Primary school curriculum set for major overhaul

Children of national school age will also be consulted on the proposed changes to the primary school curriculum.

An overhaul of the primary school curriculum will see an emphasis on new learning areas including foreign languages, engineering, dance, and media arts.

Five draft curriculum documents are to be published today to coincide with a public consultation on the new proposals, which will see the fundamentals of primary education updated in Ireland for the first time since 1999.