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Early years

• PE and School Sport Initiative Progress in the implementation in Development Centre schools in Wales 2004 — 2005
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• An evaluation of the contribution of the Basic Skills Quality Mark award to the standards and quality of literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• Behaviour Management Training
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Equal opportunities and diversity in schools in Wales
• Estyn and the Centenary of a Welsh Inspectorate
• Estyn’s Newsletter for Schools (September 2008)
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - December 2006
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - September 2007
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
• Participation of children and young people (3-11 year olds) in local decision-making issues that affect their lives
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Sex and Relationships Education: The implementation of the guidance in Circular 11/02 in schools in Wales 2004 - 2005
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The Foundation Phase Pilots (August 2007)
• The management of safety in physical education and outdoor activities.
• Thematic Survey Of Pupil Referral Units And Similar Provision
• Transforming Schools: A Discussion Paper
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)

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Primary education

• LEA strategies to challenge and support schools with weaknesses, especially where pupils are underachieving or where high standards could be achieved for larger numbers of pupils
• PE and School Sport Initiative Progress in the implementation in Development Centre schools in Wales 2004 — 2005
• A report on Welsh immersion and intensive language teaching pilot projects in schools
• A Review of Information and Communications Technology Provisions in Schools and its Impact on Raising Standards
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• A Survey of Welsh as a Second Language in Key Stages 2 and 3 and Transition
• Advice on School Partnerships: A report on good practice in primary schools
• An evaluation of performance management arrangements in schools and the contribution of the arrangements to raising standards (May 2006)
• An evaluation of performance of schools before and after moving into new buildings or significantly refurbished premises
• An evaluation of the contribution of the Basic Skills Quality Mark award to the standards and quality of literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• An evaluation of the Impact of the Better Schools Fund Provision for ICT in Schools (March 2007)
• An evaluation of the use made by local authorities and schools of resources made available by the Music Development Fund in Wales (March 2006)
• Basic Skills. Participation in steering groups for the Basic Skills strategy Ad Hoc advice and overview of the effectiveness of provision across the various strands of post-16 provision
• Behaviour in Wales Good practice in managing challenging behaviour
• Behaviour Management Training
• Best practice in the development of statements of special educational needs and delivery by schools of the action agreed
• Best Practice in the reading and writing of pupils aged 7 to 14 years (May 2008)
• Changes in Teaching and Learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence Programme (May 2006)
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in schools (March 2008)
• Developing dual literacy: An Estyn discussion paper
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Education in children’s homes (March 2008)
• Equal opportunities and diversity in schools in Wales
• Establishing a position statement for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Wales
• Estyn and the Centenary of a Welsh Inspectorate
• Estyn’s Newsletter for Schools (September 2008)
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - December 2006
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - September 2007
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• Evaluation of the Impact of the GEST Programme on School Attendance and Behaviour
• Evaluation of the implementation and impact in schools of the guidance ‘Substance Misuse: Children and Young People’ in Welsh Assembly Government Circular 17/02 (June 2007)
• Evaluation of the implementation by schools and local education authorities of guidance on exclusions (June 2007)
• Evaluation Of The Out Of School Hours Learning (Oshl) Community / Transfer Project — Symud Ymlaen
• Excellent schools: A vision for schools in Wales in 21st century
• Food and fitness in schools - A report on how well schools in Wales support children and young people to be healthy and active (May 2008)
• Good practice in mentoring trainee primary teachers in Wales
• Good Practice in the Leadership and Management of Primary Schools in Wales
• Having your say — Young people, participation and school councils
• Homework in Primary and Secondary Schools
• How best arts and creative enterprise can feature in extra-curricular activities for young people
• How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
• Impact of the Better Schools Fund on curriculum development (June 2008)
• Improving attendance
• Improving the Learning and Teaching of Early Reading Skills (June 2007)
• Joining in
• LEA provision of specialist advice to schools on aspects of health and safety in physical education and school sport
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• Mathcymru Project
• Middle Management in Primary and Secondary Schools
• Moving On: Effective Transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3
• Moving On… Improving learning
• National Headship Development Programme
• PE and School Sport Action Plan - An in depth look at progress made in the implementation of the PESS Action Plan
• Position paper on school libraries and learning resource centres in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• Progress in implementing the PE and School Sport Action Plan (May 2008)
• Progress made in the implementation of the PE and School Sport Action Plan in schools
• Provision of community focused services and facilities by schools (May 2008)
• Quality and Standards in Family Learning
• Quality Of Teacher Assessment And Materials Used To Support Assessment
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Raising Standards of Spelling in English in Primary Schools
• Recommendations on implementation of transition provisions in the Education Act 2002
• Review of the contribution of the Aiming for Excellence Programme to the raising of standards in Key Stage 3
• Schools' Newsletter Autumn 2005
• Sex and Relationships Education: The implementation of the guidance in Circular 11/02 in schools in Wales 2004 - 2005
• Sex and Relationships Guidance, March 2007
• Small Primary Schools in Wales
• Standards and quality in personal and social education in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in primary and nursery schools
• Supplementary guidance on inspecting healthy living (including physical activity and food and drink) (May 2007)
• Supplementary guidance on the inspection of workload and remodelling issues, including the introduction of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time (February 2006)
• Survey of Teacher Induction and Early Professional Development 2005-2006
• Survey of the Work of Athrawon Bro in Wales
• Survey report: Ethnic minority achievement grant (EMAG) effective use of resources
• Tackling bullying in schools : A survey of effective practice
• The Arts in Schools: Standards and Quality in Key Stages 2 and 3
• The Consultation Leadership Pilot Programme for Headteachers in Wales (May 2007)
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The Foundation Phase Pilots (August 2007)
• The Graduate Teacher Programme A New Route Into Teaching
• The Impact Of Class Size In Primary Schools
• The impact of RAISE funding an interim report (July 2007)
• The impact of the PE and School Sport initiative on standards in physical education in Development Centre schools
• The impact of workforce remodelling on pupils’ learning and raising standards
• The management of safety in physical education and outdoor activities.
• The quality of the education and training provided for Welsh young people in the youth justice system.
• The Quality of Training and Support Provided by LEAs to School Governors
• The use of performance data in local authorities and schools (March 2008)
• Thematic Survey Of Pupil Referral Units And Similar Provision
• Transforming Schools: A Discussion Paper
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Y Cwricwlwm Cymreig: Progress made by schools in implementation of ACCAC guidance issued in 2003.
• Young people’s participation in decision making

