Month: November 2018

Do you know an outstanding teacher that deserves recognition? Is there someone at your local school that needs celebrating? Are your teaching staff leading the way in technology or using Welsh language?

Well, the Professional Teaching Awards Cymru are back for 2019! Education Secretary, Kirsty Williams is looking for the very best education professionals that Wales has to offer and those that have made a real difference to their school or education setting.

There are ten categories this year including Teacher of the Year, Headteacher of the Year, Inspirational use of the Welsh Language and, new for 2019, Youth Work in Schools so there is plenty of opportunity for your school to get the recognition that they deserve.

If you’re a teacher, student, parent, employer or colleague and know someone that would be worthy of a Professional Teaching Award you have until midnight on 30 November 2018 to make a nomination here: www.gov.wales/teachingawardscymru

We are delighted to announce the availability of the newly-revised ‘Youth Work in Wales: Principles and Purposes’ booklet.

This document has been produced for the managers and trustees of youth organisations, politicians, local authority elected members and officers, practitioners, trainers and people training to be youth workers and youth support workers.

It has also been written for young people, those already involved in youth organisations as well as those wishing to find out more about the kinds of experience youth organisations can provide.

‘Youth Work in Wales: Principles and Purposes’ has been produced on a collaborative basis by representatives of the voluntary and local authority youth work sectors in Wales and with the Education Workforce Council.

You can find it here YOUTH WORK IN WALES PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES or on www.wlga.org.uk

Claire Cunliffe
Chair of CWVYS

Steve Davis
Chair of Wales Principal Youth Officers’ Group

Hayden Llewellyn
CEO of Education Workforce Council

November 2018

European Solidarity Corps Workshop

The Erasmus+ UK National Agency is pleased to invite you to our European Solidarity Corps Workshop.

The European Solidarity Corps is a new European Commission initiative that aims to help young people volunteer or work on projects that benefit local communities across Europe. The programme has an overall budget of €375.6 million available from 2018-2020, and we are particularly keen to see the youth sector and young people in Wales benefit from this exciting new initiative.

This event is an excellent opportunity to:
• Discover the European Solidarity Corps programme and the funding opportunities available for Local Authorities and voluntary sector organisations under its Volunteering Projects strand;
• Consider how the work you carry out within fits with the values of the European Solidarity Corps programme and could be translated into a good quality Volunteering Project;
• Learn more about how to register with the European Solidarity Corps and apply for funding, with step-by-step National Agency guidance and support on completing and submitting an application;
• Find out about best practice examples from existing Volunteering Project and Erasmus+ beneficiaries.

The workshop will take place on 29th November 2018 in Glyndŵr University, Wrexham from 10:00am to 3:30pm.
The workshop is limited to 30 places, so please register as soon as possible to guarantee your place. The UK National Agency is also able to cover travel and accommodation expenses required to attend the event, up to a maximum of £200 per delegate.
To register, please email us at erasmusplus@ecorys.com no later than 16th November 2018.

Are you between 13 and 35 years old? Tell Eurodesk about your experience searching for information about opportunities abroad to improve mobility information.

The survey takes around 10 minutes to answer and you can win a gift card of your choice!

Those who finish the survey will have the possibility to participate in a prize draw of 3 gift cards.
1st Prize: 50 EURO gift card at either Amazon, Netflix or iTunes
2nd and 3rd Prize: 25 EURO gift card at either Amazon, Netflix or iTunes

Competition Rules
You must finish answering the entire survey by 25 November.
You must agree to participate in the competition.
We accept only one entry per person.

You can find the survey here; https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/EurodeskSurvey2018