UGEAN members making a difference to policy and practice

WALES

A number of UGEAN members have been contributing to development and enactment of Curriculum for Wales:

Independent Advisory Group (Welsh Government)

Louise Hayward is a member of this expert panel, chaired by Professor Graham Donaldson, that offers advice directly to the Minister for Education in Wales on the Curriculum for Wales.

Assessment Advisory Group (Welsh Government)

George MacBride is member of this group of practitioners and others which provides ongoing advice to the Welsh Government Curriculum and Assessment Division on assessment arrangements and practice.

Learning Portfolios Working Group (Welsh Government)

George MacBride is a member of this group which has been developing policy and support leading up to the introduction of learning portfolios for all learners in schools in Wales.

Talk Pedagogy (Progression, Assessment and Feedback)

George MacBride participates in this practitioner group supported by the Welsh Government. The current focus is on developing means of supporting practitioners to engage with published research in order to encourage reflection on practice.

George MacBride has also provided workshops for headteachers in the ERW Consortium on professional learning and capacity building to support school curriculum planning.

IRELAND

NCCA Advisory Group

Louise Hayward is a member of the International Advisory Group advising NCCA on the new plans for a revised primary curriculum in Ireland

TURKEY

International Bureau of Education (IBE) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) development of a new, world-class Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) curriculum for the Mektebim schools in Turkey (Louise Hayward)

INTERNATIONAL

OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 project (Louise Hayward)