TRANSVERSAL STUDY VISIT TO WALES, 14 – 19 NOVEMBER, 2010

COMMUNITY FOCUSED SCHOOLS: IMPROVING LEARNING AND WELLBEING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES

 

PROGRAMME

Sunday, 14 November

6.00pm – 7.00pm – Informal welcome by Heledd James, ContinYou Cymru (hotel lobby) ; Dress code: informal/casual

7.00pm+ – Free time

 

Monday, 15 November

9.30am – Depart hotel

10.00am – 2.00pm – Official welcome and briefing session (includes lunch)

2.00pm – 3.00pm – Individual presentations

3.00pm – 4.00pm – Report writing; Dress code: casual but smart (no jeans)

4.00pm+ – Free time (we will be in the centre of Cardiff and you will be able to visit the city centre, including the shops and Cardiff Castle – www.cardiffcastle.com – if you want to)

 

Tuesday, 16 November

7.00am – 7.15am – Depart hotel

9.30am – 3.30pm – ContinYou Cymru’s annual conference

Community focused schools – addressing child poverty (Pavilion Conference Centre, Llandrindod Wells – a programme for the day is provided separately)

3.30pm – Depart conference to return to hotel

5.30pm – 6.00pm  – Arrive at the hotel; Dress code: casual but smart (no jeans)

6.00pm + – Free time

 

Wednesday, 17 November

8.00am – Depart hotel

9.00am/9.30am – School visit: Mountain Ash Comprehensive School, Rhondda Cynon Taff. Focus of the visit: secondary school; Local Authority’s vision and strategy; multi-agency working; support for wider needs of children and young people and their families; working with primary schools; school leadership and management

2.00pm – Depart Mountain Ash Comprehensive School

3.00pm – 5.00pm – Visit to St Fagan’s: National History Museum (free entry) – please note that this will depend on the weather and whether there is sufficient interest to attend (bring comfortable shoes for walking)

www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/stfagans

5.00pm – Depart museum to return to hotel

5.45pm – 7.00pm – Report writing; Dress code: casual but smart (no jeans)

7.00pm+ – Free time

 

Thursday, 18 November

8.00am – Depart hotel

9.00am/9.30am – School visit: White Rose Primary School, Caerphilly. Focus of the visit: primary school; campus/access to community facilities; multi agency working; school leadership and management

1.00pm – Depart White Rose Primary School

2.00pm – Arrive Blackwood Comprehensive School, Caerphilly. Focus of the visit: secondary school; support for families; community college; pupil support network; school leadership and management

4.00pm – Depart to return to hotel

5.00pm – 5.30pm – Report writing

5.30pm – 7.00pm  – Free time

7.00pm – Depart hotel

7.30pm+ – Dinner and official farewell. Dress code: casual but smart (no jeans)

 

Friday, 19 November

9.30am – Depart hotel

10.00am – 1.00pm – De-brief and report writing session

1.00pm – 2.00pm – Lunch and depart