Target audience: Staff in all Primary and Secondary schools with responsibility for developing digital competence as a cross-curricular skill.

To support Primary and Secondary schools to implement the Digital Competence Framework across all areas of Curriculum for Wales. This will help ensure that learners develop their digital skills in line with the DCF and can use these skills appropriately across the curriculum to enhance their learning.

• Understand the mandatory elements of developing digital competence as a cross-curricular skill.

• Understand progression within the Digital Competence Framework.

• Develop digital competence skills in and across the curriculum at a local level using resources provided by Partneriaeth and regional partners.

• Provide learners with authentic opportunities to develop these digital skills where appropriate to enhance their learning.

• Develop their own strategy to implement the management of the DCF across their school.

Event details:

Launch of support materials - Approx 1 hour / online

03/10/23 16:00 Online
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Planning for progression in digital competence within the Curriculum for Wales - 1/2 day face to face

29/01/24 Swansea
Waterfront Community Church, Langdon Rd, Swansea, SA1 8QY
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31/01/24 Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire Archives, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA61 2PE
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01/02/24 Carmarthenshire
Neuadd Y Gwendraeth, Drefach, Llanelli SA14 7AG
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Alun Parry Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety alun.parry@partneriaeth.cymru

Adrian Smith Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety adrian.smith@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: School based colleagues with responsibility for leading on Online Safety and/or Safeguarding Officers.

Keeping Safe Online is a designed to support schools to ensure that online safety practices are as robust as possible.

• Attendees will be aware of how to ensure a high level of digital resilience across all stakeholders.

• Attendees will understand the 360 Safe Cymru framework and how it can help ensure a school’s online safety practices are as robust as possible.

• Attendees will be aware of the latest online safety learning and teaching resources.

• Attendees will be aware where further support can be accessed via local authority and regional colleagues as well as relevant external professional bodies.

Event details:

14th November 2023  Pembrokeshire 13:15 - 16:15
Pembrokeshire Archives 6B, Prendergast, Haverfordwest SA61 2PE
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15th November 2023  Carmarthenshire 09:30 - 12:30
Neuadd Y Gwendraeth, Drefach, Llanelli SA14 7AG
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16th November 2023  Swansea 09:30 - 12:30
Waterfront Community Church, Langdon Rd, Swansea, SA1 8QY
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Alun Parry Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety alun.parry@partneriaeth.cymru

Adrian Smith Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety adrian.smith@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Primary and Secondary practitioners from all stages / settings

To support schools to develop coding skills in line with the Data and Computational Thinking strand of the Digital Competence Framework.

Delegates will engage with and have a better understanding of computational thinking and coding through the use of a programmable device. They will also have a range of practical coding strategies and resources to support the computational thinking aspect of the Digital Competence Framework.

• Raise awareness of computational thinking and coding through use of a Micro:bit

• Develop teacher confidence in coding with a Micro:bit.

• Provide teachers with resources and activities to develop coding using the Micro:bit

Event details:

7th November 2023  09:30-15:30
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ
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7th May 2024  09:30-15:30
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EQ
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Alun Parry Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety alun.parry@partneriaeth.cymru

Adrian Smith Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety adrian.smith@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Digital leads, DCF coordinators, all teachers.

An opportunity for practitioners to learn more about the latest developments in digital learning. Attendees move from session to session to listen to leading practitioners from across both the primary and secondary sectors.

• Examples of good practice, new technologies and digital ideas shared by practitioners from the primary and secondary sectors.

Event details:

Pembrokeshire TBC

13/03/24 Carmarthenshire
Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin, Croes y Ceiliog, Carmarthen, SA32 8DN
16:00-18:00
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14/03/24 Swansea
Bishop Vaughan Catholic School, Mynydd Garnllwyd Road, Morriston, Swansea SA6 7QS
16:00-18:00
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Alun Parry Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety alun.parry@partneriaeth.cymru

Adrian Smith Digital Learning, Coding and Online Safety adrian.smith@partneriaeth.cymru