Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021

Funded non-maintained nursery education

34 Duty to ensure implementation of adopted curriculum

(1) A provider of funded non-maintained nursery education must ensure that the adopted curriculum is implemented for children in accordance with sections 35 and 36.

(2) A local authority that secures funded non-maintained nursery education must exercise its functions with a view to ensuring that the adopted curriculum is implemented in accordance with sections 35 and 36 for children for whom that education is provided.

35 General implementation requirements

The adopted curriculum must be implemented in a way that—

(a) enables each child to develop in the ways described in the four purposes,

(b) secures teaching and learning that offers appropriate progression for each child,

(c) is suitable for each child’s age, ability and aptitude,

(d) takes account of each child’s additional learning needs (if any), and

(e) secures broad and balanced teaching and learning for each child.

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

(1) The adopted curriculum must be implemented in a way that secures teaching and learning for each child that—

(a) encompasses the areas of learning and experience (including the mandatory elements within those areas), and

(b) develops the mandatory cross-curricular skills.

(2) Teaching and learning secured for a child under subsection (1) in respect of the mandatory element of Relationships and Sexuality Education must be suitable for the child’s stage of development.