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The Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

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  2. Introductory Text

    3. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Specification of Minimum Content

  4. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Commencement

      1. The provisions of this Order shall come into operation for...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Specification of Minimum Content

      1. PART 1 Statutory Requirements Relating to the Curriculum

        1. The statutory Northern Ireland Curriculum from Foundation Stage to Key...

        2. is a balanced and broadly based curriculum which—

        3. In order to meet their statutory requirements, schools must provide...

        4. Minimum Content

      2. PART 2 Foundation Stage

        1. LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

        2. Teachers should enable children to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        3. TALKING AND LISTENING

        4. Progression

        5. READING

        6. Progression

        7. WRITING

        8. Progression

        9. MATHEMATICS AND NUMERACY

        10. Teachers should enable children to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        11. NUMBER:

        12. Pupils should be enabled to: count a variety of objects;...

        13. Counting and Number Recognition

        14. Pupils should be enabled to: count in the context of...

        15. Understanding Money

        16. Pupils should be enabled to: use money in various contexts;...

        17. MEASURES

        18. SHAPE AND SPACE

        19. SORTING

        20. PATTERNS AND RELATIONSHIPS

        21. Progression

        22. THE ARTS

        23. Teachers should enable children to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        24. ART AND DESIGN

        25. Progression

        26. MUSIC

        27. Progression

        28. DRAMA

        29. Progression

        30. THE WORLD AROUND US

        31. Teachers should enable children to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        32. Interdependence

        33. Place

        34. Movement and Energy

        35. Change over Time

        36. Progression

        37. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

        38. Teachers should enable children to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        39. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH

        40. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY

        41. Progression

        42. PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT

        43. Teachers should enable children to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        44. Pupils should be enabled to: listen to and follow simple...

        45. Progression

      3. PART 3 Key Stage 1

        1. LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

        2. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        3. TALKING AND LISTENING

        4. READING

        5. WRITING

        6. MATHEMATICS AND NUMERACY

        7. PROCESSES IN MATHEMATICS

        8. Pupils should be enabled to: select the materials and mathematics...

        9. Communicating Mathematically

        10. Pupils should be enabled to: understand mathematical language and be...

        11. Mathematical Reasoning

        12. Pupils should be enabled to: recognise simple patterns and relationships...

        13. NUMBER

        14. Pupils should be enabled to: count, read, write and order...

        15. Patterns, Relationships and Sequences in Number

        16. Pupils should be enabled to: copy, continue and devise repeating...

        17. Operations and their Applications

        18. Pupils should be enabled to: understand the operations of addition,...

        19. Money

        20. Pupils should be enabled to: recognise coins and use them...

        21. MEASURES

        22. SHAPE AND SPACE

        23. Pupils should be enabled to: sort 2-D and 3-D shapes...

        24. Position, Movement and Direction

        25. Pupils should be enabled to: use prepositions to state position;...

        26. HANDLING DATA

        27. Pupils should be enabled to: sort and classify objects for...

        28. THE ARTS

        29. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        30. ART AND DESIGN

        31. MUSIC

        32. DRAMA

        33. THE WORLD AROUND US

        34. Through the contributory elements of History, Geography and Science and...

        35. Interdependence

        36. Place

        37. Movement and Energy

        38. Change over Time

        39. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

        40. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        41. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH

        42. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY

        43. PHYSICAL EDUCATION

        44. Teachers should provide opportunities for pupils to develop knowledge, understanding...

        45. Athletics

        46. Dance

        47. Games

        48. Gymnastics

      4. PART 4 Key Stage 2

        1. LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

        2. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        3. TALKING AND LISTENING

        4. READING

        5. WRITING

        6. MATHEMATICS AND NUMERACY

        7. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        8. PROCESSES IN MATHEMATICS

        9. Pupils should be enabled to: take increasing responsibility for selecting...

        10. Communicating Mathematically

        11. Pupils should be enabled to: understand mathematical language and use...

        12. Mathematical Reasoning

        13. Pupils should be enabled to: recognise general patterns and relationships...

        14. NUMBER

        15. Pupils should be enabled to: count, read, write and order...

        16. Patterns, Relationships and Sequences in Number

        17. Pupils should be enabled to: explore and predict patterns and...

        18. Operations and their Applications

        19. Pupils should be enabled to: develop strategies to add and...

        20. Money

        21. Pupils should be enabled to: use the four operations to...

        22. MEASURES

        23. SHAPE AND SPACE

        24. Pupils should be enabled to: construct a range of regular...

        25. Position, Movement and Direction

        26. Pupils should be enabled to: understand the notion of angle...

        27. HANDLING DATA

        28. Pupils should be enabled to: collect, classify, record and present...

        29. Introduction to Probability

        30. Pupils should be enabled to: become familiar with and use...

        31. THE ARTS

        32. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        33. ART AND DESIGN

        34. MUSIC

        35. Drama

        36. THE WORLD AROUND US

        37. Through the contributory elements of History, Geography and Science and...

        38. Interdependence

        39. Place

        40. Movement and Energy

        41. Change over Time

        42. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING

        43. Teachers should enable pupils to develop knowledge, understanding and skills...

        44. PERSONAL UNDERSTANDING AND HEALTH

        45. MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN THE LOCAL AND WIDER COMMUNITY

        46. PHYSICAL EDUCATION

        47. Teachers should provide opportunities for pupils to develop knowledge, understanding...

        48. Athletics

        49. Dance

        50. Games

        51. Gymnastics

        52. Swimming

      5. PART 5 Key Stage 3

      6. PART 6 Key Stage 4

        1. In addition to the Minimum Content for Learning and Life...

        2. LEARNING FOR LIFE AND WORK

        3. PHYSICAL EDUCATION

  6. Explanatory Note

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