As we finally reach the end of a long and tiring academic year, we would like to take this opportunity to say a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the last ten months.
It seems already like a long time ago since the pandemic began in March 2020, but we’ve been here supporting you throughout your journey.
Even though the entire profession is exhausted, there has been no shortage of new education announcements or policies.
And, with the implementation of Curriculum for Wales from September, the pressure is unlikely to ease any time soon.
So, if you’ve welcomed us into your school, attended one of our online sessions, given us professional advice and guidance or collaborated with us on a project this year – thank you.
If you’ve joined ImpactPlus, downloaded our resources, read our blog or listened to our podcast – thank you.
We really are extremely grateful for all your continued support.
Enjoy the summer break and we’ll see you in September!
Fin and Jane
The Impact Bulletin
As many of our followers already have the out-of-office on, we’ve decided to replace our monthly Impact Bulletin email with this quick update instead.
Assessment in CfW – Face to Face
We have been overwhelmed by the demand for our bespoke support on Assessment, Progression and Accountability in Curriculum for Wales, so we’ve decided to share our support more widely by putting on two full-day sessions in Autumn 2022 for schools across Wales.
These sessions will introduce you to key research-informed approaches in line with Welsh Government guidance focused on making a difference to the learners in your school.
Places will be capped at 20 participants for each event. Schools will be encouraged to send a minimum of 2 participants each, but multiple bookings are also available. Events will take place in both South Wales and North Wales:
- Sept 27th – Caerphilly SOLD OUT
- Sept 28th – Caerphilly NEW DATE
- Oct 4th – Denbighshire
Cost:
- 1 place – £295 + VAT
- Additional places per school – £245 + VAT
Blogs
We’ve published the following blogs on Smore:
- WG Publishes Accountability Report – A new report on how impact of CfW on learning will be measured: https://www.smore.com/wbqky
- Our analysis of the improvement, evaluation and accountability guidance: https://www.smore.com/hpzb5
Podcasts
Every week we bring you the best professional learning to help you make an impact in your school with The Impact Podcast. Here are our latest episodes:
Episode 86: Review of the year
In the last podcast for the 2021/22 academic term, we look back at some of the most popular episodes of the podcast
Episode 85: Accountability – make or break
In this episode we look at the Welsh Government’s new guidance on improvement, evaluation and accountability in more detail.
Episode 84: Equity in CfW
Coherence, progression, assessment, teaching and learning – it’s all about equity. But it is particularly important at the moment with the introduction of CfW – how do we ensure equity for all of our learners?
Listen to all our podcasts on your platform of choice or on our website: https://www.impact.wales/podcasts/