Weaving the Worthwhile: embracing the knots in curriculum design
Published: 12 June 2025
Commentary
Wales is introducing a new curriculum, but it’s being used in different ways. The Camau i’r Dyfodol project, with researchers from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the University of Glasgow and Welsh Government, explored these challenges. This blog shares one school’s approach with lessons for Scotland.
Wales is in the process of introducing a new curriculum which has involved complex system wide change. Camau i’r Dyfodol is a three-year collaborative research project designed to support practical understandings of Curriculum for Wales [CfW] involving researchers from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, the University of Glasgow, and Welsh Government.
The idea of shared understanding of the new curriculum was an important aspect of its development and launch. However, the Camau i’r Dyfodol project found that the curriculum was being understood and implemented in different ways. To support shared understanding, it brought together teachers, education professionals, policymakers and researchers to think through what the challenges were.
This blog shares insights on how one school in the project has transformed how they approach curriculum development – with lessons emerging for how we deliver education in Scotland.
Read the full blog on the Welsh Government website.
First published: 12 June 2025