The new curriculum will include:
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6 Areas of Learning and Experience from 3 to 16
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3 Cross curriculum responsibilities: literacy, numeracy and digital competence
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Progression reference points at ages 5, 8, 11, 14 and 16
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Achievement outcomes which describe expected achievements at each progression reference point.
The curriculum will be organised into 6 Areas of Learning and Experience:
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Expressive arts
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Health and well-being
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Humanities (including RE which should remain compulsory to age 16)
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Languages, literacy and communication (including Welsh, which should remain compulsory to age 16, and modern foreign languages)
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Mathematics and numeracy
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Science and technology (including computer science).