Parents Information Evening Northern Ireland Curriculum

Rationale The Overcrowding Challenge The Relevance Challenge The Technological Challenge The Learning Challenge The Northern Ireland Curriculum aims to empower young people to achieve their potential and to make informed and responsible decisions throughout their lives as individuals, contributors to society and contributors to the economy and the environment.

The NI Curriculum Aim - To empower young people to develop their full potential Objectives - To enable each young person to develop as an; INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR TO SOCIETY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT

ContentSkills TeachingLearning Dependence Independence/ Interdependence HelplessnessMastery Assessment of attainment Assessment for learning Emphasis moving from: Changed Emphasis

Stages of the Primary Curriculum Foundation Stage: Yrs 1 and 2 Key Stage 1: Yrs 3 and 4 Key Stage 2: Yrs 5,6 and 7

Areas Of Learning The Arts Language and Literacy Mathematics and Numeracy Personal Development Physical Education The World Around Us (Religion)

THINKING SKILLS AND PERSONAL CAPABILITIES

& Being Creative Managing Information Thinking, Problem-Solving, Decision-Making Working with Others Self-Management

Working With Others Make and sustain friendships Deal with and resolve conflict fairly and effectively Agreeing roles and responsibilities Managing Information Plan and set personal goals for behaviour or learning Use own and others’ ideas when class is preparing an assembly on an issue Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision Making Examine evidence, distinguish fact from opinion in relation to drugs Discuss options, weigh up the pros and cons of a decision or action Make links between cause and effect of actions with regard to lifestyle choices Being Creative Learn from and build on others’ experiences peers, parents and visitors to the school. Use all the senses to stimulate and contribute to ideas e.g. food tasting Self Management Manage strong feelings Promote calm and optimistic states that promote the achievement of goals & facilitate learning Persist with tasks, recover from setbacks.

Personal Development

Encouraging each child to become personally, emotionally, socially and physically effective, to lead healthy, safe and fulfilled lives; to become confident, independent and responsible citizens, making informed and responsible choices and decisions throughout their lives’ What is Personal Development?

1. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH Self esteem Feelings and Emotions Dispositions & attitudes Health and Safety 2.MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL & GLOBAL COMMUNITY Relationships Responsibilities Similarities and differences Approaches to conflict Cultural difference & diversity

Assessment for Learning

Assessment for Learning: Assessment for learning is the process of seeking and interpreting evidence for use by learners and their teachers to decide… where the learners are in their learning, where they need to go next, and how best to get them there. Assessment Reform Group, 1998

Assessment of & for Learning Summative Assessment after the learning… to prove learning… measuring learning… done to learners… widens the ability range… Externally referenced Outcome focus Formative Assessment during the learning… to improve learning… growing learning… done with learners… narrows the ability range… Personally referenced Process focus

Assessment requirements will focus on improving learning: Advice on how to improve Clear learning intentions Success criteria agreed with pupils Variety of approaches to learning Self and peer assessment Encouragement of risk Learning through experience

In Conclusion Children Parents Teachers Evidence to date