Staff from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD) and its partner schools have presented their innovative model of teacher education at a major UK conference. Leanne Prevel, of Gelliswick VC Primary School, and Rhonwen Morris, of Ysgol y Preseli, joined UWTSD’s director of teacher education Elaine Sharpling at the Universities’ Council for the…
Pop Up Projects, in association with the University of Wales Trinity Saint David (UWTSD), has presented a series of workshops for teachers and authors to explore, engage and experiment with ways to bring books to life. Pop Up Lab took the form of a one-day practice-sharing conference, held in Swansea’s Village Hotel, enabling participants to…
One of Europe’s leading education systems will be the focus of a special symposium in Cardiff this autumn. Yr Athrofa’s Centre for Education Policy Review and Analysis (CEPRA) will present a unique insight into education in the Netherlands at its ‘Going global: Teaching outside the box’ event on Tuesday, November 12. Taking place at Tramshed Tech,…
Teachers from across South Wales were given a unique insight into Dutch education during an international study visit to the Netherlands. A five-day trip included a tour around three schools, a meeting with the VO-raad coalition of school governors, and a policy briefing from advisors to the Minister of Education in The Hague. The delegation…
Yr Athrofa, the University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Institute of Education, has moved further up a respected league table. The Guardian University Guide ranked Yr Athrofa 43rd in the UK – a rise of seven places from rankings published in 2018. Yr Athrofa was ranked 76 in the UK shortly after its launch in 2016. Programmes…
A new centre aiming to contribute meaningfully to the development and debate of education policy in Wales has been launched by Yr Athrofa, at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. CEPRA – the Centre for Education Policy Review and Analysis, led by respected educationalist and commentator Gareth Evans – assumes the role of ‘critical…
University of Wales Trinity Saint David was delighted to welcome the Minister for Education, Kirsty Williams, to the university’s Yr Athrofa to inspire the next generation of classroom teachers. The Minister for Education met student teachers at the university’s Carmarthen campus and took part in a live question and answer session with students, staff and…
One of the leading figures in Welsh education was invited to the University of Wales Trinity Saint David to inspire the next generation of teachers. Education expert and author of the Welsh Government’s ‘Successful Futures’ report, Professor Graham Donaldson, addressed more than 600 future and practising teachers at Yr Athrofa, UWTSD’s Institute of Education. Professor Donaldson…
A free half-day conference focussing on equity in schools is being held next month at Yr Athrofa’s new waterfront campus. Aimed at educational leaders, regional consortia and professionals with an interest in supporting equity within school contexts, the event will explore key themes related to promoting educational equity. A series of stand-out keynote speakers include…
As the development of Wales’ new national curriculum reaches an important milestone, Elaine Sharpling calls on stakeholders to grasp the opportunity to both raise standards and address the attainment gap… In eager anticipation, those of us working in education in Wales await the launch of the curriculum later this month. Whatever the documentation looks like –…