Explains key features of education other than at school.
This section of statutory guidance refers specifically to education other than at school (EOTAS) which is provided by local authorities. The summary of legislation section sets out the requirements of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021. EOTAS plays a crucial role in giving some of the most vulnerable children and young people access to learning in a range of settings including, but not limited to, pupil referral units (PRUs), further education institutions, independent special schools and third-sector organisations. Learning in these settings can also be combined with part-time education at a mainstream school as part of a package of measures designed to provide suitable education. As such, EOTAS often requires greater flexibility than mainstream education. While concerned with educational progress, EOTAS must also focus on helping learners to address and overcome those barriers that are preventing them from accessing mainstream provision and from participating fully in education.
This section for EOTAS sets out what is needed over and above what is set out for all learners in the Curriculum for Wales framework guidance. However, because the principles of planning, designing and implementing curriculum and assessment are broadly the same for mainstream and EOTAS settings, links to other parts of that framework guidance are also included here.
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IntroductionIntroduces the different questions and considerations key to designing a curriculum
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Developing a vision for curriculum designExplains the fundamentals which should underpin a curriculum
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Principles for designing your curriculumExplains how to use the guidance to design a curriculum
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Cross-cutting themes for designing your curriculumExplains themes which should be embedded in learning across the curriculum
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PedagogyIn designing their curriculum, schools should consider the pedagogical approaches they will need to employ to support learners in realising the four purposes
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Enabling learningSupports senior leaders and practitioners in schools and settings in the planning, designing and implementing of a pedagogically appropriate curriculum for all learners
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Implementation and practical considerationsIncludes guidance on co-construction
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Tools and templates for curriculum designPractical support for curriculum and assessment design, building on the Curriculum for Wales guidance