The Curriculum for Wales
The Curriculum for Wales is set to be rolled out from September 2022, with primary schools like Ysgol Dolafon being the first to switch to the new curriculum.
In a fast-changing world where digital skills, adaptability and creativity are crucial, this change in focus towards a more flexible framework, enabling children to thrive. The new curriculum is also geared towards enhancing Welsh values and culture.
We have outlined the key information about the curriculum change on this page.
Healthy and Confident Individuals
Learning to become a healthy and confident individual provides a structure for pupils in understanding health and well-being.
What it means to our pupils:
What we eat
Being mindful of others
Exercise bodies and minds
Being able to talk to each other
Emotions
Activities
Paint your emotions
Collage of healthy items
Lego Team Building
Fruit/Veg Smoothies with uncommon fruit & veg
Yoga Workout
Ethical Informed Citizens
What it means to our pupils:
Thinking about my surroundings
Being aware of the environment and how we can look after it
Activities
Making flags of different countries
Acting on Morals
Fact files on Countries
Bug Hotels
Ambitious Capable Learners
What it means to our pupils:
Pushing myself
Not afraid to try things
Being comfortable with not knowing or understanding things
Trying my hardest
Activities
Problem Solving
Coding Algorithms
Lego Challenge
Treasure Hunt
Tongue Twisters
Enterprising Creative Contributor
What it means to our pupils:
Showing what you really are
Having own ideas
Sharing your skills and ideas with others
listening to other people’s ideas
Thinking outside the box
Creatively solving challenges
Activities
Challenges using Minecraft
Directed hands-on-creative challenges
Choose 2 animals to merge to create a new one
Careers advice based on how you complete the day’s challenges