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Secondary education

• LEA strategies to challenge and support schools with weaknesses, especially where pupils are underachieving or where high standards could be achieved for larger numbers of pupils
• PE and School Sport Initiative Progress in the implementation in Development Centre schools in Wales 2004 — 2005
• A report on Welsh immersion and intensive language teaching pilot projects in schools
• A Review of Information and Communications Technology Provisions in Schools and its Impact on Raising Standards
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• A Survey of Welsh as a Second Language in Key Stages 2 and 3 and Transition
• Advice on School Partnerships: A report on good practice in primary schools
• Aiming for Excellence in Key Stage 3
• Aiming for Excellence in Modern Foreign Languages
• Aiming for Excellence in Provision for Special Educational Needs
• An evaluation of performance management arrangements in schools and the contribution of the arrangements to raising standards (May 2006)
• An evaluation of performance of schools before and after moving into new buildings or significantly refurbished premises
• An evaluation of the contribution of the Basic Skills Quality Mark award to the standards and quality of literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• An evaluation of the GCSE Welsh second language short course (October 2007)
• An evaluation of the Impact of the Better Schools Fund Provision for ICT in Schools (March 2007)
• An evaluation of the use made by local authorities and schools of resources made available by the Music Development Fund in Wales (March 2006)
• Basic Skills. Participation in steering groups for the Basic Skills strategy Ad Hoc advice and overview of the effectiveness of provision across the various strands of post-16 provision
• Behaviour Management Training
• Best practice in the development of statements of special educational needs and delivery by schools of the action agreed
• Best Practice in the reading and writing of pupils aged 7 to 14 years (May 2008)
• Changes in Teaching and Learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence Programme (May 2006)
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Choice and flexibility for 14-19 learners (March 2008)
• Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in schools (March 2008)
• Collaboration between schools with sixth forms and Further Education Colleges to deliver flexible high quality provision that expands choice and achieves value for money (May 2006)
• Current qualifications and the 14-19 Learning Pathways initiative (2006)
• Cwricwlwm Cymreig Phase 2
• Developing dual literacy: An Estyn discussion paper
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Education in children’s homes (March 2008)
• Equal opportunities and diversity in schools in Wales
• Establishing a position statement for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Wales
• Estyn and the Centenary of a Welsh Inspectorate
• Estyn’s Newsletter for Schools (September 2008)
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - December 2006
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - September 2007
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• Evaluation of the Impact of the GEST Programme on School Attendance and Behaviour
• Evaluation of the implementation and impact in schools of the guidance ‘Substance Misuse: Children and Young People’ in Welsh Assembly Government Circular 17/02 (June 2007)
• Evaluation of the implementation by schools and local education authorities of guidance on exclusions (June 2007)
• Evaluation Of The Out Of School Hours Learning (Oshl) Community / Transfer Project — Symud Ymlaen
• Excellent schools: A vision for schools in Wales in 21st century
• Food and fitness in schools - A report on how well schools in Wales support children and young people to be healthy and active (May 2008)
• Girls participation in physical activity in schools (July 2007)
• Having your say — Young people, participation and school councils
• Homework in Primary and Secondary Schools
• How best arts and creative enterprise can feature in extra-curricular activities for young people
• How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
• Impact of the Better Schools Fund on curriculum development (June 2008)
