Newly Qualified Teachers – NQT

Changes to NQT statutory induction in Wales

 

Following a public consultation on proposals to change statutory induction arrangements for newly qualified teachers in Wales, changes come into force from 7 November 2022.

 

Changes include:

  • allowing induction to be undertaken in PRUs
  • introducing flexibility: ABs have discretion to reduce the length of the induction period for NQTs who can demonstrate that they meet the standards in less than three terms / 380 sessions
  • introducing a time limit for the satisfactory completion of induction

 

Revised guidance on all the changes has been published on Hwb.

2023-2024

 

NQT REGIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OFFER: TERM 2 AND 3 [2024]

 

SESSION TRAINING DATE VENUE PROVIDERS MEDIUM
1 Challenging Behaviour 17.01.2024 I’w gadarnhau / TBC Gavin Cass ENGLISH
2 NQT Primary Literacy 23.01.2024 Oriel Hotel, St Asaph Vicky Lees ENGLISH
3 NQT Primary Numeracy 24.01.2024 Business Centre, Conwy Manon Davies CYMRAEG
4 Llythrennedd Cynradd ANG 25.01.2024 Galeri, Caernarfon Catrin Fflur CYMRAEG
5 Rhifedd Cynradd ANG 26.01.2024 Venue, Llandudno Manon Davies CYMRAEG
5 Ymddygiad Heriol 22.02.2024 Plas Menai, Caernarfon Ieuan Jones ENGLISH
7 Well Being NQT 23.02.2024 Oriel Hotel, St Asaph Gavin Cass CYMRAEG
8 Cymhwyster Digidol 21.03.2024 Plas Menai Gwion Clarke ENGLISH
9 Digital Competence 22.03.2024 Oriel Hotel, St Asaph Hywel Roberts CYMRAEG
10 Asesu Ffurfiannol 16.04.2024 Plas Menai Gwenno Jones CYMRAEG
11 Formative Assessment 17.04.2024 Oriel Hotel, St Asaph Gwenno Jones ENGLISH

 

Contact GwE Induction Team with any queries: ieuanjones@gwegogledd.cymru

 

2022-2023

Diploma in Trauma and Mental Health-Informed Schools and Communities

Practitioner status

Full information available here.

 

2022-2023 Important dates

The dates of the professional Learning (PL) for NQTs who will be working at your school from September 2022 are attached. It is important that all NQTs attend the PL.

 

NQT NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OFFER: TERM 1 [2022-2023]

Session 1: National Briefing

Session 3: Wellbeing [Overview]

Session 5: Curriculum for Wales

Session 2: Writing PLEs

Session 4: Wellbeing in practice/Learning environment

Session 6: Appreciative/Professional Enquiry

These online sessions can be accessed in the National NQT Team [click the blue hyperlink] – join the team immediately using a Hwb email, pick one date for each session, access the meeting on the day via the purple meeting bar in the Team [meeting links will be posted the night before each session].

En = English-medium / We = Welsh-medium

Use a device that has a camera and microphone please, so you can fully engage with the session.

 

SESSION 1:
NATIONAL BRIEFING
SESSION 2:
WRITING PLEs
SESSION 3:
WELLBEING [OVERVIEW]
12/09/2022 En 9:00-11:00 03/10/2022 En 9:00-11:00 17/10/2022 En 9:00-11:00
13/09/2022 We 9:00-11:00 04/10/2022 We 9:00-11:00 18/10/2022 We 9:00-11:00
13/09/2022 En 13:00-15:00 04/10/2022 En 13:00-15:00 18/10/2022 En 13:00-15:00
14/09/2022 We 13:00-15:00 05/10/2022 En 13:00-15:00 19/10/2022 En 13:00-15:00
14/09/2022 En 15:45-17:45 05/10/2022 We 15:45-17:45 19/10/2022 We 15:45-17:45
15/09/2022 En 13:00-15:00 06/10/2022 We 13:00-15:00 20/10/2022 We 13:00-15:00
15/09/2022 We 15:45-17:45 06/10/2022 En 15:45-17:45 20/10/2022 En 15:45-17:45
16/09/2022 En 9:00-11:00 07/10/2022 En 9:00-11:00 21/10/2022 En 9:00-11:00
26/09/2022 We 9:00-11:00            
27/09/2022 En 13:00-15:00            
27/09/2022 We 15:45-17:45            
28/09/2022 En 15:45-17:45            
29/09/2022 En 9:00-11:00            

 

