Influence, Innovate, Utilise, Embrace – Raising the profile of Active Wellbeing in FE Colleges
How can FE colleges increase awareness and celebrate their work in improving the wellbeing of learners and staff? Particularly, project delivery that challenges the negative impact of the Covid19 pand...
Providing a seamless experience for young people with ALN as they transition through the education system in Wales
ColegauCymru is pleased to be hosting a Post-16 Partnership event that will be championing success for young people who have additional learning needs (ALN) as they move through the education sys...
UK Government must immediately clarify plans for the Shared Prosperity Fund
ColegauCymru is urgently calling for clarity from the UK Government in relation to the future implementation of the proposed Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF) which is set to replace EU structur...
Collaboration and cooperation essential to ensure successful assessments in summer 2021
ColegauCymru is calling for cooperation and collaboration between all parts of the education sector following today’s announcement by the Minister for Education on the provision of examinations and ...
A return to sport
College Sports Academies move training from pitch to PC There are a number of issues facing college sports academy programmes at this difficult time, none less than there being no competitive sport ...
Erasmus+ - Facing an uncertain future as Brexit approaches
The Erasmus+ Programme offers exciting opportunities for participants to study, work, volunteer, teach and train abroad in Europe. Work placements are compatible with learners’ qualifications in ...
Challenges for academic year 2020-21 - We must focus on teaching and learning and not only assessment
ColegauCymru notes with interest the proposals from Qualifications Wales and the content of the interim report published by Louise Casella in response to the Minister for Education’s announc...
ColegauCymru urges joint working to find a solution for 2021 examination series
As we approach the publication date for the interim findings of the Independent review of the arrangements for awarding grades for the 2020 summer exam series, and considerations for 2021, Colegau...
Request for Quotation: Evaluation of the Flexible Adult Learning pilot projects
In 2019, ColegauCymru was successful in securing a Welsh Government grant to provide funding to three FE colleges to pilot new approaches to Flexible Adult Learning (FLA). The projects aimed to iden...
Celebrating further education colleges in #LoveOurColleges Week
#LoveOurColleges is a week where we celebrate all things college. From Monday 19 October – Friday 23 October 2020 we’re inviting further education colleges from across Wales to share examples of...
Additional funding secured for free school and college meals
ColegauCymru welcomes today’s Welsh Government guarantee of free school meal provision for young people across Wales. Confirmed by Education Minister, Kirsty Williams, the provision will cov...
Pay parity is needed between schools and the FE sector
Following consultation over the summer months, Welsh Government’s written statement has announced that there will be an uplift of pay to reward our highly skilled and hardworking teachers in Wa...
Erasmus+ Days 2020: Celebrating how Erasmus+ programme broadens horizons and raises aspirations
Our European and International Project Manager Siân Holleran talks about #ErasmusDays initiative which will celebrate the Erasmus+ programme with events and activities taking place across Europ...
WBL redundancies: Welsh Government must maintain flexibility in delivery models
ColegauCymru is calling on Welsh Government to ensure flexibility in work-based learning (WBL) delivery models as new figures on apprentices furloughed or made redundant are published. Cont...
ColegauCymru urges financial assurances on Welsh Government’s commitment of additional funds to tackle Covid repercussions
ColegauCymru is today warmly welcoming the support Welsh Government is providing further education following the publication of its report Covid19 Reconstruction: Challenges and Priorities, w...
ColegauCymru: We need urgent answers on the replacement for EU structural funds
ColegauCymru has today called for an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Wales in response to the publication of the Welsh Affairs Committee’s report Wales and the Shared Prosperity Fund:...
Welsh Government must rise to the challenge of embedding mental health provision across all schools and colleges
As the window to respond to Welsh Government’s Consultation Embedding a whole-school approach to mental health and well-being closes, ColegauCymru urges the government to rise to the challenge...
Celebrating the achievements of the Erasmus+ Programme whilst we approach an uncertain future
This year’s Erasmus+ Annual Conference took place online on 22 and 23 September 2020. The event which hosted over 200 delegates focused on the positive impact of the Programme over the last seven ye...
The effects of Covid19 pandemic clearly visible in apprenticeship furlough and redundancy numbers
Early September saw Welsh Government publish figures on apprentices who have been furloughed and/or made redundant as a result of the Covid19 crisis. The figures make for uncomfortable, ...
ColegauCymru celebrates Adult Learners’ Week and the value of adult learning
ColegauCymru is delighted to support Adult Learners’ Week which will take place between 21 - 27 September 2020. The week aims to raise awareness of the value of adult learning, celebrate the achi...
Rhondda Cynon Taf - Colleges remain open and fully operational as Welsh Government announce a tightening of Coronavirus laws
Welsh Government have today announced that the County Borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) is to be subject to a tightening of Coronavirus laws similar to that seen in neighbouring Caerphilly....
Caerphilly lockdown: Further education colleges remain open and fully operational
Further to last night’s announcement of a sharp increase in the confirmed number of Covid19 cases and the associated local lockdown for the County Borough of Caerphilly, the South East Regional Grou...
Additional funding for face coverings welcomed but should not detract from funding deficit in other areas
ColegauCymru has today welcomed the Minister for Education’s announcement to provide £469,000 of funding to ensure the availability of free face coverings in further education settings. T...
ColegauCymru supports Welsh Government’s move to prioritise ALN reforms
ColegauCymru supports the Minister for Education’s statement with regards to plans for Additional Learning Needs (ALN) in Wales. We welcome yesterday’s announcement that there will be no fu...
ColegauCymru sets out its priority following Welsh Government’s announcement of an independent review of summer 2020 examination series
We note today’s announcement by Welsh Government of an independent review of the arrangements for awarding grades for the disrupted 2020 summer exam series, and considerations for 2021. We are keen ...
