Wales

General Teaching Council for Wales
This official website of GTCW provides background information, information and advice on professional development and professional standards together with key downloadable documents.
http://www.gtcw.org.uk

Learning Wales
This is the site of the National Assembly for Wales Education Department. It provides key government documents, committee papers and circulars relating to education in Wales. It includes a subscription service that delivers emailed updates.
http://www.learning.wales.gov.uk/

National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales (Presiding Office) has produced a Primary and Secondary learning pack. The packs include various activities to educate young people about the National Assembly for Wales. They incorporate aspects of the National Curriculum and PSE Framework and can be downloaded from this website. The site also contains schemes of work and information about Education visits to the Assembly which are planned and conducted by professional teachers.
http://www.wales.gov.uk/pubinfeducationinfo/index.htm

National Council for Education & Training in Wales (ELWa)
The website provides information relating to post-16 education and training in Wales for individuals, businesses, communities and learning and research providers. Separate sections are available for Sixth Forms and FE/HE institutions
http://www.elwa.ac.uk/

Office of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education & Training in Wales (Estyn)
This is the official site of Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Education and Training in Wales. It provides access to current inspection arrangements, the schedule of school inspections and links inspection reports.
http://www.estyn.gov.uk/

Qualifications, Curriculum & Assessment Authority for Wales (ACCAC)
This is the National Assembly's principal advisory body on all aspects of the school curriculum, examinations, assessment and vocational qualifications. The site contains information on the school curriculum, assessment, qualifications and publications for sale.
http://www.accac.org.uk/ACCAC

Welsh Baccalaureate
The Welsh Baccalaureate is a new qualification which recognises almost everything that young people do at school or college. It includes current approved qualifications like A levels, vocational A levels, GCSEs and NVQs and adds breadth and balance through a Core programme of activities and the development of the key skills. The Welsh Bac is currently being piloted in 18 schools and colleges in Wales, and will be delivered by 30 centres in total during the life of the pilot.
http://www.wbq.org.uk

Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC)
This web site provides details of the WJEC examinations, including syllabuses, teacher support materials, timetables and other official documentation. There is also information on the WJEC INSET training programme, the activities of the National Language Unit of Wales, the support services for the National Youth Arts Wales, and an on-line catalogue of WJEC publications.
http://www.wjec.co.uk/

Welsh Language Board
The Welsh Language Board is the statutory body responsible for promoting and facilitating the use of the Welsh language. Its website carries background information and details of current activities, documents, contacts and resources.
http://www.bwrdd-yr-iaith.org.uk/