Emyr George recounts the route taken to ensure qualifications in Wales keep up with curriculum changes
Essential Skills for a 21st century Wales
Bethan Jeffers and Eleanor Collard outline the Welsh curriculum reforms, making a case for developing the country’s transferable essential skills.
Seedlings for Change: When is the right time to start talking about Climate Change in early years education?
Dr Dylan Adams and Chantelle Haughton argue that to avert the climate crisis we must transform our relationship to nature.
Tomorrow’s Artists Have Everything to Play for
Professor Helena Gaunt, Principal of Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, argues musicians must be trained to be ‘makers in society’.
Student Mental Health : A Hidden Pandemic
Tade Evans depicts the harrowing impact of the disruptions caused by the pandemic on mental health for A-Level students in Wales.
“We Aren’t Taught Anything About Politics, Unless We’re Discussing the Politics of Nazi Germany”
An overwhelming majority of 16-to-17-year-olds want to make themselves heard this May, but our education and political system is letting them down, argues Alex Myles.
‘When We Say Black History, What We Mean is Racial Justice’
Shavanah Taj talks to Charlotte Williams who is leading a working group to improve the teaching of themes relating to BAME communities and experiences across the school curriculum.
The Future of Qualifications in Wales
A suite of new GCSEs and bitesize qualifications to target practical skills in mathematics and languages; Emyr George explores reforms to the curriculum.
The College of the Future
Yana Williams and Guy Lacey explain the changes necessary to ensure that Welsh colleges can empower greater lifelong learning and expand access for future generations.