Curriculum at Ty Gwyn Education for Key Stage 3 (Years 7, 8 and 9)

UNCRC article #28 the right to learn and go to school

Curriculum for Wales

This curriculum is based around the six areas of learning experience:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Languages, literacy and communication*
• Maths and Numeracy
• Expressive Arts
• Humanities
• Science and Technology

*Ty Gwyn does not offer teaching in Modern Foreign Languages

Ty Gwyn will continue to deliver a broad and balanced curriculum, with a further level of focus on the Health and Wellbeing AoLE. This includes additional planned whole school physical activities on a weekly basis and a continued strengthening of our trauma informed work on emotional and social development and support for better mental health. The development of literacy, numeracy and digital skills are a priority for learners at Ty Gwyn, across all areas of learning to ensure barriers to learning are reduced. 

Ty Gwyn has ensured the planned curriculum facilitates the delivery of the 4 purposes of the new curriculum and ensure children and young people become:

• Ambitious, capable learners
• Enterprising and creative contributors
• Ethical and informed citizens
• Healthy, confident individuals

The curriculum also features cross cutting themes:

• Relationships and Sexuality 
• Careers and the World of Work
• Diversity
• Human Rights including the UNCRC Rights of the Child
• Religion, values and ethics

The new curriculum is progressive across the year and as a small, specialist provision, our highly differentiated teaching means teachers are always aware of where learners are achieving and where more support or challenge is needed. All learners access interventions where required in literacy or numeracy. 

Each AoLE has progression steps within and a range of monitoring and assessment activities are undertaken and recorded during the year so there is clarity for all about where learners are and their next steps. Assessment activities include baseline testing as learners join us, formative marking (this includes the next steps for the learner), on going verbal feedback and dialogue with learners about next steps and summative marking/moderation at key points during the year against the progression steps. 

The content, knowledge and skills within the AoLEs are reviewed throughout the year by teaching staff, supported by CSC Improvement Partners and specialists to ensure appropriate progression and coverage is within. Ty Gwyn undertakes half termly self evaluation activities, observing teaching, reviewing books and speaking to learners using both senior staff and peer to peer work to ensure engagement is positive and pace and progression (relative to the needs of our learners) is evident. This evaluative information is regularly shared with the Management Committee of Ty Gwyn Education Centre. 

2026-27

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Key Stage 4 (Y10 and 11)

Y10 and 11 learners study:

GCSE English Language and Literature single award

GCSE Maths and Numeracy double award

GCSE Art and Design

GCSE Applied Science single award

Agored Cymru level 2 Wales Europe and the World (Y11)

Agored Cymru level 2 PSE (Y10)

WJEC level 2 Catering and Hospitality 

Level 1 Hair and Beauty BTEC in partnership with Maesgwyn School

A range of vocational qualifications from our other alternative providers including level 1 BTEC in Engineering, First Aid, Brush Cutting, Strimming and CSCS cards.

*we also offer Entry Level qualifications and other GCSEs where appropriate and available.