Lessons from pandemic to be used in reform of primary school curriculum

Participants in the consultation will be asked to draw on their experiences of the pandemic to select what themes should be prioritised in the new primary school curriculum, such as wellbeing, the use of technology, equity of access, and outdoor learning. Picture: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) wants to hear what teachers, school leaders, children, parents, and the public have learned from the pandemic, and how it should influence reform of the primary school curriculum.

After being put on pause by Covid-19, public consultation on the draft primary curriculum framework has been reopened by the NCCA, and it will run from today until the end of February 2022.