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4 years

Lesson plans to help students re-connect with school and each other; reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on their wellbeing and develop skills, attitudes and dispositions needed for re-engaging successfully in learning #backtoschool #COVID19 @Education_Ire

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Revised arrangements for the completion of Classroom Based Assessments (CBAs) for the cohort of students 2018 - 2021 (current second years entering third year in 2020)

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Interested in Senior Cycle Review? The consultation is open from now until November 1st. Tell us your views. #seniorcycereview

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NCCA has today published five new research papers exploring mathematics teaching and learning in the senior primary classes. Set across the five mathematical domains, the papers discuss core learning concepts, processes and much more

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4 years

The consultation on the Draft Primary Curriculum Framework is now open. Find out more and have your say here #primarydevelopments

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6 years

We’re setting up for tomorrow’s launch of the Senior Cycle Review in @CrokePark Follow along today and tomorrow using the hashtag #seniorcyclereview

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11 months

The new Primary Mathematics Curriculum is now published. It presents a fresh vision for children’s mathematical learning that is characterised by playfulness, creativity, challenge, risk-taking and collaboration

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11 months

Integration, Pedagogy and Assessment (IPA) are the DNA of learning and teaching! Two ground-breaking reports, authored by @lehane_paula & @patjburke , explore IPA in practice and the implications for child and teacher agency. Read the reports here:

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Today marks the launch of the #PrimaryCurriculumFramework for all primary and special schools. To find out more about the framework and how it was developed visit:

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6 years

Interested in Senior Cycle Review? Read our first bulletin capturing initial feedback from 41 schools around the country #edchatie

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7 years

Key dates for Junior Cycle Classroom-Based Assessments in the school year 2017/2018 can be found here:

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Revised arrangements and key dates for completion of Classroom-Based Assessments 2020 - 2021 #juniorcycle #backtoschool

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6 years

Interested in contributing to the review of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in primary and post-primary schools? 🤔🤔 Visit our website to have your say before Jan 31st 👌👌

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Key dates for Classroom-Based Assessments 2019/2020 are now available on our website @education_Ire @JCforTeachers

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Have your say! As part of the consultation on the redevelopment of the primary curriculum, NCCA will hold in-person focus groups at different locations around the country, kicking off in Athlone on March 13th. Registration is here:

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4 years

We are recruiting an Education Officer for Traveller Culture and History in the Curriculum. To find out more and to apply visit . Closing date: 12 noon Tuesday, 16th June 2020.

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4 years

We would like to thank our outgoing CEO, John Hammond, for his dedication, work and leadership as CEO of @NCCAie and join with @NormaFoleyTD1 and @Education_Ire in congratulating Arlene Forster on her appointment as our new CEO #edchatie

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6 years

Come and join our team! We're looking for Education Officers for Gaeilge, MFL, and SPHE and RSE at primary and post-primary 👍👍

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3 years

In the 11 years since Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework was published, there have been many changes. In response, we are beginning a process to update Aistear. Find out more about this process in the video. #UpdatingAistear

Aistear 2021.mp4

This is "Aistear 2021.mp4" by NCCA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Keep an eye out for the update on ‘Primary Curriculum Review and Redevelopment’, landing in primary schools this week with information about what we are hearing so far and the next steps. You can download a copy here:

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The review of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in primary and post-primary schools is gathering momentum. Due to interest and engagement in the review, we're extending the closing date of our online questionnaires until Feb. 15th 👍👍

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📣Consultation on the Primary Curriculum is now open! 📋From today, NCCA is consulting on five Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications in the areas of: Arts Education Modern Foreign Languages Social and Environmental Education Science, Technology and Engineering Wellbeing

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We kicked off #seniorcyclereview in February with a look at international perspectives and tomorrow we meet the schools who will begin the journey of #seniorcyclereview with us. Follow along with #seniorcyclereview #edchatie

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6 years

Junior Cycle Key dates for classroom-based assessment 2018/2019: timeframe broadened. Schools can follow the original dates or avail of the flexibility the broader windows provide. More information here: . See also DES circular 0079/2018.

