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Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc4)

Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 2021 asc 4 An Act of Senedd Cymru to establish a new framework for a curriculum for pupils of compulsory school age at maintained schools and pupil referral units, for children of compulsory school age for whom education is otherwise arranged by local authorities, for pupils at maintained nursery schools and for certain other children for whom nursery education is provided; to make provision about progression and assessment in connection with a curriculum for those pupils and children; to make provision about a curriculum for pupils above compulsory school age at maintained schools; and for connected purposes. [29 April 2021] Having been passed by Senedd Cymru and having received the assent of Her Majesty, it is enacted as follows:

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Table of Content

1. Introduction E+W

2. The four purposes E+W

3. The areas of learning and experience E+W

4. The mandatory cross-curricular skills E+W

5. Power to amend sections 3 and 4 E+W

6. The What Matters Code E+W

7. The Progression Code E+W

8. General E+W

9. Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools E+W

10. Curriculum design E+W

11. Curriculum adoption E+W

12. Funded non-maintained nursery education E+W

13. Welsh Ministers' duty to publish a curriculum E+W

14. Review and revision of curriculum published by Welsh Ministers E+W

15. Curriculum adoption E+W

16. Supplementary provision E+W

17. Power to make supplementary provision about curriculum adoption and revision E+W

18. General E+W

19. Curriculum requirements E+W

20. The four purposes E+W

21. Progression E+W

22. Suitability E+W

23. Breadth and balance E+W

24. Areas of learning and experience and cross-curricular skills E+W

25. General E+W

26. Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools E+W

27. Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum E+W

28. General implementation requirements E+W

29. Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 3 to 14 E+W

30. Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 14 to 16 E+W

31. Power to disapply duty to implement pupil choice E+W

32. Power to disapply duty to implement pupil choice: supplementary E+W

33. Funded non-maintained nursery education E+W

34. Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum E+W

35. General implementation requirements E+W

36. Requirements relating to areas of learning and experience and cross-curricular skills E+W

37. Introduction E+W

38. Development work and experiments E+W

39. Development work and experiments: conditions E+W

40. Development work and experiments: supplementary E+W

41. Pupils and children with additional learning needs E+W

42. Temporary exceptions for individual pupils and children E+W

43. Temporary exceptions for individual pupils and children: supplementary E+W

44. Provision of information about temporary exceptions E+W

45. Appeals about temporary exceptions for individual pupils E+W

46. Appeals about temporary exceptions for individual children E+W

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

48. General E+W

49. Pupil referral units E+W

50. Curriculum requirements E+W

51. Curriculum review and revision E+W

52. Other education provided under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 E+W

53. Curriculum requirements E+W

54. Review and revision E+W

55. Curriculum implementation E+W

56. Duty to make provision about assessment arrangements E+W

57. Promoting and maintaining understanding of progression E+W

58. Introduction and interpretation E+W

59. General curriculum requirement E+W

60. Curriculum requirement: Relationships and Sexuality Education E+W

61. Curriculum requirement: Religion, Values and Ethics E+W

62. Mental health and emotional well-being E+W

63. UN Conventions E+W

64. Co-operation and facilitation E+W

65. Duty to co-operate E+W

66. Welsh Ministers' duty to facilitate the performance of functions E+W

67. Welsh language E+W

68. Specific provision for further settings etc E+W

69. Power to make provision for children receiving education in more than one setting etc E+W

70. Guidance E+W

71. Duty to have regard to guidance E+W

72. Status of this Act as an Education Act E+W

73. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals E+W

74. Power to make additional provision to give full effect to this Act etc E+W

75. Regulations E+W

76. The What Matters Code and the Progression Code: procedure E+W

77. The RSE Code: procedure E+W

78. Written information, notices and directions E+W

79. Meaning of “maintained school”, “maintained nursery school” and associated expressions E+W

80. Meaning of “funded non-maintained nursery education” and associated expressions E+W

81. Meaning of “pupil referral unit” and associated expressions E+W

82. General interpretation E+W

83. Index of expressions defined in this Act E+W

84. Coming into force E+W

85. “ Designation of schools: Wales E+W

68. Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2) E+W

1. Introduction E+W

2. The four purposes E+W

3. The areas of learning and experience E+W

4. The mandatory cross-curricular skills E+W

5. Power to amend sections 3 and 4 E+W

6. The What Matters Code E+W

7. The Progression Code E+W

8. General E+W

9. Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools E+W

10. Curriculum design E+W

11. Curriculum adoption E+W

12. Funded non-maintained nursery education E+W

