership Programme: Local Authorities, The Leadership Academy and The Education Consortia
Our Wellbeing Partnership Programme is now live. Our Autumn Wellbeing Webinar series started on 24 November 2020. Click link for more details ow.ly/CCEL50Cm5bX
1.30pm Wednesday 2 December 2020
Neil Frude - Increasing the Emotional Wellbeing of School Leaders
Audience : Educational Leaders For a link to webinar or access to the recording please email Helen Richards: Helen.Richards@sewaleseas.org.uk
4pm Tuesday 8 December 2020
Dr Coral Harper - The Science of Secondary Trauma and the case for supervision and self care Audience: All educational workforce For a link to webinar or access to recording please email John Welch : John.c.Welch@cscjes.org.uk
WJEC NEA Science Update
You will be aware that it was announced recently that NEA units will be assessed this academic year. From a science perspective this means that the task based assessment unit for GCSE Applied Science and the practical analysis tasks for the A level Sciences will run. Two WJEC circulars – numbered 28 and 32 have been sent to schools date 24/25th November asking for entry information for GCSE Applied Science and the A level sciences to allow the correct number of exam papers to be despatched to centres for the tasks. Each circular contains a link to a short survey which is needed to be filled in by Thursday 3 December. Heads of subject are advised to check with their examinations officer if they have not received these circulars. For further information, please contact the WJEC directly via their website: Useful Contacts (wjec.co.uk)
Professional Learning
Principles of Remote Instruction Webinar
In response to requests from schools, we are delighted to be able to offer an additional session for CSC schools. The sessions will be facilitated by Doug Lemov and the Teach Like a Champion Team live from the USA.
The webinar is free to attend and will be limited to one per CSC school. The session is designed for leaders or lead teachers, who will be responsible for demonstrating and leading training on effective teaching for colleagues at their school.
The 90-minute session will be on:
Wednesday, 2nd December:
14:00 – 15:30
Book here
Please note that each webinar is capped to 35 attendees, so bookings will be accepted on a first come first served basis.
Please be aware that live sessions may be recorded for future professional learning purposes.
Leading Change Workshops for Headteachers & Senior Leaders
What will the Leading Change Workshop cover?
As with all change programmes, it is essential that change is managed appropriately and with due regard to well-established change management approaches. This part of the programme will link Change Management theory to the educational practices in schools to support the implementation of reform.
Event Code: 20/1148
Date:30/11/2020 - Session 1
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Event Code: 20/1149
Date: 08/12/2020 - Session 2
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Event Code: 20/1150
Date:10/12/2020 - Session 1
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Event Code: 20/1151
Date: 14/12/2020- Session 2
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Preparation for the STEP papers 2021
We are offering students across Wales the opportunity to participate in a series of six live sessions addressing the mathematical content of the Sixth Term Entry Papers (STEP) required by the University of Cambridge and frequently asked for by other universities; notably the University of Warwick. These sessions will be available via the MS Teams platform, led by members of the Senior Team, RhGMBC/FMSPW and will typically last 90 minutes. The live sessions will be recorded with the link available to all registered students to enable them to review them considering their own learning in Further Maths AS/A level.
We recognise that as these are papers sat after students have completed their studies for AS/A, some of the content will require additional input from students and ourselves. It should be noted that despite there being no papers being sat for AS/A awards this year, the STEP series will still be held in July 2021.
As STEP 1, based on A level mathematics content alone, is no longer being offered by Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing, the logical assumption is that Welsh students following this series will be entered for either AS or A level further Maths to be awarded in 2021.
Outline programme:
16/01 Number/algebra STEP 2
30/01 Geometry STEP 2 & 3
13/02 Mechanics STEP 2 & 3
27/02 Statistics STEP 2 & 3
13/03 Calculus STEP 2 & 3
27/03 Number/algebra STEP3
All sessions will be English medium, it is intended that there will be support for students who study through the medium of Welsh.
Each session will require students to attempt a few questions prior to attending the live session, these will be available two weeks prior via the files tab in the MS Teams group.
Students are required to register to receive access to this series by completing the enrollment form here and parent consent form. This can be sent by digital signature, scan or photograph and returned to e.w.clode@bangor.ac.uk by 14/12/20.
Welsh Government Updates:
Changes to face covering policy in Schools and Colleges
Staff and learners in secondary schools and colleges will be expected to wear face coverings in all areas outside the classroom and on school transport.
Letter to Headteachers
Operational guidance for schools and settings from the autumn term (version 4)
Written Statement: Update on use of face coverings in schools and colleges
Letter templates to share with parents: Changes to wearing face coverings
Updated guidance for Further Education, Work-based Learning and Adult Learning sectors
Guidance for safe operation from September 2020 (version 2.4)
College transport guidance
FAQs
Coronavirus regulations: frequently asked questions
Latest advice on Coronavirus from Welsh Government: https://gov.wales/coronaviru
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