PP1 - maintains a consistent focus on the overall purposes of the curriculum.
Pre-flight Reflection Explanation
The Pre-flight Reflection is here to support you on your journey as you begin to implement in some cases and develop in others the Pedagogical Principles outlined in the Welsh Government’s recently released Curriculum for Wales Guidance document.
These Pre-flight questions can be used with staff within your Area of Learning Experience (AoLE) to promote discussion about your subject and AoLE’s transition towards Curriculum for Wales 2022. It will encourage you to consider the pedagogical approaches you will need to employ to support learners in realising the four purposes. It will also support you in the planning of pedagogy for your classroom, ensuring the learning and teaching considers the ‘why’ and ‘how’ as well as the ‘what’.
Effective pedagogy relies on an in-depth understanding of child and adolescent development. It involves exploring and reflecting on which teaching strategies will best support learning in a given context, and inquiring about the impact of this on learners.
It may support you to identify the pedagogical strengths of your AoLE or specific subject area, and the priorities to be addressed as we move towards September 2022.
"Curriculum design for learners of all ages and abilities should be underpinned by pedagogical principles. These reflect well-documented evidence about effective pedagogy."
Curriculum for Wales Guidance 2020
Pre-flight Reflection Questions:
What is the purpose of learning within your AoLE and subject specialism within it?
What purposes are yours to develop?
How does this link with other PPs?
When / How / Do I reflect upon my teaching and learning approaches (considering providing a balance of experiences)?
How could this improve teaching and learning? (Personal / AoLE / School)
What would be the challenges of trying to implement this change? How could these challenges be overcome?