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Additional Learning Needs Feasibility Study
The South West and Mid Wales Consortium (swamwac), is looking at the development of a number of areas for potential shared services and one of the areas is around possible joint development of a facility for young people with additional learning needs. An initial feasibility study is being commissioned to fully evaluate need, type of placement which might be offered and optimum arrangements for operation of any new facility. It is anticipated that the feasibility study will be completed by the end of August 2011.
A scoping document with further details is available and further updates on progress will be provided regularly. For any queries or for further information please contact admin@swamwac.org
Re: National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH)
Opportunity to participate in a small scale developmental pilot of the revised model National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH)
NPQH
January 2011
System Leadership
As you may be aware the six authorities in the South West and Mid Wales Consortium are working collaboratively to build the capacity to provide effective, high quality intervention and support to schools to achieve the outcome of raising standards of attainment and achievement for all learners.
Expressions of interest from school and local authority based leaders are now being evaluated. Deployment to the roles will be on a needs led basis commissioned by Local Authorities and schools.
September 2010
DCELLS Professional Learning Communities Development Programme
A DCELLS led PLC development programme will be taking place in the Autumn and Spring Term. The programme will be led by Professor Alma Harris and Michelle Jones. Representatives from 210 schools together with LA officers are participating in this valuable professional development activity. Feedback on the programme will be on the website in the Summer Term.
For dates, venues and further details click here
April 2010
The National Standards for Education Improvement Professionals in Wales have been launched by the Welsh Assembly Government and a first round of training, delivered via consortium working, has provided an introduction to the standards for many school improvement staff across swamwac. Further training events are envisaged later in 2010.
March 2010
- A useful guide to Assessment, Recording and Reporting has been developed via consortium working and is available for use by all swamwac schools. It provides outline guidance and links to a range of the literature available on the web.
March 2010
Welcome to the new look swamwac front page where you will find regularly updated items of interest about current consortium working initiatives and quick links to most popular areas of the site. The new swamwac Strategic Plan 2009-10 is now available.
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