November 3rd 2011
Minister Quinn backs National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) proposals for junior cycle reform
The Minister for Education and Skills, Ruairí Quinn T.D., today officially launched proposals which will see radical changes in the way Junior Cycle students are taught and assessed in second level schools.
The NCCA proposals will address the problems of rote learning and curriculum overload while providing for greater creativity and innovation.
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April 21st 2010
Tánaiste launches consultation process on reform of junior cycle
The Tánaiste and Minister for Education and Skills, Ms. Mary Coughlan, T.D., today (Wednesday, 21 April 2010) launched a consultation process on reform of the junior cycle in second level schools. The consultation is being undertaken by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (“NCCA”). The public consultation was launched at conference hosted by the Tánaiste, organised by the Council, and attended by teaching, school management, parent, higher education, media and industry representatives.
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October 22nd 2009
Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework is launched on October 22nd
Today the NCCA launches Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework.This new framework is for all children from birth to six years. It is the outcome of extensive research, consultation, planning, and development by the NCCA in partnership with the early childhood sector. Children as young as nine months contributed to Aistear as part of an NCCA enquiry into their experiences of learning and developing in various early childhood settings in Ireland.
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September 9th 2009: Minister joins in birthday celebration for the Primary School Curriculum
The Primary School Curriculum is ten years old today. To mark the occasion, the NCCA has collected photographs and stories from schools across the country that show and tell how teachers and children are bringing the curriculum to life, even in challenging times.
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April 24th 2009:To mark the 10th anniversary of the Primary School Curriculum (1999), the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) has launched a project called ‘Get Snapping!’
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December 4th 2008:
National Council for Curriculum and Assessment: Launch of Well-being and Post-Primary Schooling: A review ofliterature and research
October 10th 2008:
Minister launches Project Maths in Scoil Mhuire, Kanturk
September 26th 2008:
NCCA Statement in response to developments at the Centre for Early Childhood Development and Education
October 11th 2007:
North and South collaboration is good news for exceptionally able students.
November 22nd 2006:
Language and Literacy in Irish-medium primary schools –end of consultation process.
April 21st 2006:
NCCA DVD for parents to be presented to the National Parents Council at their Annual Conference
March 30th 2006:
Minister announces appointments to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (Pdf 25 kb)
March 9th 2006: Hanafin launches DVD to give parents more information
November 7th 2005: NCCA launches Everybody Counts- a consultation on mathematics in post-primary education (Pdf 20kb)
October 6th 2005: NCCA launches new teacher bulletin, website and Annual Report 2004 (Pdf 96kb)
April 15th 2005: Curriculum Councils discuss areas of mutualinterest (Pdf 14kb)