Target audience: Secondary network 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. Practitioners will collaborate with others, sharing good practice to ensure learners receive relevant and appropriate opportunities in literacy rich subjects. Both days will support literacy leads to develop and ensure progression in mandatory cross-curricular literacy skills in reading, writing and oracy whilst developing the four purposes.

• All leaders will have an opportunity to share effective practice around high quality literacy initiatives - including classroom practice, literacy interventions and whole school leadership. 

• 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:

13th November 2023 09:30-15:00
Taf, Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP

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Jane Shilling Languages, Literacy and Communication AoLE jane.shilling@partneriaeth.cymru 

Emma Wright Languages, Literacy and Communication AoLE emma.wright@partneriaeth.cymru 

Lowri Davies Languages, Literacy and Communication AoLE lowri.davies@partneriaeth.cymru 

Target audience: Headteachers, Senior leaders responsible for skills development and Literacy/Numeracy Coordinators.

In any successful secondary curriculum, the development of learners’ literacy and numeracy is paramount to its success. In order to reach their potential and embody the 4 purposes set out in Curriculum for Wales, learners need to be able to develop their skills in authentic and increasingly challenging contexts. 

In collaboration with colleagues from Estyn, this professional learning session will support 1 senior leader and the literacy and numeracy coordinator from each secondary school to develop their understanding of high quality literacy and numeracy and how to monitor standards of skills across the curriculum accurately and effectively. 

Delegates will be provided with updates from Estyn on the quality of skills on inspections across Wales and have an opportunity to evaluate standards in skills with example learner work to support evaluation in their own settings. 

• Participants will have a better understanding of the importance of raising standards in learners’ literacy and numeracy skills across the secondary sector. 

• Participants will have a clear understanding of strengths and shortcomings in skills across the secondary sector.

• Participants will have a clearer understanding of the example activities that Estyn undertake when evaluating standards in Literacy and Numeracy when on inspection. 

• Participants will have a stronger understanding in how to conduct quality assurance activities when looking at learners’ work and how to interpret the quality of standards in literacy and numeracy. 

• Participants will have a stronger understanding in how to conduct quality assurance activities when looking at learners’ work and how to interpret the quality of provision in literacy and numeracy. 

Event details:

23/10/23 09:30-15:00
Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP 

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Anthony Jones Assessment, Qualifications and Skills anthony.jones@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Secondary Numeracy Leads

The mandatory cross-curricular skill of numeracy is essential for learners to be able 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. 

Numeracy plays a critical part in our everyday lives, and in the economic health of the nation. It is imperative, therefore, that Mathematics and Numeracy experiences are as engaging, exciting and accessible as possible for learners, and that these experiences are geared towards ensuring that learners develop mathematical resilience. 

Schools and settings must develop a curriculum which enables learners to develop competence and capability in numeracy, together with literacy and digital competence, where there are opportunities, to extend and apply them across all Areas. Developing these skills is therefore a consideration for all practitioners.

This professional learning opportunity will provide Secondary Numeracy leads with strategies and ideas to develop Numeracy across the curriculum. Practitioners will collaborate with others, sharing good practice to ensure learners receive relevant and appropriate opportunities in numeracy rich subjects. Both days will support numeracy leads to develop and ensure progression in mandatory cross-curricular numeracy skills through the proficiencies whilst developing the four purposes.

• Secondary Numeracy leads will be provided with opportunities to network with other practitioners, share good practice, and discuss how they are developing numeracy across the curriculum in their schools. 

• Practitioners will receive external training from a guest speaker (to be confirmed) and will develop ways to enhance the numeracy learning experiences which will support their curriculum design process. Discussion around intervention will also enable practitioners to deliver effective numeracy intervention within their settings. Practitioners will have the opportunity to discuss how they monitor, assess and report on skill progression within their settings.

Event details:

24th October 2023 09:30-15:00
Y Llwyfan, College Road, Carmarthen SA31 3EP

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Kate Andrews Mathematics and Numeracy AoLE kate.andrews@partneriaeth.cymru

Joanne Hudson-Williams Mathematics and Numeracy AoLE joanne.hudson-williams@partneriaeth.cymru

Target audience: Headteachers, Senior leaders responsible for skills development and Literacy/Numeracy Coordinators.

In any successful secondary curriculum, the development of learners’ literacy and numeracy is paramount to its success. In order to reach their potential and embody the 4 purposes set out in Curriculum for Wales, learners need to be able to develop their skills in authentic and increasingly challenging contexts. 

In collaboration with colleagues from Estyn, this professional learning session will support 1 senior leader and the literacy and numeracy coordinator from each secondary school to develop their understanding of high quality literacy and numeracy and how to monitor standards of skills across the curriculum accurately and effectively. 

Delegates will be provided with updates from Estyn on the quality of skills on inspections across Wales and have an opportunity to evaluate standards in skills with example learner work to support evaluation in their own settings. 

• Participants will have a better understanding of the importance of raising standards in learners’ literacy and numeracy skills across the secondary sector. 

• Participants will have a clear understanding of strengths and shortcomings in skills across the secondary sector.

• Participants will have a clearer understanding of the example activities that Estyn undertake when evaluating standards in Literacy and Numeracy when on inspection. 

• Participants will have a stronger understanding in how to conduct quality assurance activities when looking at learners’ work and how to interpret the quality of standards in literacy and numeracy. 

• Participants will have a stronger understanding in how to conduct quality assurance activities when looking at learners’ work and how to interpret the quality of provision in literacy and numeracy. 

Event details:

23/10/23 09:30-15:00
Halliwell Centre, Carmarthen SA31 3EP 

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Anthony Jones Assessment, Qualifications and Skills anthony.jones@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: 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 09:30 - 12:30
Waterfront Community Church, Langdon Rd, Swansea, SA1 8QY
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31/01/24 Pembrokeshire 13:15 - 16:15
Pembrokeshire Archives, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire SA61 2PE
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01/02/24 Carmarthenshire 09:30 - 12:30
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: 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