Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum
OUR CLUSTER'S VISION
The Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum is designed to meet the needs of our pupils, who come from diverse backgrounds in a in Cardiff East, the capital city of Wales. The Four Purposes are at the heart of the Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum. Although these are long term purposes, they require daily attention in order to be realized.
The Welsh language and its historical development are central to our vision, as we guide pupils who are proud of our civic heritage in our capital city. Purposeful integration of our curriculum areas ensures that Bro Edern Cluster pupils benefit from the breadth of the curriculum while focusing on What Matters.
The people studied in the Bro Edern Cluster Curriculum are a diverse cross section and include role models who are inspirational to the whole range of pupils in the cluster. Growing up in a multicultural city where cohabitation and harmony are a key part of daily life, fostering tolerance and respect in our pupils is essential.
Encouraging ambition in our pupils means developing strong skills and strategies to enable them to face success and failure. Perseverance and resilience are key as part of the growth mind-set fostered in our pupils. Sound knowledge that provides the foundation for cluster pupils to benefit from skills and experiences that can be transferred to a variety of contexts today, and in the future.
Cluster schools have the ability to transform the lives of our pupils. This is where they gain the knowledge, skills and experiences that will enrich the rest of their lives. The roots and wings in the Cluster logo encapsulate this.
Unit 1
Revolution!
Wales' historical sites are not just stones and bones. Our country was a major player in Britain's Industrial Revolution, and the islands- and the world - changed forever.
This unit's aim is to teach the pupils about the effect of the revolution on our country and on our local area.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect Wales?
How has children's lives changed in Wales since the Industrial Revolution?
Unit Contents:
Industrial revolution - from agricultural Wales to industrial Wales.
Revolution - the opening of Coal Mines - effect on Wales' population
Work conditions and child labour: coal mines and the factories
The effect of the revolution on the health and education of children in Wales
Look briefly at the Aberfan and Senghenydd tragedies and the effect on children
People who we will be studying during this half term:
David Davies
Margaret a Gwendoline Davies
Susan Rees
Unit 2
Our Right to Live!!
At the beginning of the 20th century child protection started to be discussed and put in place. By now there are 54 rights in place. In Wales we have a child commissioner since 2001 whose responsibility is to tell people why children's rights are so important and to look at how decisions made by public bodies in Wales, including Welsh Government, affects children's rights.
The aim of this unit is for the pupils to understand the rights and how they can keep themselves safe.
What are Children's Rights?
How can we use the internet safely?
Unit Contents:
UNICEF 1990 Children's Rights.
What is the Child Commissioner of Wales' role? Why is this important?
Compare children's rights during the industrial revolution with their rights today.
Digital Revolution (Internet Safety)
People who we will be studying during this half term:
Malala Youfsazi
Unit 3
Being Heard!
People have been raising their voices to raise awareness about various matters for many years. In this unit we will be looking at the different methods people have raised their voice through peaceful protests or violent riots.
By the end of this unit our pupils will understand the importance of raising a voice to change things for the best.
How can we raise our voices for the better?
Unit Contents:
Rebecca Riots / Merched Beca
Famous Protests
The difference between riots, protests and strikes.
Women's roles in this
Minority communities
People who we will be studying during this half term:
Twm Carnabwth
Anne Pettit
Unit 4
There is no Planet B
Cardiff is the sixth city in the world in most danger of ocean flooding due to global warming.
In November 2022 Antonio Gutterres, leader of the United Nations, said “the battle of climate change will be won or lost in the next all important decade."
The aim of this unit is to get the pupils to act on this quotation and to campaign and use their voices effectively.
How can we act to save our planet?
Unit Contents:
Astudio Greta Thunberg
Global Warming
Create a School Cammpaign
People who we will be studying during this half term:
Greta Thundberg
Unit 5
Yma o Hyd! (Were Still Here!)
The Welsh language and its culture still survives despite everybody and everything. Being multilingual is very common across the world. In this unit we will be looking at the importance of being multilingual and also on the development and the growth of the Welsh language in our city.
Why is it beneficial to be bilingual?
Is it education that will save the Welsh language?
Unit Conents:
“Welsh Not”
How the Welsh language is thriving in our capital city
Importance of bilingualism across the world.
The importance of bilingualism in the local community / Cardiff
Create links with schools across the world
People who we will be studying during this half term:
O.M Edwards
Evan James a James James
Unit 6
Entrepreneurship!
Teaching our pupils about the world of work is an integral part of our curriculum and one of the golden strands in our cluster. The aim of this unit is for our pupils to develop their entrepreneurship skills and to think and have ambitions about which career path they would like to follow in the future.
How can we create a successful Welsh company?
Unit Contents:
Learning about Welsh companies
Choose produce
Business skills
Marketing