1. SCHOOLS, REVISED CURRICULUM AND INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND Colette Murphy From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009 UNIT 7.6

2. OBJECTIVES By the end of this unit you should be able to: explain the essential issues regarding schooling in NI describe the key components of the Revised Curriculum for NI and consider how to integrate these into your subject teaching explain the competence framework for ITE in NI and reflect on your level of competence. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

3. NORTHERN IRELAND SCHOOLS The (revised) NI curriculum Background Overview of the revised NI curriculum Areas of learning in the revised curriculum Thinking skills and personal capabilities Assessment for learning in the revised curriculum From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

4. INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND Professional competence The reflective and activist practitioner Competence statements Code of values and professional practice From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009

5. FURTHER INFORMATION To explore this material further, read: Murphy, C. (2009) Schools, revised curriculum and initial teacher education in Northern Ireland, in S. Capel, M. Leask and T. Turner (Eds.) Learning to Teach in the Secondary School: A Companion to School Experience, 5th edn, London: Routledge. From: Learning to Teach in the Secondary School 5th edition, Routledge © 2009