Curriculum and Assessment
The Revised Curriculum
Introduced in the 2007/08 school year, the Revised Curriculum now applies to all 12 years of compulsory education.
You can access the orders, which set out the revised curriculum and assessment arrangements, the other skills and the transitional reporting arrangements by clicking on the links below:
Assessment Arrangements (PDF-50.9KB)
Transitional Reporting Arrangements (PDF-60.7KB)
The Education (Pupil Reporting) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009
Computer-Based Assessment
Letter to Schools - 5 October 2012 (PDF 59.3 KB)
Letter to Schools - 5 October 2012 - Irish version (PDF 63.8 KB)
Circular 2012/16-Computer-Based Assessment 2012/13-PDF 133 KB
This circular formally specifies the two new computer-based assessment methods to be used for carrying out statutory diagnostic assessment of literacy and numeracy for pupils in Years 4 to 7 in the autumn term, and sets out the associated arrangements for reporting assessment outcomes to parents. (Bi-lingual version)
Circular 2012/16-Measúnú Ríomhbhunaithe 2012/13-PDF 81.1 KB
Sonraítear go foirmiúil sa chiorclán seo an dá mhodh nua de mheasúnú ríomhbhunaithe atá le húsáid le measúnú reachtúil diagnóiseach a dhéanamh ar litearthacht agus uimhearthacht faoi choinne daltaí i mBlianta 4 go 7 i dtéarma an fhómhair, agus leagtar amach ann na socruithe gaolmhara leis na torthaí measúnaithe a thuairisciú do thuismitheoirí.
Circular 2012/16-Computer-Based Assessment 2012/13-PDF 73.5 KB
This circular formally specifies the two new computer-based assessment methods to be used for carrying out statutory diagnostic assessment of literacy and numeracy for pupils in Years 4 to 7 in the autumn term, and sets out the associated arrangements for reporting assessment outcomes to parents.
Letter to Schools - 8 June 2012 (PDF-92.6KB)
Letter to Schools - 9 November 2011 (PDF-82.8KB)
Assessment Arrangements to support the Revised Curriculum
Following consultation, the broad principles of the future new statutory assessment arrangements to support the revised Curriculum (including the levels of progression for the cross-curricular skills) have now been agreed.
Letter to Schools English Version (PDF-1.2MB)
Letter to Schools Irish Version PDF 1.3MB
Circular 2010/06 - Transitional Assessment Arrangements from 2009/10 (PDF-65.3KB)
Shadow Year
The Department approved an arrangement whereby a number of schools carried out assessment in the 2011/12 school year using revised Levels of Progression (LoPs) in Communication and Using Mathematics, due to become statutory for all schools in the 2012/13 school year
The revised LoPs replace the current statutory arrangements for end of Key Stage assessments. Schools’ participation in the ‘Shadow Year’ enabled CCEA and DE to test a number of important aspects of the operation of the revised arrangements as well as to develop models of good practice for dissemination across the wider school system.
A Review of the Teaching and Learning Research Programme (TLRP) and Its Implications
Final Report for the Department of Education (English Version) (PDF-225KB)
Final Report for the Department of Education (Irish Version) (PDF-254KB)
Delivery of the Revised Curriculum and Handling of Complaints from Parents and Other Parties
Letter to Schools English Version (PDF-40.9KB)
Letter to Schools Irish Version (PDF-79.8KB)
