Learning for Life and Work
Personal Development
Resources
Exemplar Personal Development Programme
The following documents are an example of a Personal Development (PD) programme for Years 8 - 10. It can be used to support schools in planning for the provision of PD as part of Learning for Life and Work. The Programme is made up of a rationale and ten units.
This Programme has been developed by CCEA in partnership with the five Education and Library Boards. This is a draft version of the Programme. The final Year 8 resource will be published early 2007. Years 9 and 10 will be published over the next two years.
Download ZIP file of all Word Documents204 KB
Research
The Power of Teachers in a Young Person’s World:
The Rationale for Teaching Personal Development in Post Primary schools in Northern Ireland
Power of Teachers: Executive SummaryPDF, 103 KB
Power of Teachers: Full ReportPDF, 507 KB
A Review of the School-Based Evidence for the Efficacy of Teaching Personal Development in Post-Primary Schools
School-based Evidence Review PDF, 246 KB
Excerpt from 'Planning...' DVD
This clip is taken from the ‘Planning for Implementation’ DVD that was sent to all schools in Spring 2006.
Contributory Strands
Employability
Home Economics
Local and Global Citizenship
Personal Development
Statutory Requirement
Statutory Requirement for Personal Development PDF, 33 KB
Guidance
Non-Statutory Guidance PDF, 429 KB