Publication of the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum

Following the launch of the Primary Curriculum Framework in March this year, the new Primary Mathematics Curriculum has now been published. The curriculum presents a fresh vision for children’s mathematical learning that is characterised by playfulness, creativity, challenge, risk-taking, collaboration and opportunities for reasoning and solving real-life problems.

The development of the curriculum is underpinned by research, consultation, deliberation and close work with schools. To find out more about how the new curriculum was developed, visit the primary mathematics webpage https://ncca.ie/en/primary/primary-developments/stem-education/primarymaths/.

To support teachers in using the new curriculum, the Primary Mathematics Toolkit contains a range of supports, including mathematical concepts, progression continua, support materials and examples of children’s learning. The new curriculum specification, along with the Primary Mathematics Toolkit, is now published on https://www.curriculumonline.ie/Primary/Curriculum-Areas/Mathematics/.