SESSION 4:
WELLBEING IN PRACTICE/LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
SESSION 5:
CURRICULUM FOR WALES
SESSION 6:
APPRECIATIVE/PROFESSIONAL ENQUIRY
07/11/2022 En 9:00-11:00 21/11/2022 En 9:00-11:00 05/12/2022 En 9:00-11:00
08/11/2022 We 9:00-11:00 22/11/2022 We 9:00-11:00 06/12/2022 We 9:00-11:00
08/11/2022 En 13:00-15:00 22/11/2022 En 13:00-15:00 06/12/2022 En 13:00-15:00
08/11/2022 En 15:45-17:45 23/11/2022 En 13:00-15:00 06/12/2022 We 15:45-17:45
09/11/2022 En 13:00-15:00 23/11/2022 En 15:45-17:45 07/12/2022 En 9:00-11:00
09/11/2022 We 15:45-17:45 24/11/2022 We 13:00-15:00 07/12/2022 En 15:45-17:45
10/11/2022 We 13:00-15:00 24/11/2022 We 15:45-17:45 08/12/2022 We 13:00-15:00
11/11/2022 En 9:00-11:00 25/11/2022 En 9:00-11:00 09/12/2022 En 9:00-11:00

 

Contact GwE Induction Team with any queries: ieuanjones@gwegogledd.cymru

 

2021-2022

Please see below the dates of the regional and national briefing sessions for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT), for NQT Induction Mentors and for NQT External Verifiers.

 

NQT regional training sessions

 

Title
Date
Time
Language
Digital Competency for NQTs [KS2 and Secondary]
Provider – Kellie Goodall [Ysgol Caer Nant / Brookfield School]

 30/06/2022  9:00-11:00 ENGLISH

Register through G6. Guidance on how to open a G6 account and book on a course.

 

RESOURCES

 

VIDEOS

WELSH SESSIONS   ENGLISH SESSIONS

 

 

 

   

 

 

NQT National Briefing- Session 1

DATE
TIME
MEDIUM
13/09/2021 09:30-11:30 English
13:30-15:30 Cymraeg + English
14/09/2021 09:30-11:30 English
15:30-17:30 Cymraeg + English
15/09/2021 09:30-11:30 Cymraeg + English
13:30-15:30 English
30/09/2021 09:30-11:30 English
13:30-15:30 Cymraeg + English
01/10/2021 09:30-11:30 English
13:30-15:30 English
02/10/2021 [Sadwrn/Saturday] 09:30-11:30 Cymraeg + English

 

ENGLISH RECORDING OF THE SESSION:

WELSH RECORDING OF THE SESSION:

 

NQT National Briefing- Session 2

DATE
TIME
MEDIUM
18/10/2021 09:30-11:30 English
19/10/2021 13:30-15:30 English
20/10/2021 13:30-15:30 Cymraeg
21/10/2021 09:30-11:30 Cymraeg 

 

*IMPORTANT*

NQTs must join the “NQT National Induction Professional Learning Team” to access the initial NQT National training, which runs from 13 September to 2 October 2021.

Here is the link to the NQT team space:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a42426292077448dab617ebfefabbf9c4%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=ee495d27-b488-4d4b-93dd-3534235c6b15&tenantId=4f3f0e52-b734-4164-9409-1b601d147993


 

Induction Mentor National Briefing

NQT Induction Mentor programme Flyer

 

National Professional Learning programme for Induction mentors (IMDP)

The second training session for Induction Mentors to support Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT) will be held on the following dates (please join one session).

The title of session two is: Reflective Practice and Professional conversations

Invites to these sessions have been placed in the chat of the ‘IM National Induction Professional Learning/Dysgu Proffesiynol Sefydlu Cenedlaethol’ Team. If you have not joined this channel please click on this link: Induction Mentors National Training Team

 

DATE
TIME
MEDIUM
 18/01/2022  13:00 – 15:30  English
 19/01/2022  9:00 – 11:30  Cymraeg
20/01/2022  9:00 – 11:30  English
 21/01/2022  13:00 – 15:30  English

 

ENGLISH RECORDING OF THE FIRST SESSION:

WELSH RECORDING OF THE FIRST SESSION:

*IMPORTANT*

School based Induction Mentors must join the “IM National Induction Professional Learning Team” to access the IM National training which runs between 16 September and 29 September 2021

Here is the link to the IM team space:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a5f847adb26524feb811c2f54d02506b6%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=24ba2ca1-0c65-4229-9116-4b787086ed3a&tenantId=4f3f0e52-b734-4164-9409-1b601d147993


 

External Verifier National Briefing

 

