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Languages, literacy and communication planning for the Curriculum for Wales

The languages, literacy and communication statements of what matters, from the Curriculum for Wales Statements of What Matters Code. The full guidance for each one is on Hwb.

Statements of what matters

  • WAL-CFW-LLC-WM1

    Languages connect us.

    Statement 1

    Plan this
  • WAL-CFW-LLC-WM2

    Understanding languages is key to understanding the world around us.

    Statement 2

    Plan this
  • WAL-CFW-LLC-WM3

    Expressing ourselves through languages is key to communication.

    Statement 3

    Plan this
  • WAL-CFW-LLC-WM4

    Literature fires imagination and inspires creativity.

    Statement 4

    Plan this

Progression steps

  • Step 1

    around age 5

  • Step 2

    around age 8

  • Step 3

    around age 11

  • Step 4

    around age 14

  • Step 5

    around age 16

Progression steps broadly correspond to expectations at ages 5, 8, 11, 14 and 16. Learners progress at their own pace. In Heapso, the year selector shows the step each year group usually works towards.

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How many statements of what matters are there for Languages, literacy and communication?
4. Every school curriculum in Wales must encompass them. This page lists each one as it appears in the Statements of What Matters Code.
Can Heapso plan languages, literacy and communication learning?
Yes. Choose "Plan this" next to a statement and Heapso opens a lesson plan with it linked. Choose your year group and Pip plans towards the matching progression step, in British English.

Plan your next languages, literacy and communication unit

Heapso opens a unit plan for languages, literacy and communication. Add the statements of what matters you're building on and Pip cites only those.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Welsh Government, Curriculum for Wales: Statements of What Matters Code (2023). Open Government Licence v3.0.

Heapso is an independent planning tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, the Welsh Government, the Department of Education (Northern Ireland), CCEA, Ofqual, Qualifications Wales or any exam board. Curriculum statements are reproduced from official sources under the Open Government Licence v3.0, with a link to each source. Always check the official documents for what is statutory.

Statements of What Matters Code on gov.wales