What is Independent Learning? – Information for pupils in Year 5&6
MEIC – a confidential helpline service for children and young people in Wales. From finding out what’s going on in your local area to helping deal with bullying.
Childline – Learn from Buddy how to stay safe and happy.
Children’s Rights – Wales website
Homework
MyMaths – www.mymaths.co.uk
To find out about the current statutory tests for Years 2 to 9, the new personalised assessments, please follow the links below:
Powys County Council School Term dates 2023 – 2024
Additional non-pupil days for all schools in Welshpool cluster:
ESTYN is the education and training inspectorate for Wales.
Their vision is to improve the quality of education and training and outcomes for all learners in Wales.
Their mission is to support education and training providers to develop a self-improving and learning culture through advice, inspection and capacity building.
Following our Estyn inspection in September 2022, both the summary and full reports have now been published and are available to view using the links below.
The Estyn inspection reports are also available on the Estyn website.
Forden CIW School Estyn Inspection Report – Summary report for Parents/Carers Nov 2022
Forden CIW School Estyn Inspection Report Nov 2022
As a Church in Wales Voluntary Controlled School, we are also inspected by representatives of the diocese. The Church in Wales (section 50) report is from their inspection in November 2013.
Curriculum:
Education is changing – information for parents/carers
Curriculum for Wales – guide for parents
RSE Code – leaflet for parents
Support for Parents:
You can find advice and guidance on supporting your child through the following:
Parenting – Give it Time – Practical tips and expert advice for all your parenting challenges
Children & Anxiety – Top Tips leaflet
Powys Family Information Service – July 21 newsletter
Well-being services – Powys – a comprehensive list of emotional health & well-being services available in Powys including contact details.
Good days in Unusual Times – a social story to share with your child to help discuss the current pandemic (from the Anna Freud website)
Bereavement resources (prepared by Powys Educational psychology Service)
Reading with your child – useful hints and tips on reading with your child.
Welsh Government – Education and Skills. Information on Additional Learning Needs, Curriculum & Assessment, pupil well-being, behaviour and attendance.
BBC Advice for parents – from homework help to Special Educational Needs, find out how to help your child at school. (Includes support for teaching at home during school closures)
Parent’s guide to depression – If you are concerned about your child
Recognising Type 1 diabetes in your child – Know the signs
Powys Catering:
Change4life – gives you ideas and recipes to help you and your family be healthier and happier.
Eat Well, Spend Less Leaflet
Healthy Lunchbox Leaflet
Free School Meal Vouchers – Leaflet
E-SAFETY: The following sites offer advice and suggestions for keeping children safe online.
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Brave parenting guides:
Communicable disease exclusion guidelines
The National Literacy and Numeracy Framework sets the skills we expect learners to develop within Literacy and Numeracy. These skills are practised throughout the curriculum.
The links below detail the expectation statements for each year group within each strand.
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Numeracy across the curriculum
