info@ncca. Issue 14. February 2010
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Information for Parents

It is widely recognised that parents have a key role to play in their children’s education. Effective schools always take account of the influence of the home on children’s learning and they build on the experience children bring to the school.

It is important to establish strong links between parents, teachers and schools in order to make children’s education as successful as possible and both the National Parents Council (Primary) and the National Parents Council (Post-primary) are represented on the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA).

The NCCA developed the Primary School Curriculum in 1999 through a partnership process involving parents. The curriculum reminds us that:

"parents are the child's primary educators, and the life of the home is the most potent factor in his or her development during the primary school years". (Introduction, p.21)

Post-primary initiatives have also involved both the input of parents and the development of relevant materials to facilitate involvement in their children’s education.

To access information about curriculum and assessment, click on the relevant link/s below:

Primary

Post-primary


Publications

Well-Being and Post-Primary Schooling (2008)(PDF)
Senior Cycle: Moving Forward (2008)(PDF)
Exceptionally Able Students: Draft Report on the Consultation (2008)(PDF)
Report Card Templates - information for parents (2008)(PDF)
Report Card Templates – information for parents Lietuvi (Lithuanian) (2008)(PDF)
Report Card Templates – information for parents Polski (Polish) (2008)(PDF)
Report Card Templates – information for parents Francais (French) (2008)(PDF)

Your guide to understanding standard scores (PDF)
(Chinese - Simplified) (Deutsch) (Polski) (Lietuvi) (Francais) (Latvietis)
Your guide to understanding STen scores (PDF)
(Chinese - Simplified) (Deutsch) (Polski) (Lietuvi) (Francais) (Latvietis)
The What, Why and How of Children's Learning in Primary School (Broadband video)
The What, Why and How of Children's Learning in Primary School
(Booklet)(PDF)
(Chinese - Simplified) (Deutsch) (Polski) (Lietuvi) (Francais) (Latvietis)
NCCA summary and commentary on ESRI research into the experiences of third year students (2007)(PDF)
Pathways through the Junior Cycle: The Experiences of Second Year Students (2006)(PDF)
Moving Up: The Experiences of First Year Students in Post-primary Education (2004)(PDF)
Your Child's Learning (2000)(PDF)

Related Links

Framework for Early Learning
Framework for Early Learning: Background Papers
Listening for children’s stories: Children as partners in the Framework for Early Learning
Primary School Curriculum
Curriculum Online
Junior Cycle Factsheets
Department of Education and Science
Documents of interest to parents who are newcomers to Ireland are available from the Department of Education and Science's website in the following languages:

National Parents Council Primary
National Parents Council Post-primary
National Council for Special Education

 

 

 

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