http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2021/4/section/8/2022-09-01Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021An Act of Senedd Cymru to establish a new framework for a curriculum for pupils of compulsory school age at maintained schools and pupil referral units, for children of compulsory school age for whom education is otherwise arranged by local authorities, for pupils at maintained nursery schools and for certain other children for whom nursery education is provided; to make provision about progression and assessment in connection with a curriculum for those pupils and children; to make provision about a curriculum for pupils above compulsory school age at maintained schools; and for connected purposes.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-27Expert Participation2022-09-01 PART 1 81The Welsh Ministers must issue a code (the “RSE Code”) setting out themes and matters to be encompassed by the mandatory element of Relationships and Sexuality Education.2A curriculum does not encompass the mandatory element of Relationships and Sexuality Education unless it accords with the provision in the RSE Code.3Teaching and learning does not encompass the mandatory element of Relationships and Sexuality Education unless it accords with the provision in the RSE Code.4For further provision about the RSE Code, see section 77.S. 8 in force at 23.11.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1069, art. 4S. 8 in force at 1.9.2022 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2022/652, art. 4(a)