Month: September 2024

At the end of the summer the Education Workforce Council (EWC) published the Annual Education Workforce Statistics for Wales.

The independent, professional regulator’s Annual Education Workforce Statistics for Wales 2024 is the most comprehensive source of intelligence on those who work in schools, further education, youth work, and work-based learning in Wales. The data is sourced from the EWC’s Register of Education Practitioners.

As you may know, for a few years now, qualified youth workers and youth work support staff have been required to register with the EWC, but for the first time this year’s report contains information on teachers and learning support staff who work in independent schools and colleges. Following a new government requirement in May 2023 making it essential that their staff register with the EWC, and thus their conduct and practice regulated.

Effective recruitment to the education professions, and the subsequent retention of these practitioners, remains a priority not only in Wales, but across the world. Workforce numbers in Wales have remained fairly static compared to 2023, however there has been a small decline in school learning support workers.

The full Annual Education Workforce Statistics for Wales 2024 is available to read via the EWC website.

There are some great events coming up this autumn with CWVYS members.

Next week Urdd Gobaith Cymru are celebrating 10 years of their apprenticeships programme. With 2 breakfast events in the north and south! The first breakfast event takes place on the 24th of September in Llandudno, and the second is in Swansea on the 27th of September, if you intend to attend, please confirm via this link TODAY (16th of September).

On Wednesday the 25th of September the Centre for African Entrepreneurship have their Climate Justice event in Swansea, you can book your place here; https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-justice-forum-tickets-1013157319817

On the 22nd of October Welsh Women’s Aid have an event on Working Collaboratively to Safeguard Children and Young People. You can book to attend their free event here; https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-collaboratively-to-safeguard-children-young-people-tickets-978161506397?aff=oddtdtcreator

On the 14th of November NYAS Cymru have an event in the Senedd on the Impact of Parent Advocacy. Find out more and book to attend here; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/impact-of-parent-advocacy-tickets-957295194697?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

If any other CWVYS Members have anything similar you would like circulated or included in our next newsletter, please send the details to Helen@CWVYS.org.uk by midday on Monday the 23rd of September

You can find details of these events on the Youth Sector Calendar hosted on our website; https://cwvys.org.uk/events/

The calendar is for the whole sector, so members and non-members in the sector alike can add their events to it by sending details to Helen@cwvys.org.uk