Cymraeg

Target audience: Secondary middle leaders

These termly networks provide opportunities for leaders to collaborate across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Swansea. Attendees receive updates and training on :

1. Teaching and learning – subject specific pedagogy, resources and other school examples shared to support middle leaders in driving improvements in their own departments

2. Curriculum – mandatory elements of Curriculum for Wales and practical guidance on how to implement these messages effectively as middle leaders  to support teachers in their departments

3. Qualifications - updates from Qualifications Wales and specific WJEC GCSE examination series. Opportunities to discuss wider qualification reform

4. Leadership – supporting middle leaders in undertaking their roles effectively: looking at quality assurance processes, self-evaluation, GCSE and A Level administration and improvement planning

• All delegates will have an improved understanding of their roles as middle leaders in securing and driving improvement in their areas of responsibility

• All middle leaders will have an improved understanding around curriculum and qualification reform

• All middle leaders will discuss and hear examples of current and effective teaching and learning strategies appropriate to their subjects

• All middle leaders will have an opportunity to share and hear examples of effective practice of either middle leadership, teaching and learning or curriculum/qualification reform

Contact - lowri.davies@partneriaeth.cymru  

Event details:

Penaethiaid Cymraeg Partneriaeth (Iaith Gyntaf) 

Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ

09:30 - 15:00

29/09/2025 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/mnn3wssipBGZemGo6 

30/09/2025 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/qZXKSAEnkikRKJsJ9

27/01/2026 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/ssoe14r5RrYxix316

28/01/2026 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/TvMQvapfG9kzB19GA

30/06/2026 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/mw74ZQy5FVVEe46C8

06/07/2026 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/ioGq4uZAApVZFiQJA  

Target Audience: Secondary Literacy Leads 

The mandatory cross-curricular skill of literacy is essential for learners to be able to access knowledge. It enables learners to access the breadth of a school’s curriculum and the wealth of opportunities it offers, equipping them with the lifelong skills to realise the four purposes.   

Literacy is at the centre of all highly effective classrooms and plays an integral role in allowing learners to embody the four purposes and better their life chances. Therefore, Partneriaeth schools need a network that facilitates to the coordination and drive of literacy improvement across secondary schools.    

This professional learning opportunity will provide secondary literacy leads with strategies and ideas to develop literacy across the curriculum and improve the quality of teaching of literacy.   

Day one in the autumn term is offered via the regional PL offer on Writing for Purpose. During the spring term practitioners will be invited to online small group meetings to collaborate and review. There will be a face-to-face meeting in the summer term as below. Practitioners will collaborate with others, sharing good practice to ensure learners receive relevant and appropriate opportunities in literacy rich subjects across the three events. Co-ordinators are welcome to contact Lowri Davies for any support requirements at any point during the year.  

• All leaders will have an opportunity to share effective practice around high quality literacy initiatives.  

• All leaders will receive up to date messages around effective literacy development, which are informed by current research and practical classroom ideas.  

• All leaders will have a better understanding of their roles in driving and improving literacy in their settings.   

• All leaders will use the resources and messages from these meetings to improve the quality of teaching and learning of literacy within their settings.   

• When appropriate, all leaders will have opportunities to take part in quality assurance processes to monitor and evaluate standards of literacy and plan for improvements.  

• All leaders will have opportunities to network with other leaders of literacy across the Partneriaeth region.  

Event Details

17/06/2025 

09:30 – 15:30 

Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ  

https://forms.gle/7US4xdykUTTa6YW88 

Target Audience: Newly qualified teachers, teachers at the start of their career, non-specialist teachers, teachers returning to teach the subject. 

To support local authority and Welsh Government’s priorities to ensure excellent learning and teaching, and support schools with professional development on the introduction of the Welsh language in the classroom. 

Practitioners will develop effective approaches to explicitly teach aspects of reading, writing and oracy within Curriculum for Wales. 

This professional learning opportunity will foster an understanding of how to structure a Welsh lesson in an effective way, improving the quality of questioning and assessment. 

Practitioners will leave with a variety of practical strategies for the classroom to improve learning and teaching. 

The practitioners will 

• leave with a range of strategies to improve learners' engagement, together with various methods to be used in the classroom to support learners to make progress in speaking, reading and writing. 

• develop confidence, skills and strategies to support better outcomes for learners. 

• share resources and strategies departmentally. 

• reflect on their practice. 

• collaborate and network with other new or non-specialist Welsh teachers and subject specialist in the region. 

Event details: 

Day 1 – Training Day 

13/10/2025

09:30-15:00 
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ   
https://forms.gle/bxKcLm34J9jLxEez8 

Day 2 – An opportunity to put the training into practice and reflect on personal progress

Autumn/Spring term – Visit by the subject officer to the school 

Day 3 – Training Day 

24/03/2026

09:30-15:00 
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ 

https://forms.gle/aNLc6ySWNAyeXXG29 

Target audience: Upper primary and secondary teachers of literacy rich subjects. 

The full day training is suitable for any teacher who wants to develop their methods of teaching writing in the classroom and gain further insight and practical advice on how to: 

• model successfully 

• incorporate and use relevant writing strategies in their class 

• improve the resilience and accuracy of the learners' written language 

This session will offer a clear balance of theory, practice and current examples from schools across the Partneriaeth region. This training will support schools to meet the challenges of coordinating the progressive development of writing skills across different subjects. 