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7 years

Key dates for Junior Cycle Classroom-Based Assessments in the school year 2017/2018 can be found here:

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1 year

The consultation on Senior Cycle SPHE is now open and will continue until October 18th. Let us know what you think: #sphe #wellbeing #education #teaching #edchatie @Education_Ire @dcediy @JCforTeachers @PDSTie

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Primary school teachers, have you questions about your classroom planning? New Guidance will be launched at an Information Event on Tuesday, 27th April from 3:30-4:45pm. Register #edchatie #PrepTandL #PLC @Education_Ire @SSEinspectorate @PDSTie @ncseirl

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4 years

Ever wondered what it is like to be a child in primary school in Ireland today? Children’s School Lives ‘Year One Report’ and a report ‘Experiences of Remote Teaching and Learning in Ireland During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ launched today and available here

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2 years

Parents and guardians, take a look at our new support materials developed in collaboration with Dr @marygtroche , which include a list of suggested picture books to read with your child. Go to and click on the birth- 6 tab. #reading #babies #toddlers

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Planning for the new school year? We've incorporated the learning outcomes for the Primary Language Curriculum for infants to 2nd class into our planning tool 👍 #edchatie

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2 years

An bhfuil suim agat a bheith páirteach sa CNCM mar Oifigeach Iar-Bhunoideachais ar an bhFoireann Iar-Bhunoideachais? Tabhair faoi deara gurb é an data deiridh chun iarratais chomlánaithe a chur isteach ná 12:00in, Dé hAoine, an 20ú Bealtaine 2022.

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3 years

NEW for primary schools! Information leaflet for parents/guardians on Standardised Testing 2020/2021. Available in 9 languages. See Please share and RT @IPPN_Education @SSEinspectorate @INTOnews @pdstie @ncse @Education_Ire

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6 years

Minister for Education and Skills receives standing ovation for his remarks at #IPPN19 learning from schools, listening to school leaders and providing new solutions to address workload, teacher supply and sequencing of developments @IPPN_Education @INTOnews @NAPD_IE

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4 years

Comhghairdeachas to our colleague Margaret Flood on her Fulbright Scholar Award! 1/36 Awardees, Margaret will undertake research on enacting UDL in the Irish Education context, from policy design to classroom practice levels. @Fulbright_Eire @magsflood

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We're looking for 2 people to work as members of each of the three new Leaving Certificate Development Groups, beginning September 2022: 1. Business 2. Climate Action and Sustainable Development 3. Drama, Film and Theatre Studies

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A powerful guide on the use of pedagogy to explore questions of values, beliefs, democracy and human rights. Congratulations to Prof Aislinn O'Donnell @MaynoothUni and Dr Patricia Kieran @MICLimerick on completion of this project.

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7 years

The Junior Cycle specification for History is now available online

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5 years

Find out what students, teachers, school leaders, parents, and other stakeholders said about their experience of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) in our schools. Read our draft advice and tell us what is needed to enhance the provision of RSE:

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6 years

It's the launch of the Senior Cycle Review today. Follow along using #seniorcyclereview

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3 years

Preparation for Teaching and Learning*UPDATE* Invisible, visible and recorded preparation are equally valuable parts of teachers' preparation. Take a look at these NEW videos to see these three aspects of preparation in action @Education_Ire @PDSTie @ncseirl #PrepTandL #edchatie

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6 years

Interested in doing some work on coding and computational thinking in your classroom but not sure how to get started? Join Phase 2 of the Coding in Primary Schools Initiative.

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The Draft Specification for Leaving Certificate Climate Action and Sustainable Development is now open for consultation. Find out more and have your say #consultation #LeavingCertificate #RedevelopingSC @oide_Ireland @Education_Irl @unesco @unescoEU

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4 years

A Webinar, 'SPHE Teaching Supports for the Return to School (Post-primary)' will be broadcast on Thursday 3rd September at 7.30 PM. Register here The webinar is presented by JCT in collaboration with the NCCA and NEPS #backtoschool #sphe

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5 years

Research paper on the pedagogy of writing recently published to support the Primary Language Curriculum. Highlighting key recommendations for practice in the senior classes of primary school 👍 ▶️

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2 years

The consultation on the background paper and brief for the revision of the Transition Year Programme Statement is now open. Read the background paper and have your say: #RedevelopingSC #TransitionYear #AnIdirbhliain

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4 years

Please visit … with resources for parents to support their child’s learning and development as they get ready to begin Junior Infants

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4 years

Compelling reflection on the evolution of technology in education and the challenging questions that have emerged from @corneliathinks at #CESIcon 💻📠🖥 Great to see curriculum continuity from early childhood through to senior cycle highlighted 👏 @cesitweets

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7 years

Junior Cycle English Collection of Texts and Assessment Task: revised dates for academic year 2017/2018

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7 months

The primary curriculum is changing. We are looking for primary and special schools to participate in NCCA’s upcoming consultation. Expressions of interest are invited until Friday, February 9th at 3pm: It’s your turn to have your say! Don’t miss out!

