1. Learning Programmes Delivery plans for 2014/15 complete and feed- back given Implementation from September 2014 DfES monitoring will include three census points and will cover: – Average programme GCHs – Compliance with programme design principles – Content – Progress, outputs and outcomes

2. Learning Programmes 2015/16 May 2014 - DfES issued Ministerial Priorities 2015/16 letter to FEIs June 2014 - DfES issues Post 16 Planning and Reporting arrangements to FEIs DfES shares Programme Delivery for 2013/14 and 2014/15 to SSC’s and FEIs Oct 2014 - DfES issues Update to Post 16 Planning and Reporting Arrangements to FEI’s and publishes Programmes Directory [Version 3] and Programme Delivery Report 2015/16

3. Learning Programmes 2015/16 14 Nov 14 FEIs return 15/16 provisional planning documents to DfES Ministerial priorities for FEIs 15/16 FEI Local Analysis of Programme Delivery 13/14 & 14/15 Provisional Delivery Plan 15/16 Dec14 – Jan 15 DfES Planning Meetings take place Jan 15 DfES issues final allocations for 15/16 & indicative allocations for 16/17 17 Apr 15 FEIs submit Final Delivery Plan 15/16 by the 17 April 15

4. Current work New Programme Directory due October 2014 to include part-time programmes Review and revisions of General Education and LLDD Tighter funding control of NVQs in workplace Developing a model for part-time delivery based on feed-back from the sector on the most frequently used qualifications

5. Customers Industry, Welsh Government Learners Customers Industry, Welsh Government Learners Qualification Enablers Awarding Organisations Qualification Providers Further/Higher Education Providers Work based providers Schools HE Providers Qualification Providers Further/Higher Education Providers Work based providers Schools HE Providers SQAP Benefits Customers / Providers More relevant and timely training Increased participation SQAP Benefits Providers /Enablers Improved Customer Satisfaction and Business Effective use of resources and improved planning SQAP Benefits Customers/Enablers Match between Customer needs and qualifications offered. Effective use of resources SQAPs

6. Construction advisory group has adopted the role of a SQAP and is being used to develop an approach for analysis of programme delivery Feed-back will inform SQAP terms of reference Majority of the estimated 10 SQAPs to be developed by May 2015 Planning Guidance Annex F is a guidance note to SSCs including alignment with SSAs

7. Transition to new WBQ Qualifications Wales web site for information about the transition and specifications of new qualifications WJEC to develop a generic challenge structure in a template to meet criteria Draft challenges form basis of a bank of challenges Final specifications available by September There will be a small scale WJEC pilot

8. WBQ Transition Plan For 2015/16 – the current GCSEs will be a proxy qualification with re-sit GCSEs for D grade encouraged. Two year programme can do new GCSE to give the year delay until the examination is in place. ESW L2 will be accepted as a proxy for E grades and L1 for D. ESW will be used for WBL, LLDD and ACL 2016/17 – new GCSEs used and not ES qualifications 2017/18 – full implementation ColegauCymru proposed exceptions to the new WBQ are Access, adults seeking a vocational qualification only, lower level or complex needs LLDD learners, NEETs requiring a year to develop skills before doing WBQ and one year L3 programmes.

9. Welsh Bac – Skills and Challenges Assessed within the Bac Literacy Numeracy Digital Literacy Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Planning and Organisation Creativity and Innovation Personal Effectiveness

10. Essential Skills developed and assessed through project and three Challenges Identify and develop opportunities in the local/wider community and participate actively and purposefully in those opportunities (15%) Participate in work related activities for employment or plan and pitch or run an enterprise activity (20%) Understand and respond appropriately to a global issue (15%) Develop and demonstrate knowledge and skills to produce a research based project or artefact (50%) Community Challenge Enterprise and Employability Challenge Global Citizenship Challenge Individual Project

11. WJEC will develop ‘off the shelf’ Challenges External organisations will develop Challenges In the longer term, schools and colleges may propose challenges Quality assurance of all Challenges by WJEC Assessment of each Challenge will focus on two (or sometimes more) skills areas Some individual, some in teams but individually assessed Challenges

12. Allocation of skills to Challenges Challenge type/Project Primary skills focus – Foundation and National Primary skills focus – Advanced Individual Project Planning and Organisation Digital Literacy Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Planning and Organisation Digital Literacy Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Literacy Numeracy (if applicable) Enterprise and Employability Creativity and Innovation Personal Effectiveness Creativity and Innovation Personal Effectiveness Numeracy Global Citizenship Critical thinking and Problem solving Creativity and Innovation or Digital Literacy Critical thinking and Problem solving Creativity and Innovation or Digital Literacy Literacy CommunityPersonal effectiveness (self and team) Planning and Organisation Personal effectiveness (self and team) Planning and Organisation