#Proverb about change driver

#Proverb about change driver

If professional learning in Wales is to move from being training to implement to becoming the key driver of sustainable change, then the whole system needs to come together to build a self-belief that we are doing the right thing in the right way. вЂIf professional learning in Wales is to moveвЂ¦the whole system needs to come together to build a self-belief that we are doing the right thing in the right wayвЂ™ДЄ key factor will be the creation of a research-rich, self-improving education system in which evidence informs practice and policy, and in which teachers and the wider educational research and policy communities work together to deliver the best outcomes for learners 1. In response, we must be confident that we can build windmills rather than walls. Professor Donaldson has challenged Wales to build for a successful future. A new process of school categorization, a qualifications review, establishment of regional education consortia, an initial teacher education review, and a major review of the school curriculum by Professor Graham Donaldson, were all held within a short space of time. A series of powerful winds blew through the system.

Soon after the first decade of devolution, PISA and other results, caused much soul searching and criticism of national policy. As with every learning process, the country has experienced successes, as well as failures. In 1999 the first elections to the newly established Welsh Assembly were held, and ever since, Wales has embarked on its own learning curve. For many teachers in Wales today the current climate feels more like a storm. The winds of change can be welcome, pushing you to a better world.