Primary Developments

What is a primary education for? What should our primary curriculum strive to achieve for all children? These are some of the questions the NCCA is asking when we think about children, their lives and their learning, in Ireland today. Professor Robin Alexander, Director of and others have joined the discussion and you can have your say too, by visiting our website www.childrentheirlivestheirlearning.ie.

What questions are we asking about primary education, and why? What is Aistear? How is it relevant to primary developments? Why are we focusing on language and literacy in the early years? What's happening at the moment?

Working with schools

The NCCA is working with schools and teachers in early childhood and primary school settings, developing aspects of curriculum and assessment. Click on the images below to find out more.

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Related information

	Download the Primary School Curriculum (1999) Reviews of the Primary School Curriculum 10 years of the curriculum in primary schools (2009) Aistear, the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework (2009)
	Primary School Curriculum: Mapping the way forward (2011)