• Impact of The Welsh Assembly Government’s Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacture (CAD/CAM) Initiative in Secondary Schools
• Joining in
• LEA provision of specialist advice to schools on aspects of health and safety in physical education and school sport
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• Low Performing Secondary Schools 2004-2005
• Mathcymru Project
• Middle Management in Primary and Secondary Schools
• Modern Foreign languages in Welsh-Medium Schools
• Moving On: Effective Transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3
• Moving On… Improving learning
• National Headship Development Programme
• Position paper on school libraries and learning resource centres in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• Post-16 provision in schools — factors that influence the capacity of school sixth forms to meet the needs and aspirations of learners
• Progress in implementing the PE and School Sport Action Plan (May 2008)
• Provision of community focused services and facilities by schools (May 2008)
• Quality and Standards in Family Learning
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Recommendations on implementation of transition provisions in the Education Act 2002
• Review of the contribution of the Aiming for Excellence Programme to the raising of standards in Key Stage 3
• Review of the Management and Delivery of the National Information and Advice Project - CLIC Online (May 2007)
• Schools' Newsletter Autumn 2005
• Science education for 14-19 learners (May 2008)
• Sex and Relationships Education: The implementation of the guidance in Circular 11/02 in schools in Wales 2004 - 2005
• Sex and Relationships Guidance, March 2007
• Standards and quality in personal and social education in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• Standards and Quality in Secondary Schools: Work-Related Education
• Success for all: Support in further education colleges and work based learning companies for 16-19 year olds with additional learning needs
• Supplementary Guidance for Inspecting Bilingualism in Secondary Schools
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting Learning Pathways 14-19 in secondary schools and special schools April 2007
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification (May 2007)
• Supplementary guidance on inspecting healthy living (including physical activity and food and drink) (May 2007)
• Supplementary guidance on the inspection of workload and remodelling issues, including the introduction of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time (February 2006)
• Survey of Teacher Induction and Early Professional Development 2005-2006
• Survey report: Ethnic minority achievement grant (EMAG) effective use of resources
• Tackling bullying in schools : A survey of effective practice
• The added value of work experience placements provided for young people aged 14-19
• The Arts in Schools: Standards and Quality in Key Stages 2 and 3
• The Consultation Leadership Pilot Programme for Headteachers in Wales (May 2007)
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The Effectiveness of Arrangements for Implementing Personal Education Plans for Looked-after Children (Key Stages 1-3)
• The Graduate Teacher Programme A New Route Into Teaching
• The Impact of RAISE
• The impact of RAISE funding an interim report (July 2007)
• The impact of the PE and School Sport initiative on standards in physical education in Development Centre schools
• The impact of transition plans
• The impact of workforce remodelling on pupils’ learning and raising standards
• The management of safety in physical education and outdoor activities.
• The Quality of Training and Support Provided by LEAs to School Governors
• The use of performance data in local authorities and schools (March 2008)
• The Welsh Baccalaureate key Stage 4 (May 2008)
• Thematic Survey Of Pupil Referral Units And Similar Provision
• Transforming Schools: A Discussion Paper
• Values education: an evaluation of provision of education for the promotion of social responsibility and respect for others
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Welsh medium and bilingual provision for 14-19 learners (May 2008)
• Y Cwricwlwm Cymreig: Progress made by schools in implementation of ACCAC guidance issued in 2003.
• Young people’s participation in decision making

