Renew your registration for 2024/25
Received your fee renewal request for 2024/25? You can pay it now. It only takes a few minutes.
If you’re employed on a contract in Wales, your employer will automatically deduct your registration fee from your March pay.
Registration and regulation
Registration changes for FE and adult learning
From 1 April 2024, several changes will be coming into effect for those working in further education (FE) and adult learning across Wales. Find out more about these changes.
Have your say on setting our direction
We are currently consulting on our draft Strategic Plan 2024-27, and our draft Strategic Equality Plan 2024-28. We are seeking views from all registrants, especially those from diverse backgrounds, and with diverse lived experiences.
Appointing members to the ITE Accreditation Board
Do you have extensive experience in the education sector in Wales? Are seeking an excellent development opportunity? We are looking for talented individuals to join our ITE Accreditation Board.
Changes to induction for school teachers
NQTs who gained qualified teacher status (QTS) between 1 April 2003 and 6 November 2022 have five years from 7 November 2022 to complete induction. NQTs who gained QTS from 7 November 2022 onwards have five years from the date QTS was awarded to complete induction. More information on undertaking induction in Wales.
Check your record
You’re responsible for keeping your details on the Register up to date. This ensures that we can send you important information, including confirmation of your registration. Update your details by completing this short form, or by logging into your MyEWC account.
Code of Professional Conduct and Practice
As a registrant of the EWC, you are expected to adhere to the standards set out in the Code (you can watch our handy animation now).
To help you, we’ve developed a series of good practice guides, each offering helpful advice on how you can embed the principles of the Code into your everyday practice.
Guidance, resources, and professional services
Educators Wales
Educators Wales (funded by the Welsh Government and delivered by the EWC) is the go-to website for those seeking new job opportunities. Boasting the largest number of vacancies in Wales’ education sector, it gives you instant access to a diverse range of positions from across Welsh schools and further education colleges, adult/work-based learning providers, youth work organisations, and more.
Set up your profile now to create tailored alerts for specific jobs and locations.
Make full use of your PLP
Don’t forget, as an EWC registrant, you have free and unlimited access to the Professional Learning Passport (PLP). It is packed full of features to support you on your professional learning journey.
Did you know you have free and unlimited access to EBSCO?
It’s an online library bursting with resources to support your professional learning or educational research including e-books, journals, and articles.
Sgwrsio with the EWC
If you haven’t had a chance to listen to our podcast yet, you can listen back . Coming up in the next few weeks, we are joined by the Welsh Language Commissioner to discuss Welsh in the education workforce. Subscribe now to be the first to get the new episodes as they are released.
Professionally Speaking 2024
If you came to our annual Professionally Speaking event in January, thank you for contributing to such an engaging event. If you didn’t manage to make it, the recording and resources will be available soon.
Informing policy
Our response: proposed changes to the school year
Read our response to the Welsh Government consultation, and other consultations.
In case you missed it
Quality Mark for Youth Work in Wales (QMYW)
We’ve been celebrating some of the most recent recipients of the QMYW over the last few months. Head to our latest news section to find out more.
Council meeting
The next meeting of our Council will be held at our offices in Cardiff on Thursday 14 March. We welcome anybody who wants to observe the meeting.