In this guest lecture, Dafydd Llywelyn discusses the Police and crime plan for Dyfed-Powys, BAME recruitment and the influence of black lives matter. It is suitable for school learners and students who are studying Policing / Criminology / Public Services as subject areas.
Guest Lecture: Dafydd Llywelyn, Dyfed-Powys Police and Crime Commissioner
Language awareness and bilingualism in teaching
The resource consists of four presentations: Part 1 - Language Awareness in the Higher Education Context Part 2 - Group Profiling Part 3 - Bilingualising a lecture or seminar Part 4 - Resources to support bilingual teaching Aims of the workshop: An introduction to language awareness in education, in the context of higher education. Develop an understanding of the importance of student profiling and how this information can be used to plan lectures and seminars. An introduction to a variety of practical techniques to bilingualize lectures and seminars and enhance students' language experience in English lessons. To share useful resources to support trainees/teachers to embed Welsh within lectures and seminars. Content: An update on national policies with regards to the Welsh language in Higher Education. An overview of the benefits of profiling students' language skills (ability, use and aspects of Welsh) and how trainees can use this knowledge to plan their teaching and create opportunities for students to use and develop their Welsh. Various and practical techniques for bilingual lectures and seminars. Advice on including Welsh key terms in English lectures. Overview of useful resources to support trainees to embed Welsh within lectures and seminars (e.g. Y Termiadur Addysg, Ap Geiriaduron, Cysgliad). At the end of this workshop trainees should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of language awareness within higher education and its impact on students' decisions to consider submitting work through the medium of Welsh. Be aware of the importance of profiling students language skills, and develop strategies to gather information about students individual language profiles, so that this information can be used to plan lectures and seminars. Use a range of strategies to bilingualize lectures and seminars. Use a range of resources to embed Welsh within lectures and seminars. Presenters: Helen Humphreys, Sgiliaith As a mentor and trainer for bilingualism and Welsh in Further Education and Work Based Learning, my role enables me to inspire, share ideas, resources and good practice within these sectors. Having been a fully bilingual lecturer at Coleg Sir Gâr, I gained additional responsibility within the college as a Staff Learning Mentor for the Welsh Language. This role has been an opportunity to share good practice with college staff, monitor and develop their skills within the classroom before becoming a part time and then full time member of Sgiliaith in 2017. Sioned Williams, Sgiliaith Sioned Williams is a Professional Development Mentor and Trainer for Sgiliaith. Her core work is to provide staff training, support, advice and resources, and to share good practice in bilingualism and embedding the Welsh language with lecturers, tutors and assessors in the further education and work-based learning sector, with the aim of enhancing learners’ bilingual skills and experiences.
Career Development: Digital and Academic Networking
Aims of this workshop: To introduce networking as a key skill for developing your career, and to offer advice and information about how to network within an academic and digital context. Content: During this workshop, we will look at what is networking and how to go about using your networks to help you to plan, research and develop your career. The workshop will explain how to use a number of different social media websites within a digital and academic context, and focus in particular on LinkedIn and how you can make the most of the site’s potential to help students and graduates. At the end of this workshop, participants should: Feel confident about developing and using academic and digital networks Understand the potential benefits that different social media sites offer in terms of career networking Create an effective LinkedIn profile and understand how to use the site effectively Presenter: Mari Gwenllian Price Mari has worked for the Employability Service at Bangor University for almost 10 years and offers careers advice and workshops within the academic curriculum as part of her role. She has also worked on work placement schemes within the University and is part of the team leading on the delivery of the Employability Award. Mari has completed an MA in Careers Advice and Guidance in Higher Education through Warwick University, and chose the career motivations of Welsh speaking students as her dissertation research topic.
Childcare Resources
The collection consists of 5 blended learning sessions for learners studying Childcare at Level 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can also download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 5 units, which can be placed within their local virtual learning platforms. The sessions are bilingual, the English can be used as reference, but the questions and activities can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
Health and Social Resources
This collection consists of 10 blended learning sessions for learners studying Health and Social Services at Levels 2 & 3. The level of each individual resource has been noted in the title of each resource. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 10 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
Public Services Resources Level 3
This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 3. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
Public Services Level 2 Resources
This collection consists of 30 blended learning sessions for learners studying Public Services courses at Level 2. The units can be viewed in your browser by following the links below. Colleges can download a zip file containing SCORM files for all 30 units to place within their local virtual learning platforms. These sessions are bilingual, the English slides can be used as reference, but the questions can only be answered in Welsh. Copyright Heart of Worcestershire College on behalf of the Blended Learning Consortium and Y Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. These resources are for use only in educational organisations and must not be modified or resold.
PAAC - Sociology Multimedia Resources Pack
A package of multimedia resources to support the teaching of sociology through the medium of Welsh. These materials are aimed at pupils studying Sociology A Level in schools across Wales, and first year students studying the subject at university.
Welsh - French Online Dictionary
The Welsh-French / French-Welsh online dictionary is suitable for students studying for a degree in the subject, as well as A level students and professionals. Although the target audience is A-level and Higher Education students, this up-to-date dictionary will be available, and useful, to any public audience interested in Welsh, French and languages in general. Thanks to CAA and the Welsh Government for their support in adapting and updating the original dictionary and making it available digitally.
E-lyfr Cyflwyniad i Farchnata (Introduction to Marketing E-book)
Cyflwyniad i Farchnata is the first ever Welsh medium marketing texbook. It is designed to help students studying Business, Management, Communications and Marketing at college or university, as well as for practical use by communications and marketing practitioners in business, voluntary and public sector organizations. It contains many interactive and multitouch elements that can be used on computers, tablets and smartphones.
Childcare and the Early Years - bilingual vocabulary posters
Here is a set of posters that include key bilingual vocabulary to support the delivery of the Level 2 Children's Care, Play, Learning and Development: Core course. There is a posters for each of the individual units: Principles and Values of Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development (0-19 years of age) Health, Well-Being, Learning and Development Professional Practice as an Early Years and Childcare Worker Safeguarding Children Health and Safety in Children’s Care, Play, Learning and Development
Health and Social Care bilingual vocabulary posters
This collection is a series of posters containing key bilingual vocabulary to support the Health and Social Care: Core Level 2 course. The vocabulary is grouped to match the level of the learner's language skills. There is an individual vocabulary poster for the 7 units: Unit 1: Principles and values of health and social care (adults)) Unit 2: Principles and values of health and social care (children and young people) Unit 3: Health and well-being (adults) Unit 4: Health and well-being (children and young people) Unit 5: Professional practice as a health and social care worker Unit 6: Safeguarding individuals Unit 7: Health and safety in health and social care