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

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PART 1Statutory Requirements Relating to the Curriculum

The statutory Northern Ireland Curriculum from Foundation Stage to Key Stage 4

is a balanced and broadly based curriculum which—

(a)promotes the spiritual, emotional, moral, cultural, intellectual and physical development of pupils at the school and thereby of society; and

(b)prepares such pupils for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life by equipping them with appropriate knowledge, understanding and skills.

In order to meet their statutory requirements, schools must provide learning opportunities in relation to the following:

(a)Religious Education – in accordance with the core syllabus drafted by the four main Christian Churches in Northern Ireland and specified by the Department of Education.

(b)the following Areas of Learning:

At Foundation Stage:

Areas of LearningContributory Elements
Language and Literacy

Talking and Listening

Reading

Writing

Mathematics and Numeracy

Number

Measures

Shape and Space

Sorting

Patterns and Relationships

The Arts

Art and design

Music

Drama

The World Around UsThe World Around Us
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

Personal Understanding and Health

Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider Community

Physical Development and MovementPhysical Development and Movement

At Key Stages 1 and 2:

Areas of LearningContributory Elements
Language and Literacy

Talking and Listening

Reading

Writing

Mathematics and Numeracy

Processes in Mathematics

Number

Measures

Shape and Space

Handling Data

The Arts

Art and Design

Music

Drama

The World Around Us

History

Geography

Science and Technology

Personal Development and Mutual Understanding

Personal Understanding and Health

Mutual Understanding in the Local and Wider Community

Physical EducationPhysical Education

At Key Stage 3:

Areas of LearningContributory Elements
Language and Literacy

English

Irish (in Irish-speaking schools)

Media education

Mathematics and Numeracy

Mathematics

Financial capability

Modern LanguagesAny official language of the European Union (other than English and, in Irish speaking schools, Irish).
The Arts

Art and Design

Music

Drama

Environment and Society

History

Geography

Science and Technology

Science

Technology and Design

Learning for Life and Work

Employability

Local and Global Citizenship

Personal Development

Home Economics

Physical EducationPhysical Education

At Key Stage 4:

Areas of LearningContributory Elements
Language and Literacy
Mathematics and Numeracy
Modern Languages
The Arts
Environment and Society
Science and Technology
Learning for Life and Work

Employability

Local and Global Citizenship

Personal Development

Physical EducationPhysical Education

Minimum Content

The Minimum Content for each Area of Learning and Key Stage means the knowledge, understanding and skills within that Area of Learning which are required to be taught to pupils of different abilities and maturities during that stage.

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