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Special education

• LEA strategies to challenge and support schools with weaknesses, especially where pupils are underachieving or where high standards could be achieved for larger numbers of pupils
• PE and School Sport Initiative Progress in the implementation in Development Centre schools in Wales 2004 — 2005
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• An evaluation of the contribution of the Basic Skills Quality Mark award to the standards and quality of literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• An evaluation of the Impact of the Better Schools Fund Provision for ICT in Schools (March 2007)
• Behaviour Management Training
• Best practice in the development of statements of special educational needs and delivery by schools of the action agreed
• Best Practice in the reading and writing of pupils aged 7 to 14 years (May 2008)
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Education in children’s homes (March 2008)
• Equal opportunities and diversity in schools in Wales
• Estyn and the Centenary of a Welsh Inspectorate
• Estyn’s Newsletter for Schools (September 2008)
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - December 2006
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• Evaluation of the implementation and impact in schools of the guidance ‘Substance Misuse: Children and Young People’ in Welsh Assembly Government Circular 17/02 (June 2007)
• Evaluation Of The Out Of School Hours Learning (Oshl) Community / Transfer Project — Symud Ymlaen
• Excellent schools: A vision for schools in Wales in 21st century
• How best arts and creative enterprise can feature in extra-curricular activities for young people
• How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• Mathcymru Project
• National Headship Development Programme
• Progress in implementing the PE and School Sport Action Plan (May 2008)
• Provision of community focused services and facilities by schools (May 2008)
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Recommendations on implementation of transition provisions in the Education Act 2002
• Review of the contribution of the Aiming for Excellence Programme to the raising of standards in Key Stage 3
• Schools' Newsletter Autumn 2005
• Sex and Relationships Education: The implementation of the guidance in Circular 11/02 in schools in Wales 2004 - 2005
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting Learning Pathways 14-19 in secondary schools and special schools April 2007
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting the Welsh Baccalaureate Qualification (May 2007)
• Supplementary guidance on inspecting healthy living (including physical activity and food and drink) (May 2007)
• Supplementary guidance on the inspection of workload and remodelling issues, including the introduction of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time (February 2006)
• Support for Children with Special Educational Needs - An Estyn Overview
• Survey of Teacher Induction and Early Professional Development 2005-2006
• Survey report: Ethnic minority achievement grant (EMAG) effective use of resources
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The Effectiveness of Arrangements for Implementing Personal Education Plans for Looked-after Children (Key Stages 1-3)
• The impact of RAISE funding an interim report (July 2007)
• The impact of the PE and School Sport initiative on standards in physical education in Development Centre schools
• The impact of workforce remodelling on pupils’ learning and raising standards
• The management of safety in physical education and outdoor activities.
• Thematic Survey Of Pupil Referral Units And Similar Provision
• Transforming Schools: A Discussion Paper
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Y Cwricwlwm Cymreig: Progress made by schools in implementation of ACCAC guidance issued in 2003.

