Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (asc4)

PART 2 E+W CURRICULUM IN MAINTAINED SCHOOLS, MAINTAINED NURSERY SCHOOLS AND FUNDED NON-MAINTAINED NURSERY EDUCATION

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 2 modified (temp.) (13.6.2022) by The Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provision) Order 2022 (S.I. 2022/652), art. 2

CHAPTER 1 E+W CURRICULUM DESIGN AND ADOPTION

Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools E+W

10 Curriculum design E+W

(1) The head teacher of a school must design a curriculum for the school's pupils.

(2) That curriculum must comply with the requirements in sections 20 to 24, and any requirement imposed under section 25.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 10 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/652, art. 5(1)(2)(a), Sch.

I2 S. 10 in force at 1.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/652, art. 6(1)(2)(a)

11 Curriculum adoption E+W

(1) The head teacher and governing body of a school must—

(a) adopt the curriculum designed under section 10 as the curriculum for the school's pupils, and

(b) publish a summary of the adopted curriculum.

(2) But a curriculum may not be adopted under this section unless it complies with the requirements in sections 20 to 24, and any requirement imposed under section 25.

Commencement Information

I3 S. 11 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/652, art. 5(1)(2)(a), Sch.

I4 S. 11 in force at 1.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/652, art. 6(1)(2)(a)

12 Curriculum review and revision E+W

(1) The head teacher and governing body of a school must—

(a) keep the adopted curriculum under review, and

(b) ensure that it continues to comply with the requirements in sections 20 to 24, and any requirement imposed under section 25.

(2) In considering whether the adopted curriculum continues to comply with the requirements referred to in subsection (1)(b), the head teacher and governing body must have regard to information derived from any assessment arrangements implemented by them under regulations made under section 56.

(3) The head teacher and governing body of a school must revise the adopted curriculum if they consider it necessary to do so to ensure that it continues to comply with the requirements referred to in subsection (1)(b).

(4) The head teacher and governing body of a school may also revise the adopted curriculum if they consider it appropriate to do so at any time.

(5) If the head teacher and governing body of a school revise the adopted curriculum, they must publish a summary of the revised curriculum.

Commencement Information

I5 S. 12 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/652, art. 5(1)(2)(a), Sch.

I6 S. 12 in force at 1.9.2023 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/652, art. 6(1)(2)(a)