At the Education Workforce Council (EWC), we are committed to supporting a strong and effective education workforce in Wales. Key to this commitment is ensuring we have accurate, up-to-date information on every individual we register.

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve the quality of the data we hold on our Register, we’re reaching out to all registrants, asking them to log in and review their record.

Why is it important?

Here are five reasons why having accurate data is important to the whole education workforce in Wales.

1. Maintains trust in your profession

As a regulator, we are trusted to keep a public record of who is working in education across Wales. Maintaining accurate data enhances transparency and trust amongst the public and within the sector itself. It reassures everyone that only those who are qualified and suitable can deliver education across Wales.

2. Improves workforce planning

Comprehensive and accurate data allows us to provide insightful, real-time information to policymakers, ensuring that decisions around funding, support, and strategic priorities are aligned with the realities of the professions. Your updates help us speak confidently in response to the needs of the sector, and enables us to represent you effectively in discussions that shape Welsh education.

3. Supports your professional recognition

Registration formally recognises that you meet the standards required to work in such an esteemed and respected role. By updating your record (including your role, qualifications, and contact information), you help us build a comprehensive picture of the profession and ensure that your needs and achievements are recognised.

4. Ensures effective communication

Keeping your contact details up to date allows us to share important updates, opportunities, and resources tailored to your role. It ensures you stay informed about key developments that impact you and the wider education workforce in Wales.

5. Means you're compliant

As part of your registration, you are required to maintain your record, updating it as soon as possible following any change. By keeping your details current, you ensure compliance with the requirements of registration, helping you avoid potential issues.

What you can do

You can check and update your details at any time via your MyEWC account. This includes your name, email, home address, and current employment. If you have any difficulties accessing your MyEWC account, or have any queries relating to your record, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

In this latest blog, Morgan, from the Welsh Government’s Curriculum Research team, explains how those working in schools are being offered an exciting role in shaping the future of curriculum design in Wales.

As someone at the heart of education in Wales, you’re part of an exciting change. The Curriculum for Wales is bringing a whole new approach to teaching and learning, centred around four purposes, and a shared vision for every child and young person in Wales. But no reform is complete without input from those at the centre. As one of those individuals, now is your chance to have your say.

Welsh Government wants to hear your thoughts on the Curriculum for Wales. By sharing your thoughts, you’ll help shape the support and strategies needed to make this curriculum a success.

The survey should take around 15 minutes to complete. As well as those who lead on curriculum design, assessment and progression, Welsh Government want to hear the views of those who teach and assist with teaching in primary, all-through, secondary and special schools across Wales, as well as pupil referral units (PRUs) and educated other than at school (EOTAS) settings.

Why your opinion matters

It is essential that these reforms are evaluated to ensure they are having a positive impact on learners and practitioners. Key to that is hearing your experiences and feedback.

In 2023, Welsh Government published its evaluation plan, which sets out in more detail how it intended to evaluate the reforms. This current phase of evaluation aims to find out what’s working, what’s not, and what could be done better.

Earlier this year, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Lynne Neagle, committed to providing further support for teachers to boost the roll out of Curriculum for Wales. Findings from the evaluation, including this survey, will ensure Welsh Government’s support for the sector is based on high-quality evidence.

What’s included in the survey?

The survey covers several key areas:

• your confidence and understanding of the curriculum
• professional learning and guidance you have accessed
• collaboration opportunities and activities
• changes to practice
• pedagogy
• progression and assessment

The questionnaire includes mostly closed questions, but there are some open-text questions at the end which provide room to elaborate and provide further comments. The survey is open until 20 December 2024.

Want to do more?

If you are especially interested in the research Welsh Government is carrying out on curriculum reform, there are plenty of chances to get involved. We are conducting a series of ‘deep-dive’ studies on topics specific to the Curriculum for Wales throughout the evaluation, and we need dedicated practitioners like you to share your insights. If you’d like to take part in any of these, you can provide your email address at the end of the survey to be recontacted. Or, if you have any further questions about the evaluation more generally, contact the Welsh Government Curriculum Research team at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Spread the word!

Please share the link to the survey with others in your setting, and with other settings in your network.

Ethnicity data published by Stats Wales in 2023 shows that around 5.2% of people in Wales identify as black, Asian, or minority ethnic. This is higher than the number of registrants who identify as such on our Register. Diversity within the education workforce, as well as within our own organisation, is extremely important to us, so that they both reflect the diverse makeup of our communities in Wales.