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Pupil referral units

• PE and School Sport Initiative Progress in the implementation in Development Centre schools in Wales 2004 — 2005
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• An evaluation of the contribution of the Basic Skills Quality Mark award to the standards and quality of literacy and numeracy in primary and secondary schools in Wales
• Behaviour Management Training
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Equal opportunities and diversity in schools in Wales
• Estyn and the Centenary of a Welsh Inspectorate
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - December 2006
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - September 2007
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• Excellent schools: A vision for schools in Wales in 21st century
• How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• Low Performing Secondary Schools 2004-2005
• Mathcymru Project
• National Headship Development Programme
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Review of the contribution of the Aiming for Excellence Programme to the raising of standards in Key Stage 3
• Sex and Relationships Education: The implementation of the guidance in Circular 11/02 in schools in Wales 2004 - 2005
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting Learning Pathways 14-19 in secondary schools and special schools April 2007
• Supplementary guidance on inspecting healthy living (including physical activity and food and drink) (May 2007)
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The management of safety in physical education and outdoor activities.
• Thematic Survey Of Pupil Referral Units And Similar Provision
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Y Cwricwlwm Cymreig: Progress made by schools in implementation of ACCAC guidance issued in 2003.

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Further education

• A Review of Further Education
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• Basic Skills Initial Assessment, Support and Monitoring Systems (September 2006)
• Basic Skills. Participation in steering groups for the Basic Skills strategy Ad Hoc advice and overview of the effectiveness of provision across the various strands of post-16 provision
• Choice and flexibility for 14-19 learners (March 2008)
• Choosing the next steps
• Collaboration between schools with sixth forms and Further Education Colleges to deliver flexible high quality provision that expands choice and achieves value for money (May 2006)
• Current qualifications and the 14-19 Learning Pathways initiative (2006)
• Establishing a position statement for Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in Wales
• Leadership and strategic management in the further education, work-based learning and adult community-based learning sectors (May 2007)
• Post-16 Basic Skills Provision: Survey report on staffing arrangements including training and qualifications: Good practice in basic skills provision in work-based learning providers.
• Quality and Standards in Family Learning
• Quality of Vocational Learning in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Advice and Good Practice Guide
• Review of the Management and Delivery of the National Information and Advice Project - CLIC Online (May 2007)
• Science education for 14-19 learners (May 2008)
• Staff Development for Lifelong Learning (2006)
• Standards and Quality of Training and Further Education for the Engineering Industries in Wales A report on engineering education and training in Wales provided by further education colleges and training providers
• Success for all: Support in further education colleges and work based learning companies for 16-19 year olds with additional learning needs
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in FE Colleges
• The Quality of Provision in Welsh for Adults
• The Welsh Baccalaureate key Stage 4 (May 2008)
• Training and Further Education for the Landbased Industries in Wales
• Training for the social care sector in work-based learning and further education (July 2007)
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Welsh medium and bilingual provision for 14-19 learners (May 2008)
• Young people’s participation in decision making

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Youth support services

• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• An evaluation of the quality and standards of initial training for part time youth workers in Wales (December 2005)
• Current qualifications and the 14-19 Learning Pathways initiative (2006)
• Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in adult community-based learning and youth work in Wales
• Good Features and shortcomings of local authority youth services 2006
• Good features and shortcomings of local authority youth services 2007
• Inspection of youth support services - Estyn's papers from Young People’s Partnership conferences February 2005
• Inspection of youth support services - Estyn's papers from Young People’s Partnership conferences February 2005
• Inspection of youth support services - Estyn's papers from Young People’s Partnership conferences February 2005
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• Meeting the learning needs of children and young people who offend (June 2008)
• National Voluntary Youth Organisation
• Review of the Management and Delivery of the National Information and Advice Project - CLIC Online (May 2007)
• Success for all: Support in further education colleges and work based learning companies for 16-19 year olds with additional learning needs
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in youth support services (February 2006)
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The quality of education and training provision for young people in the youth justice system 2006
• The quality of the education and training provided for Welsh young people in the youth justice system.
• The Wales youth access initiative
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Young people’s participation in decision making
• Young people’s partnerships and the voluntary sector

