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Work-based learning apprenticeships

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Developing effective questioning techniques

Supporting learners with additional learning needs

Welsh Language and Culture within work-based learning

Sector Leading within Food Drink & Hospitality Sectors

Providing effective support for apprentices with additional learning needs

Building bridges: using employer boards to develop innovative apprenticeship provision.

Supporting learners with additional learning needs

Enhancing Apprenticeships – Meeting the needs of community and employers

Delivery of Essential Skills Wales qualifications in apprenticeship programmes

This report considers the delivery of Essential Skills Wales (ESW) qualifications in Welsh Government-funded apprenticeships in Wales. Essential Skills Wales...

Jobs Growth Wales+ youth programme: Autumn 2023 insights

This report summarises the findings from four regional Jobs Growth Wales+ monitoring visits conducted between October 2022 and June 2023....

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HMCI highlights excellent practice, but calls for improvement in literacy levels and greater consistency in teaching quality and leadership.

Estyn Annual Report: Clear direction, improving self-evaluation and support and tackling recruitment are key to future success in Wales’ education system

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