Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (2021 asc 4)

Introduced to reform the education system in Wales, this Act establishes a new curriculum framework that is more flexible and future-focused. It mandates that schools include six Areas of Learning and Experience, with an emphasis on skills such as literacy, numeracy, and digital competence. It also sets out assessment arrangements to support learning and teaching. Key objectives of the Act include fostering lifelong learning, promoting learner well-being, and addressing socio-economic disparities. This legislation underscores Wales's commitment to modernising education for the needs of the 21st century.

Quick and comprehensive access to the most accurate, up-to-date legislation.

LexisNexis traffic light system shows the status of legislation and cases so you are always using up-to-date law while historical versioning and legislative timelines lets you see exactly what has changed in legislation over time.

TAKE A FREE TRIAL

Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (2021 asc 4)

Introduced to reform the education system in Wales, this Act establishes a new curriculum framework that is more flexible and future-focused. It mandates that schools include six Areas of Learning and Experience, with an emphasis on skills such as literacy, numeracy, and digital competence. It also sets out assessment arrangements to support learning and teaching. Key objectives of the Act include fostering lifelong learning, promoting learner well-being, and addressing socio-economic disparities. This legislation underscores Wales's commitment to modernising education for the needs of the 21st century.

Quick and comprehensive access to the most accurate, up-to-date legislation.

LexisNexis traffic light system shows the status of legislation and cases so you are always using up-to-date law while historical versioning and legislative timelines lets you see exactly what has changed in legislation over time.

TAKE A FREE TRIAL

Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (2021 asc 4)

Part 1 Basic Concepts And Key Documents (Ss 1-8)

1 Introduction

2 The four purposes

3 The areas of learning and experience

4 The mandatory cross-curricular skills

5 Power to amend sections 3 and 4

6 The What Matters Code

7 The Progression Code

8 The RSE Code

Part 2 Curriculum In Maintained Schools, Maintained Nursery Schools And Funded Non-Maintained Nursery Education (Ss 9-48)

9 Introduction and interpretation

10 Curriculum design

11 Curriculum adoption

12 Curriculum review and revision

13 Welsh Ministers' duty to publish a curriculum

14 Review and revision of curriculum published by Welsh Ministers

15 Curriculum adoption

16 Curriculum review and revision

17 Power to make supplementary provision about curriculum adoption and revision

18 Power to make supplementary provision about curriculum summaries

19 Introduction

20 The four purposes

21 Progression

22 Suitability

23 Breadth and balance

24 Areas of learning and experience and cross-curricular skills

25 Power to impose further curriculum requirements

26 Introduction and interpretation

27 Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum

28 General implementation requirements

29 Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 3 to 14

30 Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 14 to 16

31 Power to disapply duty to implement pupil choice

32 Power to disapply duty to implement pupil choice: supplementary

33 Reviews and appeals relating to pupil choice

34 Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum

35 General implementation requirements

36 Requirements relating to areas of learning and experience and cross-curricular skills

37 Introduction

38 Development work and experiments

39 Development work and experiments: conditions

40 Development work and experiments: supplementary

41 Pupils and children with additional learning needs

42 Temporary exceptions for individual pupils and children

43 Temporary exceptions for individual pupils and children: supplementary

44 Provision of information about temporary exceptions

45 Appeals about temporary exceptions for individual pupils

46 Appeals about temporary exceptions for individual children

47 Exception for pupils for whom arrangements are made under section 19A of the Education Act 1996

48 Power to make provision for further exceptions

Part 3 Curriculum For Exceptional Provision Of Education In Pupil Referral Units Or Elsewhere (Ss 49-55)

49 Introduction

50 Curriculum requirements

51 Curriculum review and revision

52 Curriculum implementation

53 Curriculum requirements

54 Review and revision

55 Curriculum implementation

Part 4 Assessment And Progression (Ss 56-57)

56 Duty to make provision about assessment arrangements

57 Promoting and maintaining understanding of progression

Part 5 Curriculum: Post Compulsory Education In Maintained Schools (Ss 58-62)

58 Introduction and interpretation

59 General curriculum requirement

60 Curriculum requirement: Relationships and Sexuality Education

61 Curriculum requirement: Religion, Values and Ethics

62 Further curriculum requirements

Part 6 Supplementary (Ss 63-71)

63 Duty to have regard to mental health and emotional well-being of children and young persons

64 Duty to promote knowledge and understanding of UN Conventions on the rights of children and persons with disabilities

65 Duty to co-operate

66 Welsh Ministers' duty to facilitate the performance of functions

67 Local authorities' duty to facilitate the performance of functions

68 Welsh Ministers' duty to promote access etc to Welsh medium courses of study

69 Power to make provision for children receiving education in more than one setting etc

70 Power to apply Act to detained children and detained young persons

71 Duty to have regard to guidance

Part 7 General (Ss 72-85)

72 Status of this Act as an Education Act

73 Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

74 Power to make additional provision to give full effect to this Act etc

75 Regulations

76 The What Matters Code and the Progression Code: procedure

77 The RSE Code: procedure

78 Written information, notices and directions

79 Meaning of “maintained school”, “maintained nursery school” and associated expressions

80 Meaning of “funded non-maintained nursery education” and associated expressions

81 Meaning of “pupil referral unit” and associated expressions

82 General interpretation

83 Index of expressions defined in this Act

84 Coming into force

85 Short title

SCHEDULE 1 Religion, Values And Ethics

Part 1 Curriculum Design

Part 2 Curriculum Implementation

Part 3 Interpretation

SCHEDULE 2 Minor And Consequential Amendments And Repeals