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Local education authorities

• LEA strategies to challenge and support schools with weaknesses, especially where pupils are underachieving or where high standards could be achieved for larger numbers of pupils
• PE and School Sport Initiative Progress in the implementation in Development Centre schools in Wales 2004 — 2005
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• An evaluation of the use made by local authorities and schools of resources made available by the Music Development Fund in Wales (March 2006)
• Basic Skills. Participation in steering groups for the Basic Skills strategy Ad Hoc advice and overview of the effectiveness of provision across the various strands of post-16 provision
• Behaviour Management Training
• Best practice in the development of statements of special educational needs and delivery by schools of the action agreed
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Consultation on Estyn’s proposals for future LEA inspections
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Education in children’s homes (March 2008)
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• Evaluation of the Impact of the GEST Programme on School Attendance and Behaviour
• Evaluation of the implementation and impact in schools of the guidance ‘Substance Misuse: Children and Young People’ in Welsh Assembly Government Circular 17/02 (June 2007)
• LEA Provision for Pregnant Teenagers and Young Parents
• Leadership and strategic management in the further education, work-based learning and adult community-based learning sectors (May 2007)
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• National Headship Development Programme
• Quality and Standards in Family Learning
• Quality Of Teacher Assessment And Materials Used To Support Assessment
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Recommendations on implementation of transition provisions in the Education Act 2002
• Report of the CSSIW-Estyn review of the development and subsequent closure of the Hyfrydle Children’s Home
• Review of the contribution of the Aiming for Excellence Programme to the raising of standards in Key Stage 3
• Review of the Management and Delivery of the National Information and Advice Project - CLIC Online (May 2007)
• School meals: advice on the role of inspection in monitoring school meal standards
• Supplementary guidance on the inspection of workload and remodelling issues, including the introduction of planning, preparation and assessment (PPA) time (February 2006)
• Survey of the Work of Athrawon Bro in Wales
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The use of performance data in local authorities and schools (March 2008)
• Thematic Survey Of Pupil Referral Units And Similar Provision
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Young people’s participation in decision making

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Teacher training

• A survey of courses offered by higher education institutions that contribute to teachers’ continuing professional development
• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• An evaluation of the effectiveness of WJEC national INSET programmes (October 2007)
• Changes in teaching and learning promoted by the Aiming for Excellence programme 2004-05
• Early professional development. Newly qualified teachers.
• Equal opportunities and diversity in schools in Wales
• Evaluation of the implementation and impact in schools of the guidance ‘Substance Misuse: Children and Young People’ in Welsh Assembly Government Circular 17/02 (June 2007)
• Excellence & Innovation in Initial Teacher Training
• Good practice in mentoring trainee primary teachers in Wales
• Homework in Primary and Secondary Schools
• How linkages can be improved between continuing professional development, school development plans, performance management and raising standards
• Impact of the Professional Headship Induction Programme
• Information and Communications Technology in Initial Teacher Training Courses
• Initial Teacher Training in Wales 1996-2002
• Low Performing Secondary Schools 2004-2005
• National Headship Development Programme
• Raising standards and tackling workload in schools in Wales - 2005
• Sex and Relationships Education: The implementation of the guidance in Circular 11/02 in schools in Wales 2004 - 2005
• Survey of Teacher Induction and Early Professional Development 2005-2006
• The Education of Gypsy Traveller Learners 2004-2005
• The Graduate Teacher Programme A New Route Into Teaching
• The Impact of the Continuing Professional Development Programme on Teachers, Schools and on Raising Pupils’ Achievement (Summer 2006 - Spring 2007)
• The impact of the induction and early professional development programme on teachers’ job satisfaction and retention Autumn 2006 - Spring 2007 (September 2007)
• The implementation of the induction year for newly qualified teachers in Wales
• The management of safety in physical education and outdoor activities.
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)

