Today, four major reports have been published by Qualifications Wales. These form an important part of the on-going process of reviewing and reforming GCSEs in Wales in light of the new Curriculum for Wales. In response to the public consultation on qualifications for 14- to 16-year-old learners in Wales (27 January – 16 April 2021),Continue reading “Qualified for the future: Reports published on the ‘new generation’ of GCSEs for Wales”
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Exploring Cynefin: the St Giles’ Centre offers professional learning opportunity
On 7 July 2021, a group of RE specialist teachers and leaders from Wrexham and Flintshire met to explore cynefin in the new curriculum for Wales. The aims of the session were: • to support preparation for the new curriculum;• to begin to uncover and deepen our knowledge and experience of cynefin;• to encourage creativityContinue reading “Exploring Cynefin: the St Giles’ Centre offers professional learning opportunity”
Consultation for Curriculum for Wales Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) Guidance: Wrexham SACRE response
Thank you to all of you who shared with us views about the draft Curriculum for Wales Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) Guidance Consultation. Your voice matters and the St Giles’ Centre is committed to sharing Wrexham experiences and opinions at local and national levels. You may be interested to read the Wrexham SACRE responseContinue reading “Consultation for Curriculum for Wales Religion, Values and Ethics (RVE) Guidance: Wrexham SACRE response”
Deadline approaches for Qualifications Wales consultation
The deadline for submitting your response to the Qualifications Wales consultation is 5pm, 9 April 2021. In this blog item, we revisit the main purpose of the consultation and raise some important questions to think about. Purpose of the consultation The consultation forms part of a process to ensure that GCSE qualifications in Wales areContinue reading “Deadline approaches for Qualifications Wales consultation”
A new integrated GCSE in Humanities a possibility for Wales
The curriculum in Wales is changing which means that qualifications will need to change too in order to ensure they are fit for purpose. From now until 9 April, Qualifications Wales is consulting on: the GCSE subjects that should be available in the future; the other made-for-Wales qualifications that should also be available. The consultationContinue reading “A new integrated GCSE in Humanities a possibility for Wales”