Guest Lecture; 28th Feb

For this lecture we had Mike Day, he is the Cabinet Member of Education. His aims of the lecture were to talk about; What is education policy?, Who should develop it? Where is it developed?
What is education policy? - It is based upon political options, tradition and values and socio-economic objectives.
Why is it needed? - To guide operational decisions and actions, structure in the classroom.
Who should develop it? - Politicians; elected to represent people, but aren’t subject experts and practitioners; know how it works, see things from a different perspective, however are unable to take a wider view.
Where is it developed? - UK level- eg; compulsory school ages, teachers’ pay. Welsh Gov - Welsh medium, foundation phase, no academies/free schools. Local authority - Improve standards, advice and guidance to schools. School and Governing body level - Uniforms, start and finish times.

He the spoke about QED 2020. Hoping to raise standards of achievement and attainment, improve learning environment.