PP9 - regularly reinforces the cross-curricular skills of literacy, numeracy and digital competence, and provides opportunities to practice them.

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 does it mean to be: numerate, literate and digitally competent?

  • How familiar are you with the LNF and the DCF?

  • How could literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills link to your area of learning?

  • How do you decide which key literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills to focus on in your area?

  • How do you explore opportunities for collaborative planning so that experiences for literacy, numeracy and digital competency are structured across the curriculum?

  • How confident are you with your own literacy, numeracy and digital competency skills?