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Updated junior cycle Wellbeing Guidelines are now published. These will support schools in planning their junior cycle #Wellbeing programmes. #wellbeing @ETBIreland @Education_Ire @NAPD_IE @JMB_Secretariat @accsirl

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7 years

We want to hear from you. The consultation on the draft specification for Junior Cycle Mathematics is now open and will close on the 22 November

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2 years

NCCA wishes to appoint an Education Officer to support its work in the area of special educational needs across the curriculum for early childhood settings, special schools, primary schools and post-primary schools. To apply visit: @ncseirl @NABMSE #edchat

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7 years

We are seeking feedback on Junior Cycle English. Follow this link and submit your written feedback by Wednesday 20th December:

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1 year

NCCA welcomes the report by Maynooth University, Stranmillis University College and Early Childhood Ireland on the consultation with babies, toddlers and young children as part of updating Aistear. @MaynoothUni @EarlyChildhdIRL @stranbelfast

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5 years

Have your say on the Action Plan for Education 2020. The public consultation is open until 15 November:

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4 years

We've issued a request for tender for a study on the implementation and impact of the introduction of the Framework for Junior Cycle. You can find out all of the details here: @Education_Ire @JCforTeachers #juniorcycle

RFTs currently open

Current requests for tender regarding research into curriculum and assessment.

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A new draft TY Programme Statement is out for consultation. We want to hear your views - teachers, parents, students, relevant organisations...... go to . #TransitionYear #AnIdirbhliain @Education_Ire

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7 years

We're looking for 5 new Education Officers across Primary and Post Primary. Details are here Apply by noon, June 23

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11 months

Phase 2 of Updating Aistear is now live. Get involved and have your say. Click here for more information: #earlychildhood #Aistear

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5 years

The Primary Language Curriculum/Curaclam Teanga na Bunscoile for stages 1 to 4 (junior infants to sixth class) will be available from September. Read about its development and the research underpinning it by visiting: ➡️

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5 years

Exciting new research 'Parents involvement in their children's education in primary school' conducted by @MarinoInstitute on behalf of the National Parents Council and funded by @NCCAie , being presented at the NPC Education Conference today

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9 months

Delighted to be attending the @INTOnews Education Conference, with @DonnaCarolan4 and Dr. Jacqueline Fallon leading a workshop on Play and Playful Pedagogies in the Primary Curriculum Framework

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4 years

To support schools in engaging in the consultation, we have developed online consultation workshops for schools that focus on different proposals in the draft framework available here

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4 years

The consultation on the Draft Primary Curriculum Framework is now open. Find out more and have your say here #primarydevelopments

Have your say

The NCCA invites you to have your say on the Draft Primary Curriculum Framework. The framework can be read in full here: https://www.ncca.ie/en/updates-and-events/consultations

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2 years

NCCA colleagues Ger O'Sullivan, John Behan and Sinéad Tuohy presenting at the #AEAe2022 conference in Dún Laoghaire. The conference welcomed 400 delegates from over 40 countries and is centred around the theme of "New Visions for Assessment in Uncertain Times” @AEAe_2000

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Teachers and school leaders - have your say! As part of the consultation on the redevelopment of the primary curriculum, NCCA will hold on-line and in-person focus groups at different locations around the country. Registration is now open!

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5 years

We would like to hear your experience of the enactment of Junior Cycle English, Business Studies and Science. Register to attend one of our consultation events in November and December or make a written submission

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5 years

All hands on deck for the #UDL activities at today’s conference. We also had @FirhouseETSS and @Kingswoodcc16 tell us of their use of #UDL in class too. Check out what happened. @JCforTeachers

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1 year

The updated (2023) Junior Cycle SPHE specification has been published #sphe #wellbeing #education #teaching #edchatie

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6 years

A significant day for us here @NCCA as we welcome students, teachers, parents to the launch of the #L1LPs guidelines @Education_Ire

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2 years

The Primary School Curriculum is being redeveloped and we are establishing Development Groups for each of the following areas: 1) Arts Education 2) Language 3) STEM Education 4) Social and Environmental Education 5) Wellbeing To apply visit: #edchatie

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6 years

Junior Cycle Key dates for Classroom-Based Assessments 2018 - 2019 are available at

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5 years

Calling all BIOLOGY Teachers! Public consultation on the Draft Background Paper and Brief for the review of LC Physics,Chemistry,Biology is now OPEN. Get involved! Find out more here: #edchatie #LCScience #LCPhysics #LCChemistry #LCBiology

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7 years

John Hammond, CEO of @NCCAie launching the new Leaving Certificate Computer Science Specification #lccs

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5 months

Pádraig Kirk @oide_Ireland “We’re planning to support schools and teachers at all levels but also school leaders with our focus on #RedevelopingSC - we’ll be contacting schools about this soon!”

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3 years

In the 11 years since Aistear: The Early Childhood Curriculum Framework was published, there have been many changes. In response, we are updating Aistear. Find out more about the process in this video.