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Work-based Learning

• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• A Survey of the Effectiveness of Skillbuild in Progression of Participants into Skillseekers, Further Education or Employment
• A survey of the quality of provision of Trade Union Education courses in Wales that are funded by the National Council-ELWa and the Welsh Assembly Government
• Aspects of Mentoring Support Provided on Work-based Training Programmes, including the Modern Skills Diploma for Adults
• Barriers to completion of full training frameworks by learners in work based training
• Choice and flexibility for 14-19 learners (March 2008)
• Current qualifications and the 14-19 Learning Pathways initiative (2006)
• Effective strategies for learners to achieve key skills within qualification frameworks
• How effective are the pre-entry learning programmes used in workbased training companies?
• Leadership and strategic management in the further education, work-based learning and adult community-based learning sectors (May 2007)
• Post-16 Basic Skills Provision: Survey report on staffing arrangements including training and qualifications: Good practice in basic skills provision in work-based learning providers.
• Quality and standards of UfI/Cymru Learndirect programmes - Interim Report
• Quality of Vocational Learning in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Advice and Good Practice Guide
• Remote-access learning
• Staff Development for Lifelong Learning (2006)
• Standards and Quality in Training: Occupational Area Reports 1999-2002
• Standards and Quality of Training and Further Education for the Engineering Industries in Wales A report on engineering education and training in Wales provided by further education colleges and training providers
• The responsiveness of training provision in Wales to major employment events
• Training and Further Education for the Landbased Industries in Wales
• Training for the social care sector in work-based learning and further education (July 2007)
• Understanding inspections in providers of work-based learning and the Department for Work and Pensions funded training programmes: Guidance notes for learners and parents
• Understanding inspections in providers of work-based learning and the Department for Work and Pensions funded training programmes: Guidance notes for training staff and management committees
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)

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Careers Wales

• A Survey of the Effectiveness of Skillbuild in Progression of Participants into Skillseekers, Further Education or Employment
• Review of the Management and Delivery of the National Information and Advice Project - CLIC Online (May 2007)
• Supporting Learning Pathways The additional services Careers Wales provides to support learners in making choices with 14-19 Learning Pathways (July 2008)

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Jobcentre Plus Programmes

• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• New Deal for Musicians
• The Environmental Task Force Option
• The New Deal in Wales — Provision in West Wales and Swansea 1999-2000
• The New Deal in Wales — The Management of Quality and the Continuous Improvement Agenda 2005
• The New Deal in Wales — The Match Between Vacancies and Training Opportunities -- 2005
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)

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Adult Community-Based Learning

• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• Area Inspection Report - IT Education and Training in South West Wales
• Basic Skills. Participation in steering groups for the Basic Skills strategy Ad Hoc advice and overview of the effectiveness of provision across the various strands of post-16 provision
• Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in adult community-based learning and youth work in Wales
• English for speakers of other languages - the impact of increased demand
• Guidance on the Inspection of Adult Community-Based Learning
• Leadership and strategic management in the further education, work-based learning and adult community-based learning sectors (May 2007)
• Merging the boundaries in adult community based learning
• Post-16 Basic Skills Provision: Survey report on staffing arrangements including training and qualifications: Good practice in basic skills provision in work-based learning providers.
• Presentation at Estyn ACL conference (June 2007)
• Quality of Vocational Learning in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Advice and Good Practice Guide
• Review of the revised National Professional Qualification for Headship (July 2007)
• Staff Development for Lifelong Learning (2006)
• The Quality of Provision in Welsh for Adults
• Welsh Language — Our Language: Its Future (Iaith Pawb)
• Widening participation in adult community-based learning: A survey of best practice

