Curriculum Review
In early 1999, the then Minister of Education was advised that the curriculum and the assessment arrangements should be reviewed. In the autumn of that year, the review began. The documents below show the progress and results of this review and consultation process.
Primary
Phase 1 2000 - 2001
Developing a Curriculum Framework
Proposals for changes to the Northern Ireland Curriculum Framework PDF, April June 2000, 116 KB
Report on the Consultation of the Phase 1 of the Curriculum Review PDF, 2001, 351 KB
Phase 2 April 2002 - September 2003
Detailed Proposals for the Revised Primary Curriculum and its Assessment Arrangements PDF, April 2002, 913 KB
Summary of Proposals for the Revised Primary Curriculum and its Assessment Arrangements PDF, April 2002, 254 KB
Advice to Minister on changes to be made to the Northern Ireland Curriculum and its Assessment Arrangements (Key Stages 1-4) PDF, January 2003, 218 KB
Letter from the Minister re: Statutory Primary Curriculum and Assessment PDF, August 2003, 245 KB
Letter to Minister re: Statutory Curriculum and Assessment arrangements in Primary Schools CCEA website, December 2003
Phase 3 June 2004
Letter from the Minister re: Review of Statutory Curriculum CCEA website, June 2004
News Release: CCEA Chairman Welcomes Minister's Announcement... CCEA website, June 2004
Archived Revised Curriculum Documents
Approved Primary Revised Curriculum Document CCEA website, May 2005
Post-Primary
Phase 1 2000 - 2001
Developing a Curriculum Framework
Proposals for changes to the Northern Ireland Curriculum Framework PDF, April June 2000, 116 KB
Report on the Consultation of the Phase 1 of the Curriculum Review PDF, 2001, 351 KB
Phase 2 April 2002-September 2003
A New Approach to Curriculum and Assessment 11-16
Consultation April - November 2003 Curriculum Review - A new Approach to Curriculum and Assessment 11-16 PDF, April 2002, 332 KB
Review of the Northern Ireland Post-Primary Curriculum and its Assessment Arrangements Report of the Outcomes of Consultation 2002 at Key Stage 3 PDF, January 2003, 441 KB
Advice to Minister on changes to be made to the Northern Ireland Curriculum and its Assessment Arrangements (Key Stages 1-4) PDF, January 2003, 218 KB
Letter to the Minister re: Statutory Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Key Stage 3 PDF, 2 April 2003, 699 KB
Advice to the Minister for Education on Curriculum and Assessment at Key Stage 3 PDF, March 2003, 122 KB. This document accompanies the above letter (4)
Letter to the Minister re: Proposed Changes to the Statutory Curriculum at Key Stage 4 PDF, 15 April 2003, 696 KB
Advice To The Minister on the form and content of the Statutory Curriculum at Key Stage 4 PDF, April 2003, 108 KB
This document accompanies the above letter (6).
Letter from the Minister re advice on the changes to Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements at Key Stages 3 and 4. PDF, 5 July 2003, 109 KB
Phase 3 October 2003
Pathways - Proposals for Curriculum and Assessment at Key Stage 3
Pathways was published in October 2003. It gives a detailed view of the proposals for the revised Northern Ireland Curriculum and Assessment at Key Stage 3.
Pathways - Proposals for Curriculum and Assessment at Key Stage 3: CCEA website, October 2003
Pathways - Summary of the Outcomes of the Consultation (February 2004)PDF, 62 KB
Advice to the Minister on Curriculum and Assessment at Key Stage 3 PDF, December 2003, 283 KB
Advice to the Minister on statutory requirements at Key Stage 4 PDF, December 2003, 224 KB
How Your feedback shaped our advice PDF, 114 KB
Letter from the Minister re: Review of Statutory Curriculum June 2004
News Release: CCEA Chairman Welcomes Minister's Announcement on Future Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements CCEA website, June 2004
New Arrangements for Post-Primary Education DENI Website