A New Curriculum for Wales

A new curriculum for Wales is now introduced across Wales from September 2022.

4 Purposes

The 4 purposes will be at the heart of the new curriculum. They will be the starting point for all decisions on the content and experiences developed as part of the curriculum to support all children and young people to be:

• ambitious, capable learners ready to learn throughout their lives.
• enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work.
• ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world.
• healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society.

Key Elements

The new curriculum will include:

• 6 Areas of Learning and Experience from 3 to 16.
• 3 cross curricular responsibilities: Literacy, Numeracy and Digital Competence.
• progression reference points at ages 5, 8, 11, 14 and 16.
• achievement outcomes which describe expected achievements at each progression reference point.

The curriculum will be organised into 6 Areas of Learning and Experience:

• Expressive arts.
• Health and Well-being.
• Humanities (including RE which should remain compulsory to age 16).
• Languages, Literacy and Communication (including Welsh, which should remain compulsory to age 16).
• Mathematics and Numeracy.