Strategic Plan 2021-24 - Education Workforce Council - Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn y Gymraeg hefyd
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Education Workforce Council
Strategic Plan
2021-24
Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn y Gymraeg hefydIntroduction The Education Workforce Council (EWC) is an independent regulator, established by the Education (Wales) Act 2014. We work with education professionals, in teaching and support roles, from the foundation phase through to further education, youth work and work-based learning. Our Register of Education Practitioners in Wales is the biggest public register of any profession in Wales and the widest of its kind in the world, with almost 80,000 practitioners registered across seven different groups within the education workforce. This Strategic Plan outlines our priorities for the period 2021-24. It has been developed following a comprehensive review of both our own activities and the external environment. It also reflects our formal role and remit within the context of the broader education landscape. We have prepared this strategy in consultation with key stakeholders including Council members, EWC staff, and the wider education community.
Our Vision
We aim to be a forward-looking, independent and responsive regulator that is trusted by
registrants, learners, parents and the public to maintain standards and enhance
professionalism within the education workforce
Our Mission
Learners, parents and the wider public are at the heart of our work. We act on their behalf
to register, regulate and support our registrants to maintain high standards of conduct and
competence.
We also use our position and knowledge, including the unique data from our Register of
Education Practitioners, to play a leading role in developing evidence-based education
policy advice - helping to drive improvement across the education system in Wales.
Our Values
Independence We are a trusted independent regulator, dedicated to safeguarding the
interests of learners, parents and the public in Wales.
Professionalism We take pride in our work. We act with integrity to maintain and
promote high standards in the education workforce in Wales and
provide excellent service to our registrants.
Equality We are committed to fairness, diversity and equality of opportunity.
We work to achieve these goals, both through our own employment
policies and workplace culture and more broadly across the education
system.
Collaboration We work in partnership with our registrants and with stakeholders to
develop and promote excellence in teaching and learning. We are
proactive in looking for opportunities to collaborate and share good
practice across and between our registrant groups.
Support We are a learning organisation - committed to improving ourselves and
supporting our registrants to do the same. We do this through
providing guidance and advice and promoting good conduct and
practice.
Accountability We work transparently to uphold standards and enhance
professionalism, in the interests of registrants, learners, parents and
the public.
Financial We are committed to delivering value for money for registrants (whose
resilience fees provide our core income) and we work efficiently to ensure that
we are financially stable.
2Legislative framework
The Education (Wales) Act 2014 formally sets out our role as a regulator and strategic leader
in the education sector in Wales and the obligations that we have to registrants, learners,
parents and the public. Our aims and functions, as defined by the Act, are summarised
below.
Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, our principal aims are to:
• contribute to improving the standards of teaching and the quality of learning in
Wales;
• maintain and improve standards of professional conduct amongst teachers and
persons who support teaching and learning in Wales; and
• safeguard the interests of learners, parents and the public and maintain public
trust and confidence in the education workforce.
Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014, our main functions are to:
• establish and maintain a Register of Education Practitioners;
• maintain a Code of Professional Conduct and Practice for the education
workforce;
• investigate and hear allegations of unacceptable professional conduct, serious
professional incompetence or relevant criminal offences that might call into
question a registrant’s fitness to practise;
• accredit programmes of initial teacher education, and monitor compliance with
national criteria;
• provide advice to the Welsh Government and others on matters related to the
education workforce and teaching and learning;
• monitor induction and hear induction appeals (where applicable) for teachers;
• promote careers in the education workforce; and
• undertake specific work in relation to teaching and learning at the request of the
Welsh Government.
We are not a Welsh Government sponsored body and we are primarily funded by
registration fees. However, we also receive grant funding from the Welsh Government for
certain specific activities undertaken on its behalf which include:
• administering the award of Qualified Teacher Status (QTS);
• administering funding, tracking and recording arrangements for induction;
• developing and hosting the Professional Learning Passport (PLP);
• hearing induction appeals and issuing Induction certificates;
• promoting careers in the education professions;
• acting as the Secretariat to the Independent Welsh Pay Review Body (IWPRB); and
• undertaking ad-hoc research projects.
3We also undertake other work in addition to that funded by registration fees or grant. These
activities (for which the Council recoups its costs) include:
• responsibility for the delivery and further development of the Quality Mark for
Youth Work in Wales, in partnership with a range of stakeholders;
• preparing bespoke statistical analyses, using the data from the Register, for other
organisations.
Our people
Our Council is made up of fourteen members who set the organisation’s strategic direction
and are responsible for its governance.
