Areas of Learning Experiences (AoLE’s)

The new curriculum will include:

  • 6 Areas of Learning and Experience from 3 to 16
  • 3 Cross curriculum responsibilities: literacy, numeracy and digital competence
  • Progression reference points at ages 5, 8, 11, 14 and 16
  • Achievement outcomes which describe expected achievements at each progression reference point.

The curriculum will be organised into 6 Areas of Learning and Experience:

  • Expressive arts
  • Health and well-being
  • Humanities (including RE which should remain compulsory to age 16)
  • Languages, literacy and communication (including Welsh, which should remain compulsory to age 16, and modern foreign languages)
  • Mathematics and numeracy
  • Science and technology (including computer science).