Sunshine, showers, hailstones, thunder – we have witnessed just about all four seasons in school over the last few days, but that’s not stopped our children from having another terrific week of learning. Here are some examples:
We do try to make learning as creative as possible here at Gwersyllt CP and in today’s newsletter we dedicate the next page or two to news about our exciting New Curriculum which we will be trialling over the course of next year and commencing with in Sept 2022.
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Our Curriculum is Changing… As you may already be aware the Curriculum in Wales is changing. As staff we have held a number of meetings regarding this over the last couple of years, the latest being the training day last Friday. The New Curriculum will have more emphasis on equipping young people for life. It will build their ability to learn new skills and apply their knowledge more confidently and creatively. As the world changes, they will be more able to adapt positively. They will also get a deeper understanding of how to thrive in an increasingly digital world, developing digital skills across the curriculum to prepare them for the opportunities and risks that an online world presents.
The purpose of the New Curriculum is to support our children and young people to achieve 4 Core Purposes, which are:
● ambitious, capable learners, ready to learn throughout their lives
● enterprising, creative contributors, ready to play a full part in life and work
● ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world
● healthy, confident individuals, ready to lead fulfilling lives as valued members of society
It will have six ‘Areas of Learning and Experience (AoLE)’:
● Expressive arts
● Health and well-being
● Humanities (including RE)
● Languages, literacy and communication (including Welsh)
● Mathematics and numeracy
● Science and technology
It will also include three Cross-Curricular Responsibilities:
● Literacy
● Numeracy
● Digital Competence
The New Curriculum arrangements give more flexibility to schools to design their own curriculum that meets the specific needs of their pupils and their wider community.
At Gwersyllt CP, we want to design a bespoke curriculum that has the views of our learners, their families and the local community at its heart. A curriculum that is truly ‘Putting the Children first’ in terms of the needs and future needs on a local, national and international level.
At the start of next year we will be focussing on what all our stakeholders believe is in important for our children in these contexts and linking to the 4 Core Purposes above.
Have your say!
We recognise that, as parents, you have hopes and aspirations for your child’s time in school and their future, and we would like to harness these to help shape the direction of our New Curriculum. Over the next term we will be sending out a form for you to fill in requesting aspects of the core values above that you believe are vital in shaping the young people, and the future generations, of Gwersyllt CP. Your feedback will become an important part of discussion in September as we pin down important aspects of our curriculum moving into September 2022. More news to follow.
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