Multi-million partnership to advance the Curriculum for Wales in schools
Published: 25 July 2025
An innovative partnership between the University of Glasgow and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David that supports educators across Wales in implementing the Curriculum for Wales has been awarded £2million by the Welsh Government.
An innovative partnership between the University of Glasgow and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David that supports educators across Welsh primary, secondary and special schools in implementing the Curriculum for Wales has been awarded £2million by the Welsh Government.
‘Curriculum Design Partnerships: Creating Learning for Wales (CFWGSP-4)’ takes a collaborative approach to developing professional knowledge of curriculum making, progression and assessment.
The project will support the development of ‘knowledgeable others’ within school clusters by working with practitioners to develop process approaches to lesson creation, classroom pedagogy and ways of assessing that will support learners to make meaningful progress.
Support materials will also be created that share practice and help to develop capacity across the wider system.
Dr David Morrison-Love and Dr Kara Makara Fuller, Joint Project Leads at the University of Glasgow, said: “It is a privilege to keep working with teachers in Wales as they continue to inspire what’s possible for children and young people in schools and classrooms across the country. Curriculum for Wales invites a shift in thinking and practice, and we hope that this project will provide the space and practical support for teachers from all sectors to develop knowledge, confidence, and reassurance as curriculum makers in their own schools and settings.”
Professor Elwen Evans KC, Vice-Chancellor of UWTSD, said: “We welcome this significant investment by the Welsh Government. This project reflects our dedication to working in partnership with schools and educators across the country. We now look forward to working collaboratively to make a meaningful contribution to the future of education in Wales.”
Jeremy Smith, Dean of Education and Humanities, said: “We are delighted to build further on the considerable body of work that we have undertaken in relation to CfW over the last seven years. With our partners at the University of Glasgow, our researcher-educators have a uniquely comprehensive understanding of CfW and, crucially, how it is being enacted and understood in schools. This new opportunity to draw on that expertise to offer schools practical, classroom-level support as part of this grant programme is a real privilege.”
Practitioners in the project will form curriculum design teams, take part in workshops and twilight sessions and be supported by school visits to develop sustainable and locally relevant approaches to curriculum design. The project specifically builds the capacity of those involved to support others in the system to develop these ways of working beyond the life of the project.
The funding was awarded by the Welsh Government's Curriculum for Wales Grant Support Programme.
First published: 25 July 2025