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E-sgol programme to be expanded to all of Wales

The Welsh Government will expand e-sgol, the programme which enables GCSE and A-level students to join classes at other schools via video link, to every part of Wales from September 2023.

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The Welsh Government will expand e-sgol, the programme which enables GCSE and A-level students to join classes at other schools via video link, to every part of Wales from September 2023.

E-sgol was launched in Ceredigion in 2018 and in Powys in 2019, with the aim of expanding opportunities for post-14 and post-16 learners to study courses that would not otherwise be available to them and increase the number of learners studying subjects which normally attract lower numbers of students.

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The programme was created to increase the number of GCSE and A/AS-level options available for pupils, especially for those at smaller, rural schools, widening access to a greater range of subjects.

E-sgol also aims to broaden the subjects available to study through the medium of Welsh.

This year, 28 subjects have been taught, to over 350 pupils, through e-sgol. Lessons are available in a wide range of subjects, including Criminology, Politics and Psychology.

To support the expansion, the Welsh Government has increased funding for e-sgol to £600,000 this financial year, from £350,000 last year.

In January 2021, e-sgol introduced Cyrsiau Carlam, after-school revision sessions to support pupils across Wales following the disruption caused by Covid-19. E-sgol has also been used to create a partnership between a secondary school and a pupil referral unit, to offer a wider range of subjects to learners at the unit.

The Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles MS, will address the annual E-sgol Conference later today.

Jeremy Miles MS said:

“E-sgol is an excellent example of how we can harness digital technology to improve education. By broadening the study options for learners at GCSE and A-level, e-sgol gives learners the opportunity of studying exciting subjects which would not have been available at many schools in the past.

“Having started as a pilot project in only three schools in 2018, the programme is a great example of how a successful pilot project can be developed to benefit all learners in Wales. E-sgol benefits pupils in rural areas in particular and learners in Welsh-medium education.

“I am delighted to increase funding for e-sgol to £600,0000 to expand the scheme and provide a greater choice of subjects for leaners across Wales from next September.”

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