Wales

Curriculum for Wales: an overview

The Curriculum for Wales is being rolled out. The new curriculum will be taught to those up to year 6 from September 2022. Year 7 and 8 will all be taught with it from 2023 and it will then roll out year by year until it includes Year 11 by 2026. 

Estyn: what do they do?

Estyn inspect education and training in Wales. The word Estyn means 'to reach out' and 'to stretch' in Welsh. 

Teaching in Wales

You might be interested to find out the main differences in the education system between Wales and England. Did you know there are no academy schools in Wales?