LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF SENIOR CYCLE EDUCATION
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LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF SENIOR CYCLE EDUCATION
THE CONTEXT The National Council for Curriculum and
Assessment (NCCA) is inviting teachers, parents, and students and other interested parties to share their views on a series of proposed new developments for senior cycle
These include Revised syllabuses in Biology, Physics and Chemistry Draft syllabus for P.E. (as a Leaving Certificate
examination subject) and a draft Framework for teaching P.E. as a non-examination Leaving Certificate subject
Draft short courses in Psychology and Enterprise
The consultation runs until Friday October 28th
WORKSHOP AIMS As a staff, to discuss
our vision for the future development of senior cycle education
To agree how we can contribute our views to the NCCA as part of the current consultation process
LET’S BEGIN BY THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS OUR VISION OF SENIOR CYCLE LEARNING?
1. First jot down some key words or phrases that sum up your vision of the kind of learning you’d like to see in senior cycle
2. Then go to
http://www.ncca.ie/consultations and click on this icon to hear some ideas
3. Share your reactions to the podcast with a partner
FEEDBACK Feedback on the ideas you have heard on the
Towards Learning page at www.ncca.ie/consultations
SO WHAT NEXT?In small teams - Why not use some subject planning time to
look in more detail at the specific changes being put forward in the any of following The sciences PE Short courses – enterprise and psychology?
Individually give your views - Fill in the quick questionnaires that you will
find at www.ncca.ie/consultations
TO CONCLUDE How useful was today’s session? Use post-its and write ‘one thing I liked
about today’s workshop….’ and ‘one thing that could have been better’?Paste all the post its onto a flipchart sheet as you leave the room.
Remember that all teachers, parents and students are invited to share their views on proposed change so please spread the word
LET THE NCCA KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
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www.ncca.ie/consultations