We are steadfast in our efforts to help create a more diverse workforce, but recognise there is a long way to go. These past few years, alongside registrants and partners, we’ve taken several small, yet purposeful steps. They include developing an ambitious Strategic Equality Plan (SEP) which reinforces our commitment to anti-racism and inclusion, sitting on a steering group to oversee the implementation of Welsh Government’s anti-racist Wales action plan (which features specific actions designated to us), and signing Race Council Cymru’s Zero Racism Wales pledge. This pledge means that, amongst other things, we commit to stand against racism, and promote a more inclusive society for all.

In November 2021, we welcomed esteemed guests, Professor Charlotte Williams and Sathnam Sanghera, to what would be the first in our webinar series on moving from a non-racist to an anti-racist Wales. This well attended event sparked the need for three more similar events, with contributions from various schools across Wales talking about their experiences of becoming anti-racist, and sharing good practice. You can watch all four of the webinars on our YouTube channel.

From the series of webinars came the chance to work with various groups and organisations to advocate for our black, Asian, and minority ethnic registrants. One of those partners is DARPL (Diversity and Anti-Racism Professional Learning), whom we have continued to work with closely over the past several years. This has included an invaluable contribution from DARPL Director and founder, Chantelle Houghton, in our podcast on diversifying the workforce, and supporting the delivery of their national conferences.

DARPL, alongside several other key partners, also helped us to shape our SEP 2024-28. It features two key actions based around increasing diversity within both our own workforce, and the education workforce as a whole, through recruitment and promotion.

To support the delivery of objective five of our SEP, ‘help develop an education workforce that is representative of the diverse population of Wales’, we created a new position within our promotion of careers team (the team responsible for delivering Welsh Government funded, Educators Wales). They have a specific responsibility for promoting jobs in education  and supporting people from black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities to join the workforce. The person appointed identifies as being from these communities, and has been key to getting more people entering the education professions in Wales. They have attended over 50 different events targeted at minority ethnic communities since 2022, including a mixture of small community events, large national events, and drop-in one-to-one sessions. They have also set up popular open evenings with the various initial teacher education (ITE) programmes across Wales, growing from one event in 2022, to a target of seven this year.

As well as these activities, we have created several different resources to support our registrants to promote ethnic diversity, tackle racism, and work towards an anti-racist Wales. One of the resources is a good practice guide on tackling racism, endorsed by BAMEed Network Wales and Show Racism the Red Card. Created for all registrants, it aims to help them ensure their behaviours and practice are inclusive, and to create an environment where learners, young people, and colleagues feel welcome, regardless of their race or ethnicity.

And yet, whilst we are extremely proud of the steps we have taken so far, we acknowledge that real change requires sustained and committed support from the whole education sector. Our SEP, and continued partnership working, demonstrates our commitment to continuing to do better, and we remain open to new ideas, feedback, and partnerships that can help us support further progress.

By working together, we believe we can build an education workforce that’s truly inclusive, empowering all registrants, learners, and young people to feel valued, safe, and respected.

If you’d like to learn more about what we’ve mentioned here, or would like to contribute to our work in any way, please visit our website, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Did you know that we have the ReachDeck Toolbar on our website?

But, why is this important?

Globally, one in every seven people have a disability. For many, they experience barriers when they’re on the web. For example, people with visual impairments might struggle if information is only available in text format. And those with cognitive disabilities might find it difficult to read information on a crowded web page. This can impact their ability to browse, buy, and access online content or services.

What's more, only one in ten people in need have access to assistive technology.

By adding the ReachDeck Toolbar to our website, we're giving extra support to people that might need it. Our visitors can choose to have our content read out loud, remove distracting content, or add a screen tint with a reading pane to help them focus.

Try it out for yourself

To launch the ReachDeck Toolbar, just select the icon at the top of the EWC website (a blue rectangle with a white body inside). To hear text read out loud, simply select on the first icon and hover your mouse over any text. From a touchscreen device you’ll have to select the text to hear it.

Now, apply a screen tint by selecting the eye icon. To explore more, select the question mark (?) icon to discover what each feature on the toolbar does.

We This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. you have on our website, including its accessibility.