NCCA Updates

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Sources: NCCA - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

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NCCA Updates

Welcome to this special news bulletin from NCCA. What follows are highlights from Our Annual Report 2023 now available on ncca.ie.

We also look forward to sharing the next info@ncca newsletter with you in October and wish you every success for the coming academic year.

Report from Phase 1 consultation with babies, toddlers and young children on updating Aistear published
Report from Phase 1 consultation with stakeholders on updating Aistear published
Proposals to update Aistear for Phase 2 consultation published

Primary Curriculum Framework published
Primary Mathematics Curriculum published
Initial drafts of five specifications for all curriculum areas in the redeveloped curriculum progressed
Research including Literature reviews across the five curriculum areas of the redeveloped curriculum, Reports 5 and 6 from the Children’s School Lives Study, and Integration, Pedagogy and Assessment (IPA) Research reports published
Consultation with children in collaboration with Hub na nÓg on the redeveloped curriculum and on the draft Primary Mathematics Curriculum published
Video resource for parents and children to support reporting in primary and special schools developed
Supports and guidance, for teachers and parents, for the Primary Language Curriculum / Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile and the Primary Mathematics Curriculum published

Early enactment reviews of Junior Cycle Irish T1 and T2, Modern Languages (French, German, Spanish, Italian) and Visual Art
New specifications for Junior Cycle PE and Junior Cycle SPHE published
Junior Cycle History Short Course (Level 2) published
Early enactment reviews of Junior Cycle Digital Media Literacy, Coding and Chinese Short Courses completed
Review of early enactment of Junior Cycle Level 1 and Level 2 Learning Programmes published

Initial drafts of specifications for two new Leaving Certificate subjects – Climate Action and Sustainable Development; and Drama, Film and Theatre Studies progressed
Revised specifications for Leaving Certificate Arabic, Ancient Greek, Latin, Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics developed for consultation
A draft updated Transition Year Programme Statement and a draft Senior Cycle SPHE curriculum developed for consultation
Initial drafts of Senior Cycle Level 1 and Level 2 Learning Programme Statement and associated modules developed
Early insights review of Leaving Certificate Computer Science and Physical Education completed
Leaving Certificate English text lists revised and published

Guidelines supporting teaching and learning in care and detention schools published
Traveller culture and history research report published

NCCA Climate Action Roadmap developed
NCCA Communication Strategy 2023 – 2025 and accompanying Action Plan developed
NCCA Research Strategy 2023 – 2026 developed
Day-to-day operations continued in financial management, external reporting, human resources, customer service, office management, and health and safety.

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