Updating your details
You are responsible for keeping your details on the Register up to date. This ensures that we can send you important information, including confirmation of your registration. Update your details by completing this short form, or logging into your MyEWC account.
Registration and regulation
Hearings and outcomes
All registrants are expected to follow the Code of Professional Conduct and Practice. Occasionally, things can go wrong. If this happens, we investigate and consider whether to take any action. This both safeguards the public, and promotes/maintains professionalism in the education workforce.
You can see any upcoming hearings, and hearing outcomes on our website.
Council updates
Council meetings
The next Council meeting will be on Thursday 16 November 2023. If you want to attend, information about being an observer is on our website.
Guidance, resources, and professional services
Professionally Speaking 2024
Get ready to dive headfirst into the captivating realm of cognitive science and education, as distinguished Professor Shaaron Ainsworth leads our Professionally Speaking 2024 lecture, ‘Unlocking the mysteries of learning’. The event will be held on 24 January 2024. Keep an eye out on our socials and website for more information on how to book in the coming weeks.
PLP
Have you checked out your Professional Learning Passport (PLP)? It’s a flexible, online tool, designed to support you on your professional learning journey.
Educators Wales
Educators Wales provides a free recruitment, advocacy, and information service to individuals seeking progression opportunities as educators. This includes application and CV writing, and interview skills workshops.
For the latest jobs, training, and career information, visit the Educators Wales website.
Post-16 professional development framework
We’ve been working with practitioners and stakeholders to develop an all new professional learning and development framework for practitioners in FE, WBL, and adult learning. It brings together a range of advice, guidance, and tools to support practitioners on their professional learning journey.
We’ve also worked alongside partner to produce new professional standards for FE and WBL leaders. Additional resources to encourage leaders and support staff to engage with their new standards will be added to the framework in 2024.
Meddwl Mawr
Need support engaging with research and reading as part of your continued professional learning? Sign up to Meddwl Mawr, our monthly book club where we recommend publications that can help you in your day-to-day work.
Recent QMYW awards
Congratulations to all those who have been awarded the Quality Mark for Youth Work recently.
Bronze awards:
- Prince’s Trust
- Newport Youth Service
- Vibe Youth
Silver award:
- Caerphilly Youth Service
Gold award:
- Conwy Youth Service
Quality mark assessor recruitment
We are looking for new peer assessors. The role is rewarding, motivational, and offers an excellent continuing professional development opportunity. Find out more and to apply.
Informing policy
Latest workforce statistics released
We have recently published the Annual Education Workforce Statistics 2023. The data provides valuable insights into the make-up of the education workforce. You can read our data releases on our website.
Consultation responses
We respond to consultations from other organisations to contribute to, and influence, the development of policy in the interests of our registrants. You can read our latest responses on our website.
In case you missed it
Sgwrsio with the EWC
Our latest podcast episode follows on from our May Masterclass event, and sees some of the panellists return to answer your questions. You can listen to the episode now on our website, or search for it wherever you get your podcasts.
New website
As an organisation, we are committed to being inclusive. The new website has been created so that everyone can understand our work and engage with us. If you’ve got any feedback,
Anti-racism pledge
We joined over 1,500 organisations in August in signing Race Council Cymru’s Zero Racism Wales pledge. Read more about the pledge and what it means, on our website.
Annual Report and Accounts
In August, we published our suite of annual reports including our Annual Report and Accounts, Welsh Language Standards Monitoring Report, Fitness to Practise Annual Report, and Annual Equality Report.
Masterclass event
If you missed our Masterclass event “We don’t tell the teachers”: understanding and addressing sexual harassment in education settings, the recording is now available on our YouTube channel.
Blog
We’re always looking for contributions to our blog. If you’ve got a subject you’re passionate about and want to share with your fellow registrants,
Follow our channels
You can stay up to date with the latest news from EWC on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube and on this website.