Assessment Framework | SLT | Level 3

Whole-School Alignment Toolkit (Curriculum for Wales)
Level 3 of the Intentional Assessment Framework has been designed specifically for curriculum leads and senior leadership teams seeking a clear, strategic overview of conceptual alignment across the whole school.
This is not a monitoring tool.
It is a curriculum coherence lens.

This resource supports leaders in identifying where key concepts sit within and across AoLEs, ensuring the curriculum functions as a cohesive whole rather than as isolated subject areas.

What’s Included:

1. Whole-School Conceptual Alignment Overview
   A structured alignment grid enabling leaders to:

• Map key concepts across all AoLEs
• Identify intentional cross-curricular links
• Spot imbalance or conceptual isolation
• Strengthen whole-school coherence
• Prepare confidently for governor, SLT or inspection dialogue
  Designed to be used alongside existing curriculum maps and progression documentation.

Who Is This For?
✔ Curriculum Leads
✔ Assistant / Deputy Headteachers
✔ Senior Leadership Teams
✔ Schools reviewing curriculum coherence
✔ Settings embedding Curriculum for Wales strategically

Why Use This?
This toolkit is designed to:
• Strengthen whole-school conceptual alignment
• Reduce strategic blind spots
• Support confident articulation of curriculum intent
• Enhance coherence across AoLEs
• Maintain professional autonomy
Strategic. Focused. Intentional.

Format
Editable format (PowerPoint)
Designed to complement — not replace — your school’s existing curriculum systems.

If you find this resource helpful, reviews are greatly appreciated as they help other educators discover and benefit from it. If you would like support adapting this for your setting I am happy to help.