From September 2008, the curriculum will have a clearer focus on
the needs of learners and the process of learning. It will also
give fuller attention to the development and application of
skills. To help schools deliver the revised curriculum, a non-
statutory Skills Framework for 3 to 19-year-olds in Wales has
been developed. This framework defines the range of skills that
learners aged 3-19 should develop. It provides guidance about
continuity and progression in developing thinking, and
communication, number and ICT skills. Skills across the
curriculum At Key Stages 2 and 3, learners should be given
opportunities to build on the skills they have started to
acquire and develop at Foundation Phase. They should continue to
acquire, develop, practise, apply and refine these skills
through group and individual tasks in a variety of contexts
across the curriculum. Progress can be seen in terms of the
refinement of these skills and by their application to tasks
that move from: concrete to abstract; simple to compl