Each member is appointed for a four year period. Seven members are appointed directly
through the Welsh Government public appointments system and seven are appointed
following nomination from a range of stakeholders.
We employ over 50 members of staff. We also maintain and support:
• a pool of over 50 fitness to practice panel members;
• a Board of 12 ITE accreditation members; and
• a pool of over 30 assessors of the Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales.
The Welsh language
We are committed to the Welsh language and proud to be a bilingual organisation. We work
with the Welsh Language Commissioner to ensure full compliance with the Welsh Language
standards.
We will continue to operate as a fully bilingual organisation, offering services to registrants
in both Welsh and English.
4Key Objectives for 2021-24
Our objectives for the lifetime of this plan set out how we aim to realise our vision. These
will feed into specific, measurable actions that will be set as part our annual operational
planning process.
Objective 1
Be an effective 1.1 Maintain a Register of Education Practitioners that is
regulator, working in accurate and accessible.
the public interest and
1.2 Operate robust, fair and transparent regulatory procedures
building confidence in
which ensure that only those deemed suitable to practise
the education
may do so.
workforce
1.3 Have and promote a Code of Professional Conduct and
Practice and related guidance which supports high
standards from our registrants and shapes their practice.
1.4 Work with the Welsh Government and other stakeholders
on initiatives to assure quality and improve standards in
teaching and learning.
1.5 Work with the Welsh Government and other partners to
ensure that our governing legislation remains fit for
purpose.
Objective 2
Promote learning and
professionalism within 2.1 Drive improvement in Initial Teacher Education (ITE)
the education through robust accreditation processes and the provision
workforce of strategic direction.
2.2 Lead and support initiatives to promote and encourage
effective professional learning within the education
workforce.
2.3 Lead and support initiatives to promote research
engagement and help disseminate best practice within the
education workforce.
2.4 Increase the visibility of the Council’s work amongst the
public, our registrants, and our stakeholders through
effective, and accessible communication and engagement.
5Objective 3
Play a lead role in
developing education 3.1 Provide independent policy advice and research, to
policy and facilitating support the development of evidence-based education
policy in Wales, which serves to enhance standards.
its implementation in
Wales 3.2 Work with stakeholders, including our registrants, to
positively influence the development and delivery of
education policy in Wales.
3.3 Lead initiatives to promote careers within the education
professions and drive improvement in recruitment and
retention.
3.4 Champion health and wellbeing and equality and
diversity, as fundamental tenets of a modern professional
education workforce.
3.5 Act as Secretariat to the Independent Welsh Pay Review
Body (IWPRB).
Objective 4
Maintain
organisational 4.1 Manage resources effectively to meet current and future
capability and capacity needs, making appropriate use of technology to drive
efficiency and improve our services.
and deliver value for
money for registrants 4.2 Have effective planning, performance management, and
compliance processes, ensuring they incorporate best
practice.
4.3 Provide a comprehensive and inclusive development
programme for employees, Council and panel members
that meets the evolving needs of the organisation and
promotes equality and well-being.
6Proposed budget 2021-24
Note: Figures are in respect of EWC activity only and known 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24
WG grant activity - pending receipt of the final Welsh
Government Grant Offer Letter £ £ £
Income
Income receivable from registration fees (including WG 3,400,005 3,400,005 3,400,005
fee subsidy)
Welsh Government Grant for Data Analysis 45,000 45,000 45,000
Other Grants received from Welsh Government: TBC TBC TBC TBC
Other income: bank interest 15,000 15,000 10,000
Other income: Youth Work Quality Mark contract 75,000 75,000 0
Other income: Accreditation Fee Income 17,600 TBC TBC
Total Income 3,552,605 3,535,005 3,455,005
Expenditure
Objective 1: Be an effective regulator ensuring public 2,349,861 2,373,360 2,397,094
confidence in the education workforce is maintained
Objective 2: Promote learning and professionalism 380,804 384,612 388,458
within the education workforce
Objective 3: Play a lead role in developing education 274,839 277,588 280,364
policy and facilitating its implementation in Wales
Objective 4: Ensure organisational capability and 384,217 388,059 391,940
capacity is maintained whilst ensuring best value for
registrants
Administration / overheads 477,367 482,140 486,962
Reserves
Database - - -
Fitness to Practise - - -
Accommodation - - -
Total Expenditure 3,867,088 3,905,759 3,944,818
Deficit for the period (314,483) (370,754) (489,813)
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