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National pilot to test the AOEA accreditation criteria with school and LA practitioners

Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Buyer Address: Gwasanaethau Caffael Corfforaethol / Corporate Procurement Services, Cardiff, UKL22, CF10 3NQ, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Philip Reardon-Smith

Contact Email: philip.reardon-smith@gov.wales

Status
complete
Procedure
direct
Value
120000.0 GBP
Published
30 Jul 2025, 13:22
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
30 Jul 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Jul 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
80100000 - Primary education services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Association of Education Advisers Organisation
Official Source
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Description

Welsh Government are looking to gain the services of AoEA to conduct a pilot programme using their own developed accreditation system which allows appropriately senior education professionals to demonstrate understanding, competence, skills and knowledge in effective advice and support to schools. The objective of this pilot is to have 44 practitioners from across all Local Authorities in Wales who will test the programme in depth and will complete their accreditation by the Summer Term 2027. The pilot will include a mixture of school based system leaders and local authority based school improvement professionals.

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Contract Title: National pilot to test the AOEA accreditation criteria with school and LA practitioners

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