DATE
TIME
MEDIUM
04/10/2021 09:00-10:00 Experienced EVs [Eng]
11:00-12:00 Experienced EVs [Eng]
11:00-12:00 GA profiadol [Cym]
05/10/2021 13:30-15:30 New EVs [Eng]
13:30-15:30 GA newydd [Cym]
13/10/2021 09:00-11:00 New EVs [Eng]
09:00-11:00 GA newydd [Cym]
14/10/2021 09:00-10:00 Experienced EVs [Eng]
15:30-16:30 GA profiadol [Cym]
15:30-16:30 Experienced EVs [Eng]

 

ENGLISH RECORDING OF THE SESSION:

WELSH RECORDING OF THE SESSION:

*IMPORTANT*

External Verifiers must join the “EV National Induction Professional Learning Team” to access the EV National training, which runs from 4 October to 14 October 2021

Here is the link to the EV team space:

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3a95g0LBr15KzFWKHw2arSN_l3k6LVQbzik_e39YrgItc1%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=8d30baaf-ff0b-44a7-9565-e4edf5c5aff9&tenantId=4f3f0e52-b734-4164-9409-1b601d147993

2020-2021

Regional training for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT), Spring term 2021

In order to register to attend the training , you will need a personal account on G6

If you do not already have an account, please see the guidance here: https://www.gwegogledd.cymru/g6-manuals/?lang=en

Enquiries: ang@gwegogledd.cymru

 

Teitl / Title Sector Dyddiad / Date Cychwyn / Start Gorffen / Finish Iaith / Language Cyfrwng / Medium
Gweithdy Diwrnod 3: Asesu ar gyfer Dysgu – Prosiect Shirley Clarke Cynradd, Uwchradd, Arbennig, 3-16 25/05/21 9:00yb 12:00yp Cymraeg Ar lein
Day 3 Workshop: Assessment for Learning – Shirley Clarke Project Primary, Secondary, Special, 3-16 26/05/21 9:00am 12:00pm English Online
Gweithdy Diwrnod 3: Asesu ar gyfer Dysgu – Prosiect Shirley Clarke

Day 3 Workshop: Assessment for Learning – Shirley Clarke Project

Cynradd, Uwchradd, Arbennig, 3-16

Primary, Secondary, Special, 3-16

27/05/21 3:45pm 5:30pm Dwyieithog

Bilingual

Ar lein / Online
Gweithdy Diwrnod 3b: Cymhwysedd Digidol i ANG Cynradd, Uwchradd, Arbennig, 3-16 27/05/21 9:00yb 12:00yp Cymraeg Ar lein
Workshop Day 3b: Digital Competence for NQTs Primary, Secondary, Special, 3-16 28/05/21 9:00am 12:00pm English Online

 

Teitl / Title Sector Dyddiad / Date Cychwyn / Start Gorffen / Finish Iaith / Language Cyfrwng / Medium
Gweithdy Diwrnod 2: Diweddariad Cwricwlwm Cymru i ANG Cynradd; Uwchradd; Arbennig; 3-16 15/03/21 1yp 3:30yp Cymraeg Ar lein / Online
Day 2 Workshop: Welsh Curriculum Update for NQTs Primary; Secondary, Special; 3-16 16/03/21 9am 11:30am English Online / Ar lein
Gweithdy Diwrnod 2: Diweddariad Cwricwlwm Cymru i ANG Cynradd; Uwchradd; Arbennig; 3-16 16/03/21 1yp 3:30yp Cymraeg Ar lein / Online
Sesiwn ychwanegol

Gweithdy Diwrnod 2: Diweddariad Cwricwlwm Cymru i ANG

 

Additional session

Day 2 Workshop: Welsh Curriculum Update for NQTs

Cynradd; Uwchradd; Arbennig; 3-16

 

Primary; Secondary, Special; 3-16

16/03/21 3:45yp

 

3:45pm

5:15yp

 

5:15pm

Dwyieithog

 

Bilingual, with translation facilities

Ar lein

 

Online

Gweithdy Diwrnod 2b: Lles ar draws y Cwricwlwm i ANG Cynradd; Uwchradd; Arbennig; 3-16 17/03/21 9yb 12yp Cymraeg Ar lein / Online
Workshop Day 2b: Well-being across the Curriculum for NQTs Primary; Secondary, Special; 3-16 18/03/21 9am 12pm English Online / Ar lein
CANCELLED/ WEDI CANSLO

Day 2 Workshop: Welsh Curriculum Update for NQTs

Primary; Secondary, Special; 3-16 19/03/21 9am 11:30am English Online / Ar lein
Sesiwn ychwanegol

Gweithdy Diwrnod 2b: Lles ar draws y Cwricwlwm i ANG

 

Additional session

Workshop Day 2b: Well-being across the Curriculum for NQTs

Cynradd; Uwchradd; Arbennig; 3-16

 

