The Foundation Phase in Wales is to be replaced with a new curriculum for children aged three to 16, in which religious education will be made mandatory from the age of three.
The draft curriculum for Wales, which is currently out for consultation until next month (July), will apply to schools and funded non-maintained settings.
It will be phased in from September 2022 to replace the current Foundation Phase for children from age three and Key Stages 2, 3 and 4.
However, principles of the Foundation Phase, including a commitment to play, will remain in place.
The aim of the new curriculum is to make learning more experience-based.
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