Education and Skills

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed a continuation to the funding contribution provided via the Education and Skills portfolio to the work of the Centre for Regeneration Excellence Wales for the financial year 2012-13.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to issue a written statement on the implementation of the UK Government’s Department for Work and Pensions Skills Conditionality policy in Wales.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the draft oral statement to be delivered in the National Assembly Plenary Session on Tuesday 19 June 2012.

The Minister for Education and Skills, Minister for Finance and Leader of the House and the Deputy Minister of Skills have agreed to the marketing and communications activity and approved expenditure of £4,032,591 funded via the Strategic Marketing BELL £1,544,000 funded through the European Social ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposal.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed additional funding of £1,300,00 to support the request for transition funding for the provision of learning at the Taff Ely Learning Campus, £500,000 in 2012-13 and £800,000 in 2013-14.

The Deputy Minister for Skills has agreed the content of the draft Oral Statement.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved funding for the delivery of the National Qualification for Welsh for Adults Tutors from September 2012 for 1 academic year.

The Minister for Education and Skills approved the Education Maintenance Allowance (Wales) Scheme for the academic year 2012/13; and appointed the Students Loans Company to administer the Scheme on behalf of the Welsh Ministers.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposal with a modification to the extent that the new nursery on the current site will provide 24 full time equivalent places, rather than 30 and conditional upon the local authority receiving planning permission for the new build by 31 Augus ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the recommendations

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the content of the written statement and that it is released during the week commencing 28th May and agreed the letter informing schools of the arrangements for INSET days for 2012/13.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed that the tests consist mainly of procedural items in the first year of statutory testing.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved amendments to the Exclusions from Schools and Pupil Referral Units guidance circular number 01/2004.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposal.

The Minister for Education and Skills and Deputy Minister for Skills have both agreed to permit officials to offer Skills Growth Wales training support to Scottish and Southern Energy in excess of their delegated limit of £400,000 and up to the State Aid General Block Exemption notification level f ...

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Minister for Heritage, Regeneration and Housing have agreed that an external task and finish group be established to review the arts in education in Wales.

The Deputy Minister for Skills has agreed to the increases to 2011/12 Work Based Learning contract values to meet identified demand pressures within Welsh Government priority areas; and noted the in year adjustments made to contract values by officials within their delegated authority limits.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed to make funding available in 2012-13 to cover the continuation of this work.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposal.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed to amend the Agreement between the Welsh Government and HEFCW to allow for the reduction of credit targets per headcount; and a corresponding reduction in Welsh Government funding via HEFCW for the year 2012/13 as ...

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed the appointment plan and timetable for appointing members to an Expert Panel to provide targeted advice and guidance for the duration of the National Numeracy Programme’s 5 year course. The Minister agreed that the Expert Panel should meet 3 times a year ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to publish the summary of responses to the consultation on the Fining policy and to the publication of the Fining Policy of the Welsh Ministers.

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed: to engage specialist education delivery support to further the delivery of the 20 point action plan and priorities, for a total of 109 days, at a cost of c£70,000 (exclusive of VAT and expenses).

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposal subject to the condition that the local authority obtains all necessary planning consents for the project by 31 December 2012.

The Minister for Education and Skills and Deputy Minister for Skills have both agreed the proposed allocation for the Sector Policy and Programme Branch budget expenditure lines for 2012-13 and 2013-14 and to allow officials to commit expenditure in line with budgets, and within the working practic ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the issue of a Written Statement on the publication of the National Literacy Programme.

The Deputy Minister for Skills has agreed to the publication on 31 May of the Review of Qualifications 14-19 consultation documents.

The Deputy Minister for Skills and the Minister for Education and Skills agreed an evidence paper for the Enterprise and Business Committee - Inquiry into Apprenticeships.

The Minister for Education and Skills has been asked to consider and approve applications for funding from eligible students who wish to attend the College of Europe in academic year 2012/13. The Minister has also agreed to further consideration being given to changing the terms of the 2011 Regulat ...

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed the allocation of a budget for Minority Ethnic Achievement and Safeguarding in Education for 2012-13.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed that external marking of tests should be ruled out, and that options should be developed for further consideration for a support package for schools.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposed consultation on the National Literacy and Numeracy Framework and National Reading and Numeracy Tests.

The Deputy Minister for Skills approved the written update of the implementation of responses to the Enterprise & Learning Committee’s Report.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the draft Department of Education and Skills’ Sectoral Plan for submission to the Wales Infrastructure and Investment Plan.

The Deputy Minister for Skills has agreed the text of an Oral Statement on the Welsh Government response to employer engagement on skills to be delivered on Tuesday 24th April 2012.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed to the proposed procurement exercise

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed to the approval of the North Wales, South West and Mid Wales and South East Wales Regional Network Development Plans and that the South Central Wales regional plan be approved in principle until all of the Welsh-me ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposed allocation and agreed to limit officials' use of the budget allocations.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the proposal with a modification to the effect that instead of being implemented on 1 September 2012, as published, it will be implemented on 1 January 2013.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills agreed the allocation of elements of the Youth Engagement and Employment budget totalling £443,395. This expenditure will support the delivery of Post-16 Basic Skills projects and support activities that aim to improve the lit ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the proposals for securing continued access to the NGfLCymru website during development of the Virtual Learning Environment for Wales.