Primary; Secondary, Special; 3-16

24/03/21 3:40yp

 

3:40pm

5:10yp

 

5:10pm

Dwyieithog

 

Bilingual, with translation facilities

Ar lein

 

Online

 

 

Title Sector Date Start End Language Medium
Literacy KS2 19.01.21 09:15 12:15 English Teams / Zoom
Literacy Foundation Phase 19.01.21 12:45 15:30 English Teams / Zoom
Numeracy KS2 20.01.21 09:15 12:15 English Teams / Zoom
Numeracy Foundation Phase 20.01.21 12:45 15:30 English Teams / Zoom
Llythrennedd CA2 21.01.21 09:15 12:15 Cymraeg Teams / Zoom
Llythrennedd Cyfnod Sylfaen 21.01.21 12:45 15:30 Cymraeg Teams / Zoom
Rhifedd CA2 22.01.21 09:15 12:15 Cymraeg Teams / Zoom
Rhifedd Cyfnod Sylfaen 22.01.21 12:45 15:30 Cymraeg Teams / Zoom

 

Title

 

Sector

 

Date

 

Start

 

Finish

 

Language

 

Medium

 

Literacy KS3/4 27.01.21 09:15 12:15 English Teams / Zoom
Llythrennedd CA3/4 27.01.21 12:45 15:30 Cymraeg Teams / Zoom
Numeracy KS3/4 28.01.21 12:45 15:30 English Teams / Zoom
Rhifedd CA3/4 28.01.21 09:15 12:15 Cymraeg Teams / Zoom

 

 

 

Teitl/

Title

Sector Dyddiad/

Date

Dechrau/

Start

Gorffen/

Finish

Iaith/

Language

Cyfrwng/

Medium

Literacy KS2 26.01.21 15.30 18.00 English Zoom
Numeracy KS2 27.01.21 15.30 18.00 English Zoom
Rhifedd CA2 03.02.21 15.30 18.00 Cymraeg Zoom
Llythrennedd CA2 08.02.21 15.30 18.00 Cymraeg Zoom

 

Canllawiau Ymsefydlu ANG 2021 NQT induction Guidelines

This playlist has been complied to help you to support a Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) or to supportyou as an NQT to complete thye process of Induction in Wales 2020-21

 

Information relating to the national annually updated series of training/briefing sessions for Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) and teachers involved in supporting the statutory induction process

During 2020-21, there will be significant changes to induction regulations, and it will be more important than ever that every school induction mentor (IM), NQT and external verifier (EV) engage in a training session. There will be a range of bespoke sessions for each role.

  • Schools should appoint an IM to attend a session even if they have not currently recruited a teacher who will be an NQT in September, since most schools eventually employ NQTs on part time/full time contracts or on short term supply at some point through the academic year.

The new regulations proposed include changes to roles and responsibilities, statutory guidance and the navigation and use of the Professional Learning Passport. A secure understanding of all these changes will ensure all NQTs in Wales have their entitlement of support and guidance through their induction period.

The sessions will be hosted in a 2-hour online format and will be facilitated by the regional induction leads from the four consortia. They have been scheduled flexibly to include morning, afternoon, twilights and one Saturday so that every person involved in the process can choose the date and time that is most convenient to them.

The training will include a pre-reading pack, a webcast and regional follow up activities. All IMs and EVs will receive funding for their release to engage in the training. Release costs will be paid on completion of all activities including a response form.

Please ensure that all NQTs, IMs and EVs working in your school are alerted to this invitation to sign up to the relevant training for them on the day and date most convenient to them.

 

Induction Profile demo videos (EWC) Jan 2021

 

 

KS2 Literacy and Numeracy Workshop Resources January 2021

 

For enquiries regarding the regional induction development programme contact:

Ieuan Jones, Regional Induction Programme Co-ordinator
ieuanjones@gwegogledd.cymru  / ang@gwegogledd.cymru

For further details within each LA, please contact the relevant NQT Induction Coordinator:

LOCAL AUTHORITY INDUCTION COORDINATOR E-MAIL
ANGLESEY Owen Davies OwenDavies@ynysmon.gov.uk
GWYNEDD Diane Jones & Ffion Griffiths dianejones3@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
ffionmairhughes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
CONWY Eifion Roberts eifion.roberts@enfys.net
DENBIGHSHIRE Eifion Roberts a Joanna Jones eifion.roberts@enfys.net

Joanna.x.jones@denbighshire.gov.uk

FLINTSHIRE Helen M. Crich helenmcrich@outlook.com
WREXHAM Siwan Meirion & Sian Harrison Siwan.Meirion@wrexham.gov.u

Sian.Harrison@wrexham.gov.uk