Curriculum overhaul expected to be given go-ahead

The Education Minister, Huw Lewis, is expected to confirm later that Wales will press ahead with a major shake-up of the school curriculum, as proposed by Prof Graham Donaldson in February.

The proposals include:

• Making digital skills a key priority across all subjects
• A less prescriptive curriculum - with teachers given more freedom around what to teach
• Smoother transitions during different stages of education than the key stage we have currently
• Broader areas for learning replacing individual subjects
• External testing being kept to a minimum

Watch: February 2015 - proposals for radical overhaul of curriculum

The proposals are broadly similar to the curriculum model used in Scotland, and would likely take close to a decade to see fully implemented here.

The recommendations have been broadly welcomed, although there are fears they will create another period of upheaval for schools, teachers and pupils.