13. Welsh Ministers' duty to publish a curriculum E+W

14. Review and revision of curriculum published by Welsh Ministers E+W

15. Curriculum adoption E+W

16. Supplementary provision E+W

17. Power to make supplementary provision about curriculum adoption and revision E+W

18. General E+W

19. Curriculum requirements E+W

20. The four purposes E+W

21. Progression E+W

22. Suitability E+W

23. Breadth and balance E+W

24. Areas of learning and experience and cross-curricular skills E+W

25. General E+W

26. Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools E+W

27. Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum E+W

28. General implementation requirements E+W

29. Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 3 to 14 E+W

30. Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 14 to 16 E+W

31. Power to disapply duty to implement pupil choice E+W

32. Power to disapply duty to implement pupil choice: supplementary E+W

33. Funded non-maintained nursery education E+W

34. Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum E+W

35. General implementation requirements E+W

36. Requirements relating to areas of learning and experience and cross-curricular skills E+W

37. Introduction E+W

38. Development work and experiments E+W

39. Development work and experiments: conditions E+W

40. Development work and experiments: supplementary E+W

41. Pupils and children with additional learning needs E+W

42. Temporary exceptions for individual pupils and children E+W

43. Temporary exceptions for individual pupils and children: supplementary E+W

44. Provision of information about temporary exceptions E+W

45. Appeals about temporary exceptions for individual pupils E+W

46. Appeals about temporary exceptions for individual children E+W

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

48. General E+W

49. Pupil referral units E+W

50. Curriculum requirements E+W

51. Curriculum review and revision E+W

52. Other education provided under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 E+W

53. Curriculum requirements E+W

54. Review and revision E+W

55. Curriculum implementation E+W

56. Duty to make provision about assessment arrangements E+W

57. Promoting and maintaining understanding of progression E+W

58. Introduction and interpretation E+W

59. General curriculum requirement E+W

60. Curriculum requirement: Relationships and Sexuality Education E+W

61. Curriculum requirement: Religion, Values and Ethics E+W

62. Mental health and emotional well-being E+W

63. UN Conventions E+W

64. Co-operation and facilitation E+W

65. Duty to co-operate E+W

66. Welsh Ministers' duty to facilitate the performance of functions E+W

67. Welsh language E+W

68. Specific provision for further settings etc E+W

69. Power to make provision for children receiving education in more than one setting etc E+W

70. Guidance E+W

71. Duty to have regard to guidance E+W

72. Status of this Act as an Education Act E+W

73. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals E+W

74. Power to make additional provision to give full effect to this Act etc E+W

75. Regulations E+W

76. The What Matters Code and the Progression Code: procedure E+W

77. The RSE Code: procedure E+W

78. Written information, notices and directions E+W

79. Meaning of “maintained school”, “maintained nursery school” and associated expressions E+W

80. Meaning of “funded non-maintained nursery education” and associated expressions E+W

81. Meaning of “pupil referral unit” and associated expressions E+W

82. General interpretation E+W

83. Index of expressions defined in this Act E+W

84. Coming into force E+W

85. “ Designation of schools: Wales E+W

68. Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018 (anaw 2) E+W

Section 1

1. Introduction E+W

(1) This Part sets out basic concepts that have effect in relation to a curriculum for any of the following— (a) registered pupils at maintained schools (except those over compulsory school age) and at maintained nursery schools; (b) children for whom funded non-maintained nursery education is provided; (c) children for whom education is provided under arrangements made by a local authority in Wales under section 19A of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56). (2) This Part also includes provision about key documents that support a curriculum of that kind. (3) In this Part references to a curriculum are to a curriculum of that kind; and references to pupils and children are to the pupils and children referred to in subsection (1). Commencement Information I1 S. 1 in force at 29.9.2021 by S.I. 2021/1069 , art. 2

Section 2

2. The four purposes E+W

(1) The four purposes of a curriculum are— To enable pupils and children to develop as ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives; To enable pupils and children to develop as enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work; To enable pupils and children to develop as ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world; To enable pupils and children to develop as healthy, confident individuals, ready to live fulfilling lives as valued members of society. (2) References in this Act to the four purposes are to those purposes. Commencement Information I2 S. 2 in force at 29.9.2021 by S.I. 2021/1069 , art. 2

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1. Introduction E+W

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Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc4)

1. Introduction E+W

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