The Deputy Minister for Skills agreed to the publication of specifications in relation to the reasonable adjustment of general qualifications; responses to a consultation on draft specifications; and, a summary report on the responses and outcomes of consultation.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the revised Performance Management Guidance for teachers and head teachers and to them being published on the Welsh Government web site.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to the termination of the contract and payment of the sum of £157, 716.66 in full and final settlement of the contract.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the oral statement.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have both agreed to £1m of funding for the establishment of projects under the heading “Unlocking the Potential of Special Schools and Further Education” for one academic year from September 2012

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed that officials may continue the project and commit up to a further £84,000.

The Minister for Education and Skills has given agreement to the grant funding allocations from the School-Based Counselling BEL.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the proposed allocation for the Transformation Programme Management Division’s budget expenditure line for 2012-13.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the proposed allocation

The Minister for Education and Skills has announced that PGCE (FE) Initial Teacher Training Incentives will be available across all subjects in the 2012/13 academic year, with a higher grant rate payable to those studying to teach STEM subjects, literacy and numeracy and Welsh to reflect current re ...

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed the proposed allocation for the ICT Unit’s Budget Expenditure lines for 2012-2013 and authorised officials to commit expenditure in line with budgets and within the working practices.

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed to the allocation of funding to local authorities under the Grant for the Education of Gypsy Children and Traveller Children.

The Minister of Education and Skills has approved the proposal, subject to any necessary planning consents being obtained by 31st August 2012.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the content of the consultation document and to consult over an 8 week period with relevant stakeholders on the proposals to introduce regulations.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed that the Welsh Government should commission NFER to undertake additional standardisation of the national reading tests.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed the proposed allocation of Employability and Skills Division revenue budgets for 2012-13 and working practices of the Employability and Skills Division.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed that the current round of commissioning in April/May, based on needs identified in June and October 2011, is partially halted, allowing only the commissioning of resources for use in the Foundation Phase and Key Stage 2 which are multimedia in format

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed to consult on the proposed introduction of specific requirements for literacy and numeracy in initial teacher training, through proposed revisions to the Criteria for Initial Teacher Training Accreditation by the Higher Education Funding Council for Wale ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to extend activity relating to Thinking Skills, Metacognition and using PISA style questions as learning and teaching contexts.

The Minister for Education and Skills has responded to Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, UK Minister for Employment. The Welsh Minister for Education and Skills has further noted the intention to amend the Steps to Employment contract to confirm the voluntary nature of the programme, and to issue a communi ...

The Minister for Education and Skills approved the paper.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed for officials to: recruit a practitioner on a secondment basis who can provide the practical expertise and direction for the PLC Implementation Group; agreed a proposal for officials to recruit a PLC Implementation Team of up to four individuals for ...

The Minister for Education and Skills approved the transfer of an underspend from the Welsh Medium Scholarship scheme 2011-12 budget line as carry forward to the HEFCW grant in aid budget line for 2012-13 financial year.

The Minister for Education and Skills has approved the sending of a supporting letter

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed proposed expenditure on activities funded from the Food and Drink in Schools budget allocation for 2012-13.

The Minister and Deputy Minister have agreed the Department’s business plan for 2012-16.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed the administrative arrangements for the allocations for the budget for work associated with the Welsh-Medium Qualifications Grant Support Programme. The budget will be administered by the Qualifications and Learnin ...

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed the administrative arrangements for the allocations for the budget for work associated with Qualifications Regulation.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed the administrative arrangements for the allocations for the budget for work associated with the Credit and Qualifications Framework for Wales.

The Deputy Minister for Skills and the Minister for Education and Skills have agreed the proposed allocation of the Business and Skills Branch budget for 2012 – 13 and the working practices associated with the budget area.

The Minister for Education and Skills and Deputy Minister for Skils have approved Cabinet Paper

The Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development has agreed funding to the Eco-Schools Wales business plan for 2012-13

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed the final draft of the National Literacy Programme for publication.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed the proposed allocation of the Skills Policy Branch revenue budgets for 2012-13 and working practices.

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed to the provision of grant funding of up to £1.315m to Techniquest and of £349,400 to Techniquest Glyndŵr in the financial year 2012-13 to support the delivery of a programme to enhance the provision of science and mathematics in schools. The Minister ...

The Deputy Minister for Skills has agreed to the proposed allocation for the Adult Employability and Offender Learning budget Expenditure lines for 2012-13 and to allow officials to commit expenditure in line with budgets, and within the working practices.

The Minister for Education and Skills agreed the terms of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales Remit letter 2012-13 and to ring-fence £0.50 million from the Higher Education Revenue line for the ongoing ITT reconfiguration commitment; and that any funds within the ring-fenced areas in exc ...

The Minister for Education and Skills has agreed for this budget to be allocated to the School Information and Improvement Branch to continue and develop the current work that is undertaken to focus on and promote improvement in the performance of schools.

The Minister for Education and Skills and the Deputy Minister for Skills have agreed the proposed allocation for Employability Response Branch budget expenditure lines for 2012-13 and to allow officials to commit expenditure in line with budgets and within the working practices outlined in the advi ...