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Preparing for a new curriculum: Understanding and Evaluating

How well do school leaders, staff, learners and the wider school community:

understand the purposes and principles of the new Curriculum for Wales?
understand the implications the new Curriculum for Wales has for the teaching and learning experiences they currently provide?

How well does the school’s current curriculum:

promote the four purposes?
develop learners’ literacy, numeracy and digital skills?
develop learners’ Welsh language skills and their understanding of the culture and heritage of Wales?
use authentic contexts for learning?
include enrichment experiences that enhance learning and wellbeing?
contribute to a continuum of learning from 3-16?
reflect the school’s local context?

Further prompts

How well does the school understand the concepts of and relationships between:
- a purpose-led curriculum and the four purposes?
- assessment for the purpose of learner progression?
- the Areas of Learning and Experiences?
- the cross-curricular skills and the other mandatory elements?
- statement of What Matters? Descriptions of Learning?
- a learning continuum from 3-16
- How well does our current curriculum reflect the aims and aspirations of the new Curriculum for Wales?
- What strategies are in place to support a broad and balanced curriculum for all learners across the six areas of learning and experience?
- How well do we ensure that learners use their literacy, numeracy and digital skills well?
- How do we ensure a high standard of specialist curriculum coverage?
- To what extent is the school ready to embrace change and engage with other schools and partners to develop the curriculum?
- How well does the school use staff knowledge, skills and understanding to plan for improvement?
- How well does the school use strategic partnerships and involve the community in developing its curriculum?
- How do you provide a wide range of enrichment experiences for pupils and recognise their achievements?
- Are assessment arrangements appropriate and how well do they help pupils improve their own work?
- How well do we ensure that learners build successfully on what they have learnt as they move through the school or between schools?
- How well do our current arrangements enable learners to influence how and what they learn?
- How well do we celebrate success?

Developing a new curriculum

How well does the school:

establish a clear vision for what to change and why?
establish the right culture and conditions for change?
support and enable changes to the curriculum?
evaluate the impact of change in order to identify what needs to happen next and plan for further improvement?

Have leaders developed a strong professional learning culture that focuses on developing effective pedagogy?

Further prompts

- Have leaders established the right culture and conditions for change? How do you know?
- How well do staff use first-hand evidence to inform curriculum development and the development of assessment arrangements to support it?
- How well do you raise awareness of curriculum change?
- How well do you provide opportunities for staff to debate/consider research findings in preparation for change?
- How well do you ensure that you will have the required resources in place to support curriculum change?
- How well do you use your staff’s existing creativity and expertise to enable others to develop their imagination in relation to the curriculum?
- To what extent do staff gain skills and understanding to develop and implement a new curriculum and the assessment arrangements to support it?
- How well do you prioritise professional learning and ensure time for staff to engage with appropriate activities?
- How well do you use skills, knowledge and understanding of all staff to plan for improvement and change?
- How well do you support and enable changes to the curriculum?
- How well do you recognise main barriers to change and how do you address and overcome them?
- To what extent do you have a culture that supports collaboration with other schools and partners to support curriculum change?
- How do you ensure that staff and other stakeholders (for example parents and governors) know where to find the latest curriculum information so that they are all involved in preparing for change?
- How well do staff and partners (for example pupils, parents and governors) collaborate to support the realisation of change?
- To what extent have you received support from partners or pioneer schools to implement change?
- How well do you involve partners in evaluating your curriculum and how well do you use this information to influence improvement?
- How well do you evaluate change to consider what is working well and what is not, and why?
- How well do you evaluate the impact of change in order to identify what needs to happen next and plan for further improvement?
- How well do you know which aspects require strengthening or more piloting before implementing them fully?