Posts Tagged ‘education’

This is league tables

This is league tables

Banding schools unbalances schools. Discuss

Let’s make a New Year’s Resolution that Sounds Good

Let’s make a New Year’s Resolution that Sounds Good

In a month’s time, building regulations will be devolved to Wales – and here’s a concrete example of where they can be redesigned to make a difference

A deal that’s worth more than £20 million

A deal that’s worth more than £20 million

This budget deal is good news for three parties in the Assembly and says much about the way politics in Wales will remain for some time to come

Getting the dynamic out of Dynamo

Getting the dynamic out of Dynamo

Wales’ greatest asset is its young people. So how is government connecting them with entrepreneurship?

The Great Pension Raid

The Great Pension Raid

Today teachers from across Wales travel to Westminster as part of a joint trade union lobby of Parliament to stop their pensions being raided

The College of Knowledge

The College of Knowledge

The so-called “new” universities are good at straplines and mission statements, but to really succeed there are a few lessons they should all learn

Something needs fixing

Something needs fixing

If the Welsh Government is serious about rebuilding the country’s manufacturing base, it needs to be doing more to promote engineering in our schools

Gwerddon: adnodd o bwys i rannu gwybodaeth yn y Gymraeg

Gwerddon: adnodd o bwys i rannu gwybodaeth yn y Gymraeg

Mae’r fenter arlein Gwerddon yn cynnig cyfle i rannu gwybodaeth ac yn llenwi bwlch mawr i ganolbywntio ar ymchwil yn y Gymraeg.

While you were away

While you were away

On the day that students receive their GCSE results, a businessman argues that a long summer break provides plenty of time for the Welsh Government and others to bring forward plans to raise education standards to the level that employers are crying out for

More than just education factories

More than just education factories

Schools are the beating hearts of local communities – and it is communities that should decide their fate

Language and number manipulation counts

Language and number manipulation counts

Testing children is not the answer – teachers need to be given the skills and direction to help support children in learning how to use numbers and language more effectively

Crossing the border – Coming to teach in Wales

Crossing the border – Coming to teach in Wales

What happens when a prize winning teacher from England comes to Wales?