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Independent education

• A survey of procedures for vetting school staff and other adults (2006)
• Best Practice in the reading and writing of pupils aged 7 to 14 years (May 2008)
• Closing the gap between boys' and girls' attainment in schools (March 2008)
• Disability Discrimination Act
• Estyn's Newsletter for Schools - September 2007
• Evaluating outcomes for children and young people with additional learning needs
• Evaluation of the implementation and impact in schools of the guidance ‘Substance Misuse: Children and Young People’ in Welsh Assembly Government Circular 17/02 (June 2007)
• Local education authority practice in monitoring the location of pupils being educated outside the school setting and those missing from education (May 2007)
• National Headship Development Programme
• Provision of community focused services and facilities by schools (May 2008)
• Schools' Newsletter Autumn 2005

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Inspection guidance

• An explanation of risk assessed inspection types (Full/Standard/Short) (February 2008)
• Common Inspection Framework
• Estyn Child Protection Policy and Guidance
• Estyn Policy & Procedures For Responding To Alleged Abuse And Inappropriate Care Of Vulnerable Adults
• Estyn’s arrangements for assuring the quality of contracted out work in relation to school inspections (November 2007)
• Evaluation of inspection arrangements (March 2006)
• Framework for inspection of Local Authority Education Services
• Guidance for the Inspection of Local Authority Education Services in Wales
• Guidance for the Inspection of Youth Support Services
• Guidance on Area Inspections (September 2008)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Careers Companies (April 2007)
• Guidance on the inspection of education and training in HM custodial establishments in Wales (January 2008)
• Guidance on the inspection of educational provision for children before compulsory school age in settings (September 2008)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Further Education Providers
• Guidance on the Inspection of Independent Schools (September 2008)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Independent Schools (September 2008) highlighting revisions from 2004 guidance
• Guidance on the Inspection of Initial Teacher Training (May 2007)
• Guidance on the inspection of initial teacher training (September 2007)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Primary and Nursery Schools (September 2008)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Primary and Nursery Schools (September 2008) highlighting revisions from 2004 guidance
• Guidance on the Inspection of Providers of Work Based Learning and Jobcentre Plus
• Guidance on the inspection of Secondary Schools (September 2008)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Secondary Schools (September 2008) highlighting revisions from 2004 guidance
• Guidance on the Inspection of Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units (September 2008)
• Guidance on the Inspection of Special Schools and Pupil Referral Units (September 2008) highlighting revisions from 2004 guidance
• Information about Inspection Arrangements (September 2008)
• New inspection arrangements for Wales from September 2004 Frequently asked questions — A guide for schools
• Parents' questionnaire and papers for meeting with parents/carers
• PRE-INSPECTION MEETING OF THE REGISTERED INSPECTOR WITH THE GOVERNING BODY
• Primary School Information Form
• PRU School Information Form
• Risk-based inspection in further education and work-based learning
• School Peer Assessor Programme - Nomination Form
• School Peer Assessor Protocol and Guidance
• Secondary School Information Form
• Self-evaluation Report template Schools (2007)
• Special School Information Form
• Supplementary guidance for independent inspectors inspecting provision for under-fives.
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in primary and nursery schools
• Supplementary Guidance for Inspecting Bilingualism in Secondary Schools
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in special schools and pupil referral units
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting bilingualism in youth support services (February 2006)
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting Learning Pathways 14-19 in secondary schools and special schools
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting the foundation phase
• Supplementary guidance for inspecting the foundation phase - addendum
• Supplementary guidance for statutory documentation
• Supplementary Guidance On Inspecting Collective Worship
• Supplementary guidance on inspecting the revised curriculum and assessment arrangements in Wales (August 2008)
• Supplementary guidance on listening to learners
• Supplementary guidance on the inspection of racial equality, the promotion of good relationships and English as an additional language
• The Common Inspection Framework for Custodial Establishments in Wales (November 2007)
• The inspection of educational provision for children before compulsory school age