Target audience: AoLE leads in primary schools and settings.

‘Curriculum for Wales: The journey to 2022’ sets out consistent expectations for schools and settings for the process of designing and implementing their curricula.

The Curriculum for Wales Implementation plan sets out shared aspirations – which describe what the education system should look like in the long-term, as a result of schools and settings designing and implementing their curricula. Practitioners should have the space to develop and use their teaching, agency and creativity to help realise their ambitions through the curriculum and enabling a space for AoLE leads within primary settings to discuss learning and teaching that enables all learners to realise the aspirations of the four purposes is key.

Only by creating opportunity for practitioners to own the reform process in their schools and settings, for them to feel valued and empowered by that process, and to feel motivated to contribute to its continuing development, can we ensure the long-term success of Curriculum for Wales.

The termly Primary AoLE Leads network will allow opportunity for all to share, discuss and enhance knowledge and understanding of the unique needs of all mandatory AoLEs and the skills to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of each AoLE within their schools. Practitioners will develop pedagogical knowledge that supports the effective delivery of each AoLE, ensuring all learners will make progress.

• Attendees will engage with and have a better understanding of each AoLE in order to design their local curriculum.

• Attendees will have a deeper understanding of progression within each AoLE

• Attendees will develop pedagogical knowledge in order to support effective design and implementation of each AoLE.

• Attendees will develop skills and understanding to become reflective AoLE leads in order to monitor and evaluate each AoLE

• Attendees will decide content for termly networks and have opportunities to share Curriculum for Wales experiences.

Event details:

10/11/23 All day
Cothi, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP
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22/02/24 All day
Cothi, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP
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28/06/24 All day
Teifi, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP
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Debbie Moon Expressive Arts AoLE debbie.moon@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Secondary leads for  Expressive Arts AoLE

A networking opportunity for secondary Expressive Arts leads. These termly networks will provide leads with opportunities to collaborate with colleagues from across the region.

Attendees will be provided with updates and training on the following areas:

1. Teaching and learning – AoLE disciplines specific pedagogy, resources and school examples.

2. Curriculum – consider the mandatory elements of Curriculum for Wales and provide practical guidance in how to implement these messages effectively at middle leadership to support teachers in their Area. 

3. Leadership – share, discuss and enhance knowledge and understanding of the unique needs of the Expressive Arts AoLE and the skills to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Area within their schools.

As this network matures, it will provide updates and discussion points around Qualification reform and updates from Qualifications Wales and specific WJEC GCSE examination series. 

• Attendees will engage with and have a better understanding of the Expressive Arts AoLE in order to design their local curriculum. 

• Attendees will develop pedagogical knowledge in order to support effective design and implementation of the Expressive Arts AoLE. 

• Attendees will develop skills and understanding to become reflective AoLE leads in order to monitor and evaluate the Expressive Arts AoLE. 

• Attendees will inform content for termly networks. 

Event details:

23/10/2023  All day
Teifi, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP
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14/03/2024 All day
Teifi, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP
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05/07/2024 All day
Teifi, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP
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Debbie Moon Expressive Arts AoLE debbie.moon@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: All staff in schools and educational settings.
Partneriaeth are committed to providing quality bespoke and universal professional learning to all schools and settings across the region. Partneriaeth recognise the significant challenges facing schools at the moment and the difficulties many face when trying to facilitate staff to attend professional learning events. In order to try and mitigate these challenges Partneriaeth have scheduled online AoLE drop-in sessions.

These termly (these half termly) drop-in sessions have been scheduled to provide opportunities to speak with Partneriaeth officers leading on AoLE development and support. They are informal and by their nature will be responsive to the needs of those attending. 

• Have an opportunity to raise concerns and be supported to find solutions.

Event details:

24/10/2023 09:00 – 10:00
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12/12/2023 13:30 – 14:30
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27/02/2024 15:30 – 16:30 
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08/05/2024 09:00 – 10:00
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11/07/2024 15:00 – 16:30
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Debbie Moon Expressive Arts AoLE debbie.moon@partneriaeth.cymru