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 3 E+W CURRICULUM IMPLEMENTATION

Maintained schools and maintained nursery schools E+W

Prospective

30 Further implementation requirements for pupils aged 14 to 16 E+W

(1) The adopted curriculum must be implemented in accordance with subsection (2) for pupils who have completed the school year in which the majority of the pupils in their class attained the age of 14.

(2) The adopted curriculum must be implemented in a way that—

(a) secures teaching and learning for each pupil that encompasses the mandatory elements within the areas of learning and experience, and

(b) secures other teaching and learning for each pupil in each area of learning and experience.

(3) The teaching and learning secured under subsection (2) must develop the mandatory cross-curricular skills.

(4) The teaching and learning secured under subsection (2) must include—

(a) teaching and learning in respect of any provision made in the curriculum, so far as it applies to the pupil, by virtue of regulations made under section 25, and

(b) the teaching and learning chosen by the pupil by virtue of section 24.

(5) For an exception to the duty to secure the teaching and learning chosen by the pupil, see section 31.

(6) The teaching and learning secured under subsection (2)—

(a) in respect of the mandatory element of Relationships and Sexuality Education, must be suitable for the pupil's stage of development, and

(b) in respect of the mandatory element of Religion, Values and Ethics, must accord with Part 2 of Schedule 1.