Last week, New Directions Education hosted Caedraw Primary school for their Erasmus event at one of our regional offices based in Merthyr Tydfil.The event saw teaching professionals attend from all over Europe; Latvia, Iceland, Slovakia and Estonia. The aim was to share knowledge on how to raise awareness of autism in schools as part of their Erasmus programme.The day began with an introduction by Jill Watkins, the Ex-Head Teacher of Caedraw Primary School and now the ALN Lead Officer for Merthyr Tydfil County Council in which she talked about Additional Learning Needs within a school setting […]

On Wednesday 5th September 2018, New Directions Education held the second of their Newly Qualified Teacher Seminars at their Cardiff head office.The leading education agency have facilitated these drop-in sessions for over half a decade, dedicated to equipping those teaching professionals fresh from university with a wider outlook on the current education recruitment landscape.Guest speakers included Mark Phipps - Qualifications and Registrations Manager from the Education Workforce Council (EWC) who spoke about how the organisation can support new Teachers and what they need to do to complete […]

New Directions Education and the Cardiff City Community Foundation have demonstrated their commitment to girls football for another year.The 2018 Girls Schools Under 11 Cup was held on Wednesday 4th July amid an unanticipated heatwave and more skill on display than ever before.The final was fought out by Crickhowell Community Primary School and Georgetown Primary School with Crickhowell taking the eventual title.A spokesperson for New Directions described the event ‘It was a great event. I only arrived during the semi-finals. At the exact moment the weather turned! It was very atmospheric […]

A report by the office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales – Estyn has today reported that the quality of teaching in schools improves when staff are working in an environment where they are trusted and supported.The report identifies that environments in which schools allow their teachers to learn are the most successful in improving the quality of their teaching.Gary Williams, Director of Business Development for New Directions Education welcomed the findings ‘we want to ensure that the supply staff that work for our organisation have access to as much […]

A leading education recruitment team swapped the comfort of their desks for a day to help clear the way for a Newport school’s forest classroom.Four staff from the award-winning Cardiff business were invited by Kim Fisher, Deputy Headteacher of Crindau Primary School to roll up their sleeves and get to one-to-one with nature to help tidy the overgrown resource.Kim explained more ‘due to the cold harsh winter and hot summer, our outdoor classroom has become extremely overgrown and too hazardous for pupils to use’ The costs to clear the area professionally were set at a hefty £1,000 […]

On Thursday 14th June 2018 New Directions Education formally opened their fully equipped training suite as part of their continued commitment to their schools, colleges and candidates across South Wales.New Directions who are the ‘managed service provider’ of staff to the education community throughout Wales made the move in a bid to support the objectives of the sector in upskilling and facilitating a more accessible offer for those who work within the supply environment.Gary Williams, Director of Business Development for the organisation comments ‘there are numerous agencies throughout […]