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

Content Skills

Teaching Learning

DependenceIndependence/

Interdependence

Helplessness Mastery

Assessment of attainment

Assessment for learning

Emphasis moving from:

Changed Emphasis

Stages of thePrimary 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 CreativeManaging Information

Thinking,Problem-Solving,Decision-Making

Working with Others

Self-Management

Working With OthersMake and sustain friendshipsDeal with and resolve conflict fairly and effectivelyAgreeing roles and responsibilities

Managing Information

Plan and set personal goals for behaviour or learningUse own and others’ ideas when class is preparing an assembly on an issue

Thinking, Problem Solving, Decision MakingExamine evidence, distinguish fact from opinion in relation to drugsDiscuss options, weigh up the pros and cons of a decision or actionMake links between cause and effect of actions with regard to lifestyle choices

Being CreativeLearn 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 ManagementManage strong feelingsPromote calm and optimistic states that promote the achievement of goals & facilitate learningPersist 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 HEALTH1. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH

Self esteem

Feelings and Emotions

Dispositions & attitudes

Health and Safety

2.MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL & GLOBAL 2.MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL & GLOBAL COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

RelationshipsResponsibilitiesSimilarities and differencesApproaches to conflictCultural 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