AQW 13321/22-27

Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 13/06/2024
Answered On Date: 09/07/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his plans to reform the school curriculum.

Answer:

I intend to commission a review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum to ensure we have a curriculum which is based on international best practice and is proven to reduce inequality in education and schools.

That review will inform options for curriculum reform including how it is monitored, reviewed, and developed on an ongoing basis to ensure that it meets and exceeds the learning needs of our children and young people. Further details will be provided in September.

In parallel, my officials, together with their counterparts in the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment, will continue to engage with schools to ensure there is a joined-up approach to how the curriculum is delivered.