Supporting Teacher Education and Professional Learning
A Broad, Balanced and Connected Curriculum
In Brief
This video discusses:
- A brief summary outlining the rationale for a broad, balanced and connected curriculum in Northern Ireland
- Key considerations for implementing the Northern Ireland Curriculum in the classroom
The Rationale
This video discusses:
- The rationale for a broad, balanced and connected curriculum
- How the NIC enables schools to positively shape and influence children and young people’s learning and development
- Ways in which the curriculum by design takes account of the complexity of learning
- The importance of the curriculum that children and young people encounter
How Learning Happens
This video discusses:
- Key drivers for effective learning to happen
- Ways in which flexibility enables schools to tailor their curriculum to meet the needs and interests of learners
- The significance of the infusion of skills across the curriculum in ways which are appropriate to the methodology of individual subjects
- The importance that the curriculum places on rich, contextualised learning experiences
Progression through the Key Stages
This video discusses:
- The importance of a playful approach to learning
- Ways in which the curriculum explicitly promotes learner autonomy
- The significance of supporting learners to make connections in learning and how the curriculum supports this to happen
- The important role of key elements in the curriculum
- Ways in which the aim and objectives of the curriculum can be realised