Event details:

26/11/2025 

09:30 – 15:30 

Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ 

https://forms.gle/24NSqgkVLPR2VLgC9 

Target audience: Secondary middle leaders

These termly networks provide opportunities for leaders to collaborate across Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire and Swansea. Attendees receive updates and training on :

1. Teaching and learning – subject specific pedagogy, resources and other school examples shared to support middle leaders in driving improvements in their own departments.

2. Curriculum – mandatory elements of Curriculum for Wales and practical guidance on how to implement these messages effectively as middle leaders  to support teachers in their departments. 

3. Qualifications - updates from Qualifications Wales and specific WJEC GCSE examination series. Opportunities to discuss wider qualification reform. 

4. Leadership – supporting middle leaders in undertaking their roles effectively: looking at quality assurance processes, self-evaluation, GCSE and A Level administration and improvement planning.

• All delegates will have an improved understanding of their roles as middle leaders in securing and driving improvement in their areas of responsibility.

• All middle leaders will have an improved understanding around curriculum and qualification reform.

• All middle leaders will discuss and hear examples of current and effective teaching and learning strategies appropriate to their subjects.

• All middle leaders will have an opportunity to share and hear examples of effective practice of either middle leadership, teaching and learning or curriculum/qualification reform. 

Contact - dyfed.williams@partneriaeth.cymru  

Event details:

Cymraeg Cyfarfod Rhwydwaith Abertawe (Ail Iaith)  

09:30 - 15:00

23/09/2025, Bishopston Comprehensive School, The Glebe, Bishopston, Swansea SA3 3JP - Registration link: https://forms.gle/dN5mCnhvGuoKbmh89

21/01/2026, Bishopston Comprehensive School, The Glebe, Bishopston, Swansea SA3 3JP - Registration link: https://forms.gle/WhzetoUEuQ97tYvv9

08/07/2026, Waterfront Church, Swansea SA1 8QY - Registration link: https://forms.gle/6xkPm85pGfpdzsBk9

Cymraeg Cyfarfod Rhwydwaith Sir Benfro + Sir Gar (Ail Iaith) 

09:30 - 15:00

Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ

24/09/2025 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/J5EQUCDgUn3HcHnJ9

20/01/2026 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/vbNdzTJe56A46nbv8

07/07/2026 - Registration link: https://forms.gle/LSGkhEKhAAYW66Q26

Target Audience: Newly qualified teachers, teachers at the start of their career, non-specialist teachers, teachers returning to teach the subject. 

To support local authority and Welsh Government’s priorities to ensure excellent learning and teaching, and support schools with professional development on the introduction of the Welsh language in the classroom. 

Practitioners will develop effective approaches to explicitly teach aspects of reading, writing and oracy within Curriculum for Wales. 

This professional learning opportunity will foster an understanding of how to structure a Welsh lesson in an effective way, improving the quality of questioning and assessment. 

Practitioners will leave with a variety of practical strategies for the classroom to improve learning and teaching. 

The practitioners will 

• leave with a range of strategies to improve learners' engagement, together with various methods to be used in the classroom to support learners to make progress in speaking, reading and writing. 

• develop confidence, skills and strategies to support better outcomes for learners. 

• share resources and strategies departmentally. 

• reflect on their practice. 

• collaborate and network with other new or non-specialist Welsh teachers and subject specialist in the region. 

Event details: 

Day 1 – Training Day 

13 October 2025            09:30-15:00 
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ   

   
https://forms.gle/bxKcLm34J9jLxEez8 

Day 2 – An opportunity to put the training into practice and reflect on personal progress

Autumn/Spring term – Visit by the subject officer to the school 

Day 3 – Training Day 

24th March 2026              09:30-15:00 
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ 

https://forms.gle/aNLc6ySWNAyeXXG29 

Supporting Welsh teachers and departments in schools that offer Cymraeg Craidd and Cymraeg Craidd Ychwanegol. 

Attendees will improve their understanding of the new course requirements, including comprehension, and be offered ideas on how to present reading texts such as factual pieces, profiles, poems, and short stories in lessons. The session will focus on encouraging and training learners to discuss what they read verbally in order to improve the communication skills of individuals of all abilities individually or as part of a group. 

Practitioners will leave with a wealth of practical classroom strategies to enhance teaching and learning. 

Event Details
Date: 10/11/2025
Time: 09:30–15:00
Venue: Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ 

https://forms.gle/BJYtQchRpPM5Zdrz7 

Contact - dyfed.williams@partneriaeth.cymru  

Target Audience: Cymraeg Craidd and Cymraeg Craidd Ychwanegol Teachers and Heads of Department 

Support teachers and Welsh departments in schools who will offer the Cymraeg Craidd and Cymraeg Craidd Ychwanegol. 

Those who attend will improve their understanding of the new course requirements and be provided with ideas of how to incorporate literature into their lessons as well as discuss ideas for the group oral task. 

Practitioners will leave with a variety of practical strategies for the classroom to improve teaching and learning. 

Event Details: 

23/02/2026 

09:30 - 15:00 

Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ 

https://forms.gle/qgMRgy7sJ4Ez2JkG8 

Contact - dyfed.williams@partneriaeth.cymru