E-sgol
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- Part of:
- Blended learning
e-sgol
e-sgol is a project funded by the Welsh Government assisting schools to aim for equity in terms of provision and experiences offered to their learners. e-sgol do this by:
- forming collaborative partnerships between secondary schools to expand post-14 and post-16 provision
- offering professional development to secondary school staff as they deliver their courses online
- assisting primary schools to offer diverse opportunities and experiences to their learners
- supporting Welsh language education nationally
Vision
e-sgol’s primary objective is to deliver Equity in Education through technology. This is done by:
- upskilling teachers and learners
- promoting collaboration between schools
- supporting schools to enhance their choice for learners
Leading the way
e-sgol’s aim is to lead the way in terms of digital education in Wales ensuring high quality provision that takes advantage of the latest technological and educational developments.
Using the range of tools and services available through Hwb, e-sgol provides support to schools around the skillsets and the range of pedagogical approaches needed to maximise learner’s experiences.
Primary
The Primary sector of e-sgol was established in late 2023. A variety of different projects and provision have taken shape since then, including Cewri Cymru, e-steddfod, E-xpanding Horizons and International Languages. Many schools make the most of the Primary sector’s provision in various ways.
Secondary
Through collaboration, e-sgol brokers and supports secondary schools across Wales to:
- broaden their post-16 curriculum offer for their post-16 learners
- ensure that learners receive the opportunity to study subjects that my not available to them in their own school
- increase the collaboration between schools
- reduce the costs and carbon emissions created through unnecessary travel between schools for post-16 learning
Secondary schools generally work across a cluster of schools that tend to be within travelling distance of each other. The collaborative e-sgol courses offered by schools follow a hybrid learning model, with learners accessing mainly remote synchronous and remote asynchronous learning opportunities, which are complimented by face-to-face sessions.
Secondary schools both in rural and urban areas across Wales now utilise the e-sgol ethos of collaboration for the benefit of their learners.
Carlam Cymru
Carlam Cymru is a bank of videos that supports students with their revision. There are videos at three levels, GCSE, AS and A level, in a wide range of subjects, in both English and Welsh. The resources reinforce the fantastic work undertaken by teachers across Wales by offering additional support to learners who are studying for exams. Students can use the resources to study and revise independently.
The bank also includes a series of videos on Revision Skills and on the theme of Wellbeing. The Wellbeing videos focus on the importance of taking care of mental health during the exam period.
Visit the carlam.cymru website.