6. Statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language: Curriculum for Wales Roll-out

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:16 pm on 5 July 2022.

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Photo of Jeremy Miles Jeremy Miles Labour 5:16, 5 July 2022

I thank Vikki Howells for drawing to my attention the fantastic work that Pontypridd High School is leading on in conjunction with other schools in the area and with the involvement of Public Health Wales and the broader community. I know my colleague the health Minister will be interested in hearing more about this development, which is a fantastic example of working between the education system and the health service in that context, where pupils are able to learn, in this context about bowel cancer, and that information being available to parents and the community at large as well through the work of Public Health Wales. I myself thought there are clearly health benefits from this approach, which are pretty clear, it seemed to me. But from a curriculum perspective, there's a very exciting opportunity, I think, here. What we heard in the discussion was the school taking an issue that was particular to the local community, where there was a particular resonance, which pupils and their families would feel a relationship to, and using that to learn about science and about behaviours, which, I think, in a way, completely exemplifies the flexibility and the innovation in the new curriculum. And, just to say, I congratulate the school very much for its leadership in this, and I thank Vikki Howells for drawing it to my attention.