As part of the redevelopment of the Primary School Curriculum, NCCA consulted on the Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications in Arts Education; Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in the Primary Language Curriculum; Social and Environmental Education (SEE); Science, Technology and Engineering Education (STE); and Wellbeing from March 6th to June 7th 2024.
A significant amount of feedback was gathered during the consultation. A broad range of participants contributed through a variety of methods, including focus groups, bilateral meetings, consultative conference, Schools Networks, questionnaires and written submissions. Children from schools across the country were also consulted with. All the feedback was subsequently analysed using methodologies appropriate to the type of feedback, leading to the publication of the two consultation reports below.
Report on the consultation on the Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications
Consultation with Children on the Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications
There are also two further published documents alongside the first report, including:
Technical Report detailing the original verbatim questionnaire responses
Written Submissions for which consent to publish was received
Thank you to all those who took part in the consultation. The findings from the consultation are now informing the finalisation of the curriculum specifications. Further information on the draft specifications that were the subject of this consultation can be viewed in the tabs below.
You can access the five Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications below, as well as short information videos providing an introduction to each document.