Aistear 2021 with ISL.mp4

This is "Aistear 2021 with ISL.mp4" by NCCA on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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2 years

NCCA is redeveloping the Primary School Curriculum and a Development Group is to be established for Language (Irish, English and Modern Foreign Languages). To submit an application to join this group, go to: @PDSTLiteracy @LiteracyIRL @languages_ie

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9 months

📢A recording of the recent webinar based on ground-breaking research on Integration, Pedagogy & Assessment from @patjburke and @lehane_paula is now available on the NCCA website. A must watch for anyone involved in education. 📺

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7 years

Consultation on background papers for Junior Cycle Classics, Religious Education and Technology Subjects now open

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6 years

Consultation on the draft new Primary Maths Curriculum (Jun Infs - 2nd Class) took place from Oct 2017 to March 2018. A report on the consultation is now available on our website . Thanks to all who contributed.

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4 years

Primary teachers register now for NCCA’s webinar on ‘Outdoor Learning’, taking place on Tuesday, November 24th from 5pm – 6pm. The workshop will explore possibilities for beginning to work with the curriculum in the outdoor environment.

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2 years

1) NCCA is reviewing and redeveloping the Primary School Curriculum. To support this work, NCCA is seeking tenders for a comprehensive literature review in the areas of Wellbeing, Arts Education and Social and Environmental Education. Links to Requests for Tender:

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5 years

The report on the consultation on the Draft Background Paper and Brief for the review of Leaving Certificate Physics, Chemistry and Biology has been published and is available to access here:

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6 years

And we're live! The consultation on the draft Primary Language Curriculum for third to sixth classes is now online. 🎭🎉 Have a read and submit your views 🤔 ▶️

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1 year

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) wishes to appoint two Education Officers in support of its work in the review and redevelopment of the Post-Primary School Curriculum: Gaeilge (Post-Primary) Technology Subjects (Post-Primary)

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7 years

Need practical advice on how to evaluate your students' collaborative learning? Participate in our #colab_eu

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6 years

Check out the 'Mo Scéal' resources to support young children’s transition from preschool to primary. Find out about skills and dispositions, transition activities, building relationships, related research and view the Mo Scéal reporting templates.

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2 years

Interested in joining NCCA as Post-Primary Education Officer on the Post-Primary Team? The closing date and time for receipt of applications is 12:00pm on Friday, 20th May 2022. #careers #gairmeacha #edchatie #CareersThatMatter

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HAVE YOUR SAY: The consultation on the draft specification for Leaving Certificate Art is now open. You can read the draft specification for Leaving Certificate Art at and you can complete the online survey at

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5 years

Read new research by Dr Thérese Dooley for @NCCAie focusing on mathematical teaching and learning in the senior classes of primary education

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2 years

Children's School Lives (CSL) is a national longitudinal study of primary education in Ireland. Report 4, published today, focuses on the transition from pre-school to primary school. To read the report, visit: #transitions @CSLstudyUCD

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5 years

Happy birthday to Aistear, ten years old today! Share your story of working with Aistear – aistear @ncca .ie

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8 months

NCCA welcomes the literature review on Primary Arts Education by Marino Institute of Education and Trinity College Dublin: ‘Arts Alive: A Literature Review to support the curriculum specification development for the area of Arts Education'. The review can be found in the RESEARCH

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NCCA have published the consultation report from phase 1 of Updating #Aistear . The report details the early childhood sector’s views on what is working well with #Aistear and what needs updating. You can access the report here

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5 years

It'll be a busy day with a full house of attendees participating in the National consultation forum about #seniorcyclereview in @CrokePark with speakers from @OECD @BeatrizPont @astiunion @TUIunion @Education_Ire @SOLASFET @QQI_connect @istone_irene @cslireland

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4 years

We have published resources to support teaching and learning of SPHE/RSE as part of our online toolkits. Primary Junior Cycle Senior Cycle

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5 years

Proud to be collaborating with our colleagues in @JCforTeachers at the #StudentVoice in co-creating teaching, learning and assessment Seminar today

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🚸🗣️ 'Child voice in the consultation’ Child voice is an important aspect of NCCA’s work in redeveloping the primary curriculum. 👧👦 Dr Miriam Colum and Dr Maja Haals Brosnan of @MarinoInstitute provide interesting insights into their work listening to and reporting on the

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6 years

The FOQs for CBA 2 have been finalised following their use with authentic samples of student work and are available in the Final Edition of the JC Science Assessment guidelines published today.

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3 years

We are beginning a process of updating Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework. Find out more by visiting #UpdatingAistear #Aistear #infanteducation #ECCE #earlychildhoodeducation @EarlyChildhdIRL @BetterStart_Irl @INTOnews @Education_Ire @dcediy

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