Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Secondary schools, colleges and PRUs should:
- R1 Ensure that they have sound procedures to identify which of their pupils/learners have a caring role
- R2 Have a named member of staff with lead responsibility for young carers who acts as a point of contact for young carers and champions their needs
- R3 Raise staff awareness of young carers’ needs
- R4 Engage with specialist services to review and improve their provision to meet the needs of young carers
- R5 Track and monitor the progress and outcomes for young carers as they currently do for other groups of vulnerable learners
- R6 Evaluate their provision for young carers with reference to the checklist in Appendix 1 or available toolkits.
Local authorities should:
- R7 Focus carer strategies on increasing the capacity of schools, colleges and PRUs to identify and meet the needs of young carers
The Welsh Government should:
- R8 Produce reliable, nationally-collected data to help identify young carers
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Local authorities and schools should:
- R1 Ensure that they evaluate the effectiveness of their strategies to improve the achievement, transition and attendance* of GRT pupils and make improvements when strategies are not bringing about the desired outcomes
R2 Ensure that anti-bullying and equality policies take account of the specific needs of GRT pupils*
- R3 Ensure that schools promote GRT culture throughout the school curriculum*
- R4 Ensure that GRT pupils have opportunities to express their views about their learning experiences
- R5 Work collaboratively to deliver and enhance services for GRT pupils
- R6 Explore ways of building the confidence of GRT pupils and parents to self-ascribe their ethnic identity accurately
The Welsh Government should:
- R7 Update the 2008 guidance ‘Moving Forward – Gypsy Traveller Education’
* Recommendation in the 2005 and 2011 Estyn reports
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Schools and colleges should:
- R1 Improve A level outcomes, particularly at AS level and especially those of boys
- R2 Improve the advice and guidance given to learners by:
- a. considering carefully learners’ levels of educational attainment at GCSE when giving advice and guidance
- b. providing learners with accurate and up-to-date information about the full range of sixth form, further education and apprenticeship opportunities open to them
- c. giving advice on the best combinations of subjects for them
- d. developing a clear policy on progression from AS to A level
- e. considering carefully the number of qualifications taken by each learner, taking into consideration the likely progression route of each learner
- R3 Improve the independent learning skills of pre-16 learners in order to prepare them for A level studies
- R4 Work together to improve professional learning opportunities linked to A level teaching
- R5 Give due attention to outcomes and provision at A and AS level in self-evaluation and improvement planning processes
- Local authorities and regional consortia should:
- R6 Facilitate networks of professional learning related to A level across schools and colleges
- R7 Help schools to evaluate the effectiveness of their A level provision
The Welsh Government should:
- R8 Monitor the success of the new consistent measures data sets across schools and colleges
- R9 Ensure that changes to the curriculum and qualifications secure continuity and progression
- R10 Review the funding formula for A levels in schools and colleges, and its application across authorities, with the aim of eliminating unintended consequences, such as encouraging learners who are not best suited to study A levels to do so
- R11 Develop a way to communicate to learners and their parents clear information about A level attainment and provision in individual centres
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
ITE partnership schools should:
- R1 Link their work in ITE more strongly to the development of practice and provision in school, and especially to that of professional learning
- R2 Work closely with their university partners to ensure that mentors have the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary for teacher educators
- R3 Develop robust plans to improve the research skills of school staff, making the most of their partnership with their university partner
- R4 Ensure that senior mentors play a strategic role in developing mentors and in evaluating the effectiveness of ITE partnership working
- R5 Work alongside university partners to design and implement ITE programmes that ensure a successful blend of theory and practice.
Universities should:
- R6 Work closely with schools to support the development of research skills and strategies
- R7 Improve mentor training and development to focus more on the skills of teacher education
- R8 Work with schools to develop more robust processes to evaluate the quality of mentoring
- R9 Work alongside university partners to design programmes that ensure a successful blend of theory and practice
- R10 Strengthen student teachers’ skills of reflection, evaluation and critical analysis
- R11 In collaboration with their partner schools, consider the most effective ways to assess students that takes good account of their development towards QTS
Welsh Government should:
- R12 Work with ITE providers to support a national approach to mentor development in ITE
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendation
Local authorities, regional consortia and schools should:
- R1 Remain up-to-date with all guidance and training materials produced by the Welsh Government and support staff to implement the additional learning needs reforms effectively
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Work-based learning providers should ensure that:
- R1 All learners complete their qualification framework in a timely manner to improve successful completion rates
- R2 All learners are on the correct higher apprenticeship programme to reduce the high number of early drop outs
- R3 All learners have a mentor to support them in the work place
- R4 Employers provide support for learners to attend workshops and off-the-job training sessions
- R5 They engage with and recruit new employers to participate in training programmes to reduce the over-reliance on existing employers
The Welsh Government should:
- R6 Make sure that all providers understand how learners’ existing qualifications can be accredited for essential skills qualifications
- R7 Match the number of higher apprenticeships in different sector subject areas more closely to demand by employer and the economy of Wales
Improvement Resource Type: Thematic Report
Recommendations
Local authorities and YOTs should:
- R1 Assess the progress that young people make in developing soft skills, such as confidence, social skills, and self-esteem, and in improving their literacy and numeracy skills
- R2 Ensure that all services have a dedicated education, employment or training co-ordinator
- R3 Ensure that young people receive their entitlement to education in a timely manner, and report to management boards the length of time that young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET)
- R4 Develop effective strategies that support young people in developing literacy and numeracy skills
- R5 Evaluate the quality, effectiveness and impact of their service better to improve quality, and inform strategic planning to enhance education, employment or training opportunities for young people
- R6 Extend the range of non-statutory members of the management board to include key local education and training providers