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The ���Ҵ�ý (UWTSD), in partnership with the University of Glasgow, has received over £2 million from the Welsh Government as part of the Curriculum for Wales Grant Support Programme.

The award will fund an innovative project that aims to support educators across the country’s primary, secondary and special schools in implementing the Curriculum for Wales.

‘Curriculum Design Partnerships: Creating Learning for Wales (CFWGSP-4)’ takes a collaborative approach to developing professional knowledge of curriculum making, progression and assessment. 

The project will support the development of ‘knowledgeable others’ within school clusters by working with practitioners to develop process approaches to lesson creation, classroom pedagogy and ways of assessing that will support their learners to make meaningful progress.   Support materials will also be created that share practice and help to develop capacity across the wider system.

Professor Elwen Evans KC, Vice-Chancellor of UWTSD, said: “We welcome this significant investment by the Welsh Government. This project reflects our dedication to working in partnership with schools and educators across the country. We now look forward to working collaboratively to make a meaningful contribution to the future of education in Wales.”

Jeremy Smith, Dean of Education and Humanities said:

‘We are delighted to build further on the considerable body of work that we have undertaken in relation to CfW over the last seven years. With our partners at the University of Glasgow, our researcher-educators have a uniquely comprehensive understanding of CfW and, crucially, how it is being enacted and understood in schools. This new opportunity to draw on that expertise to offer schools practical, classroom-level support as part of this grant programme is a real privilege.’

Dr Sonny Singh, Project Lead at UWTSD, said:

“We are delighted to be part of this exciting initiative to support the realisation of the Curriculum for Wales. Our project will work alongside practitioners to create meaningful, practice-informed approaches to curriculum design that reflect the diverse contexts of schools across Wales. Through collaboration and professional dialogue, we aim to build a strong community of educators who can lead and inspire change from within.”

Practitioners in the project will form curriculum design teams, take part in workshops and twilight sessions and be supported by school visits to develop sustainable and locally relevant approaches to curriculum design.  The project specifically builds the capacity of those involved to support others in the system to develop these ways of working beyond the life of the project.

Dr David Morrison-Love & Dr Kara Makara Fuller, Joint Project Leads at the University of Glasgow, said: “It is a privilege to keep working with teachers in Wales as they continue to inspire what’s possible for children and young people in schools and classrooms across the country. Curriculum for Wales invites a shift in thinking and practice, and we hope that this project will provide the space and practical support for teachers from all sectors to develop knowledge, confidence, and reassurance as curriculum makers in their own schools and settings.”

For more information, please visit or contact the project team directly at Designpartnerships@UWTSD.ac.uk.

Further Information

Arwel Lloyd

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