Personal Development & Mutual Understanding
Guidance and Resources
Guidance Booklet for Primary Schools
This guidance will explain what Personal Development & Mutual Understanding (PD&MU) is, why it is important and describe its place within the Revised Curriculum. This document also explains how to implement PD&MU, discusses suitable teaching, learning and assessment strategies and relates PD&MU to broader aspects of school life.
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Living.Learning.Together.
Living.Learning.Together provides teachers with support in planning, teaching and assessing Personal Development and Mutual Understanding in the Northern Ireland Curriculum. This resource will assist teachers in developing children's personal, emotional, social and health needs and preparing them to contribute to their communities in ways that make a positive and lasting impact.
The resource is currently available for Years 1, 2, 5 and 6 teachers and will be distributed at the PD&MU training days in each of the Education and Library Boards. The development of the resource is in line with the Curriculum Implementation Strategy with Year 3 and 4 available in January 2009 and Year 7 to follow later in that year.
How to get a copy
To get a copy of Living.Learning.Together, contact CCEA on 02890 261200 or email Marian Hamill (mhamill@ccea.org.uk).
Living.Learning.Together. - Year 2 PowerPoint
The presentation below accompanies the Living.Learning.Together resource for Year 2.
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