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Type of Organization(s) [government or non-government organizations such as universities]:
Government
Organization Contact Information:
Curriculum and Post-Primary Review
Northern Ireland Department of Education
Rathgael House
43 Balloo Road
Bangor Co Down BT197PR
Contact Person(s):
David Woods, Head of Division
Email:david.woods@deni.gov.uk
Tel: 028-9127-9332
Summary:
The Department of Education is responsible for education provision in Northern Ireland.
Description of Organization’s Work in CRE
Northern Ireland has worked to strengthen and transform Education for Mutual Understanding into two more focused statutory programmes for all young people. These are: 1) Local and Global Citizenship for 11-16 year olds addressing issues such as diversity and inclusion; equality and justice; human rights and social responsibilities and democracy and active participation; and 2) a programme for Personal Development, dealing with social, emotional and health issues and will address matters such as bullying. At the moment a pilot programme is being tested in a number of schools. Training for all schools, including primary will begin in 2006 and becomes statutory for all in 2007.
Legislation and Policy Initiatives
The Department of Education is the division responsible for putting these programmes into statute.
Resources
The Department of Education has allocated a considerable amount of money over the last four years towards training 5 teachers per post-primary school. Teachers in all schools will be trained by 2006 and the programme will become statutory in 2007.
Type of Organization(s) [government or non-government organizations such as universities]:
Non-Government
Contact Information:
CCEA
29 Clarendon Road
Clarendon Dock
Belfast BT1 3BG
Email:Cgallagher@ccea.org.uk
Tel: [+44] (0) 2890261200
Contact Person(s):
Carmel Gallagher, Manager Curriculum Development
Summary
CCEA (The Council for Curriculum Examinations and Assessment) is a non-departmental public body (NDPB) which advises the Department of Education on all issues to do with curriculum, examinations and assessment.
Description of Organization’s Work in CRE
The organization works with partners in the Education and Library Boards to provide full-scale training.
Resources
Some very good resources have been developed by our organisation to support both of these programmes. CCEA oversees and manages the development of all advice, programmes, materials, pilots and pilot training.
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