Curriculum for Wales

The new Curriculum for Wales has been developed to fulfil four key purposes. It aims to produce
children who are, or will become:

• Ambitious, capable learners
• Healthy, confident individuals
• Enterprising, creative contributors
• Ethical, informed citizens
 

The Curriculum for Wales will have six areas of learning and experience.

1. Expressive arts incorporating art, dance, drama, film and digital media, and music. It will encourage creativity and critical thinking and include performance.

2. Humanities incorporating geography, history, RE, business studies and social studies. It is based on human experiences and will also cover Welsh culture.

3. Health and wellbeing: the physical, psychological, emotional and social aspects of life, helping students make informed decisions about their health and wellbeing and learning how to manage social influences.

4. Science and technology incorporating biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, and design and technology.

5. Mathematics and numeracy: including learning through play, working both independently and collaboratively with others.

6. Languages, literacy and communication: Welsh and English, literature and international languages, including the Welsh language for children who don’t use Welsh as their first language.

The cross-curricular responsibilities of literacy, numeracy and digital skills will be embedded throughout all curriculum areas.