Play-Based Learning | English and Welsh Bundle | Curriculum for Wales

This Early Years Play-Based Planning Bundle includes both the English and Welsh-medium versions of the Medium-Term Planning Framework, providing a coherent, bilingual system for Curriculum for Wales settings.

Designed specifically for nursery and early primary provision, these frameworks support structured, play-based planning while maintaining flexibility, responsiveness and child-led learning.

Ideal for schools operating bilingually or seeking consistency across English and Welsh-medium provision.

What’s Included

English Version – Early Years Medium-Term Planning Framework

• Big Picture planning page
• Guided play, free play & play-based learning overview
• Developmental progression focus section
• Observation and assessment mapping grid
• Cross-curricular skills pages
• Reflection and review page

Designed to support progression clarity without over-formalising play-based practice.

Welsh Version – Early Years Medium-Term Planning Framework

The full framework translated and adapted for Welsh-medium provision, maintaining linguistic integrity while preserving structure and clarity.

Includes:

• Big Picture planning page
• Guided play, free play & play-based learning overview
• Developmental progression focus section
• Observation and assessment mapping grid
• Cross-curricular skills pages
• Reflection and review page

Designed to support structured curriculum thinking within Welsh-medium early years settings.

Why Choose the Bundle?
✔ Provides consistency across English and Welsh-medium provision
✔ Supports bilingual planning approaches
✔ Maintains play-based ethos
✔ Reduces workload through structured design
✔ Fully editable in PDF, PowerPoint and Canva formats
✔ Developed specifically for Curriculum for Wales

This bundle supports settings seeking clarity and cohesion across languages while respecting practitioner expertise and child-led development.

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