Policy and Research

Data and information to support learning and improvement: for those working within the school system

Welsh Government want your views on their approach to using data and information to support learning and improvement. They are also seeking views on a proposed 14 to 16 Learner Entitlement Indicators Framework.

Submit your comments by 14 March 2025.

The Education Workforce Council – proposed amendments to the Code of Professional Conduct and Practice

The Education Workforce Council (EWC) has launched a consultation on an updated draft of the Code of Professional Conduct and Practice. The Code is a key document which makes clear to EWC registrants the principle standards of good conduct and professional practice each is expected to uphold in order to remain registered. Since its introduction, the Code of Professional Conduct and Practice has provided clear guidance to both practitioners, and the public, on what these standards are. As part of the EWC’s legislative requirement to review the Code, the regulator has made a few minor amendments, and welcomes feedback on these proposed changes.

Submit your comments by 28 March 2025.

Proposed National Standards for Health and Well-being Promoting Schools in Wales

The National Quality Award (NQA) was introduced in Wales in 2009 by the Welsh Government, with it being managed and delivered by Public Health Wales. It was the highest recognition a school could achieve through the The Welsh Network of Health and Well-being Promoting Schools (WNHWPS), with 15% of schools in Wales receiving the award. The NQA recognised schools that demonstrated excellence in health and well-being, meeting the highest standards across various health-related themes and whole-school practices.

Since 2009, the Welsh Government Indicators for the WNHWPS (NQA criteria) has provided schools with best practice criteria for embedding a whole-school approach across seven topic areas. Given the changing context, schools have expressed that, while they value the framework provided by the NQA, a review is needed to better align it with the curriculum and the Statutory Framework. This review should also ensure that the national framework helps every school in Wales sustainably embed and develop their whole-school approach in a way that best supports their learners. In response, Public Health Wales has developed a proposed set of National Standards for Health and Well-being Promoting Schools in Wales as an alternative to the NQA criteria. The proposed Standards have been designed to make it easier for schools to focus on the core principles of a whole-school approach that support a range of health and well-being outcomes.

Please use the response form here to respond by 11 April 2025.

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