Statements of what matters
- Plan this
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
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.
Other Areas
Questions teachers ask
- 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.