Literature Wales Newsletter
Publishers
Welsh Joint Education Committee
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| Address: WJEC, 245 Western Avenue, Cardiff, CF5 2YX | |
| Tel: 029 2026 5000 | |
| Fax: 029 2057 5995 | |
| Email: info@wjec.co.uk | |
| Website: http://www.wjec.co.uk | |
| Distributor: WJEC | |
| Date company established: 1948 | |
| Contact: Alun Treharne (alun.treharne@wjec.co.uk; 029 2026 5012) | |
Types of books/CD-Roms published:
Age range: Foundation Phase – Advanced Level |
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| Editorial policy: Material for schools and colleges in all curriculum areas, including Welsh for Adults. | |
| Submission of manuscripts: No specific requirements. Open to all | |
| Average time taken to respond to unsolicited manuscripts: Until the next selection panel is convened (biannually) | |
| Any other information: In house editorial and design expertise. Extensive commissioning of Welsh-language and bilingual classroom resources mainly in partnership with DCELLS (Welsh Assembly Government), involving continuous resource needs identification, awarding of contracts by tender to external development agencies, including commercial publishers, and quality control. WJEC commissioning support includes a guaranteed purchase of new resources from agencies awarded contracts. In the context of classroom resources WJEC’s role as publisher is more limited than in the past: current emphasis is on commissioning via external resource development agencies. |
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