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Common Purposes

Halima Begum introduces the latest report from the IWA which explores the implications of curriculum reform in Wales for further education, higher education, skills and business

February 7, 2019February 7, 2019
in Education, Featured Article

The road to reform

Philip Blaker considers the options for a different approach to GCSEs in Wales

February 7, 2019February 6, 2019
in Education, Featured Article

Education in Wales – can the system cope?  

Martin Price considers the raft of reforms facing the education system in Wales

October 8, 2018October 9, 2018
in Education, Featured Article

Curriculum cul de sac

Robin Hughes looks at how we can measure the success of the Successful Futures curriculum.

July 19, 2018July 16, 2018
in Education, Featured Article

Gearing up for PISA

Gareth Evans considers the impact of education’s world rankings and warns that failure to improve could have serious consequences for Wales’ curriculum reform

May 24, 2018May 23, 2018
in Education, Featured Article

Equity & Excellence: ‘The Welsh Way’

A modern public service education system should celebrate equity, excellence and greater school autonomy, says Education Secretary Kirsty Williams

May 8, 2018May 4, 2018
in Education, Featured Article

Funding, workloads and “Our National Mission”

Mary van den Heuvel reflects on the priorities for the Education workforce in “Our National Mission”

September 28, 2017September 27, 2017
in Education, Featured Article

Squaring the circle of accountability

Gareth Evans critiques accountability in Welsh education, and offers on how to improve the system

September 5, 2017September 4, 2017
in Education, Featured Article, Uncategorised

A year in the life of an Education Secretary…

As Kirsty Williams nears an important milestone, Gareth Evans looks back on the Cabinet Secretary for Education’s first year in post

May 15, 2017May 14, 2017
in Education, Featured Article, Politics

Escaping the exam factory: why teachers are leaving

Dylan Moore fears that much-needed curriculum overhaul will be overshadowed by a data culture that distorts the purpose of education and demoralises students and teachers alike.

December 6, 2016December 5, 2016
in Education, Featured Article, Politics
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Common Purposes report

The IWA’s Common Purposes project has explored practical steps to ensure the implementation of curriculum reform in Wales is integrated with and supported by the further education, higher education, skills and business communities.   The report makes eight recommendations to help ensure the further education, higher education, skills and business communities are involved during the […]

15 February 2019
in Education, Featured Article, Politics

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