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Education & Training | Carmarthenshire Community Learning | Schools | Estyn | Dyslexia | Homework Support | School Meals Below are some of the resources available to parents to allow them to get back into training or the workplace: Tutor Hunt Tutor Hunt provides a completely free service to both tutors and students to locate each other. It is used by thousands of parents/students and could be a useful resource.  www.tutorhunt.com
Careers Wales West Careers Wales is an all-Wales service that gives people of all ages free careers information, advice and guidance. Genesis Cymru Wales 2 Genesis Cymru Wales 2 aims to engage with individuals that are furthest away from the labour market and who are socially and economically disadvantaged. The project will support them to take the first steps towards training and ultimate employment. Support may be in the form of advice and guidance, mentoring, confidence building and financial support can be offered for childcare, training, equipment or transport costs. Tel: 01554 744340 E-mail: genesis@carmarthenshire.gov.uk Jobcentre Plus Jobcentre Plus is a government agency supporting people of working age from welfare into work, and helping employers to fill their vacancies. Learndirect is an e-teaching organisation. Learndirect operates a network of more than 750 online learning centres in England and Wales. These provide flexible learning for adults wanting to improve existing skills or to learn new ones. Travail Employment Group [ReAct] Helping you back into work. Have you recently been made redundant? An initiative by the Welsh Assembly Government has been set up to help people who have been made redundant to find a new job as soon as possible. This is called ReAct. Support under the ReAct scheme is available for individuals who:
ReAct by the Welsh Assembly Government
ReAct advice from Careers Wales West
Jobcentre PlusLearn Direct
Carmarthenshire Community Learning Carmarthenshire Community Learning is part of the Department of Education and Children’s Services of Carmarthenshire County Council. They aim to provide learning opportunities for the people of Carmarthenshire within their community which will help them to develop new interests, work towards gaining a qualification or improve their skills for the workplace. Dysgu Bro
Courses for adults
NIACE Cymru
 Schools For more comprehensive information on schools in Carmarthenshire please visit: www.amdro.org.uk
There is a variety of support systems available for children with SEN in both the primary and secondary sectors. School Uniform The governing body of each school decides on the uniform policy or dress code, and it is the Head-teacher's responsibility to make sure pupils keep to the rules. If you have any complaints about the uniform policy or dress code, talk to the school governing body. Help with the costs for school uniforms The Welsh Assembly Government has introduced a scheme offering financial assistance to certain parents on low income towards the purchase of school uniform for their children when they move from primary to secondary school. Carmarthenshire Local Authority (LA) administers the Scheme on its behalf. The grant is available for pupils entering Year 7 of a secondary school and for pupils attending special schools, special needs resource bases and pupil referral units who are aged 11 at the start of the school year. More information about the grant in Carmarthenshire is available by phoning Carmarthenshire Education Department on 0845 658 0445 Estyn What is Estyn? Estyn is the office of Her Majesty's Inspectorate for Education and Training in Wales. They are an independent inspection service, led by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales. How to contact Estyn? Estyn Anchor Court Keen Road Cardiff CF24 5JW Tel: 029 2044 6446 Fax: 029 2044 6448 for general enquiries e-mail: enquiries@estyn.gsi.gov.uk www.estyn.gov.uk
Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is a difficulty with the acquisition of reading, writing and spelling which may be caused by a combination of phonological, visual and auditory processing deficits. Word retrieval and speed of processing difficulties may also be present. The manifestation of dyslexia in any individual will depend upon not only individual cognitive differences, but also the language used. Every dyslexic is different, and should be treated as an individual. Welsh Dyslexia Project The aim is to provide advice and support to dyslexic individuals and those who are having difficulties, across Wales, either through the medium of Welsh or English. www.welshdyslexia.org
Homework Support The Welsh Language Board provide a 'Homework in Welsh Support Line'. This is available for pupils and parents to call. It is available from Sunday to Friday from 3:00pm until 9:00pm. You can contact the Support Line by calling 0871 230 0029, or by sending a text to 07797 805607 or emailing post@gwaithcartref.com or post@homeworkinwelsh.com Homework Support Line Information
School Meals All food provided by local authorities must meet national nutritional standards. These ensure that children are provided with a healthy, balanced diet. The new standards, introduced in September 2006, require the following:
Free School Meals Free school meals are only available to children whose parents/guardian receives one of the following benefits:
Applications must be made to the local authority where the school is situated. For children attending a school in Carmarthenshire, all applications must be made to the following department: Free School Meals Section Business Support Unit Parc Dewi Sant Jobswell Road Carmarthen How do I apply for Free School Meals? To apply for Free School Meals you can:
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