Curriculum
Northern Ireland Curriculum
The curriculum offered in Cedar Integrated Primary School encompasses all elements of the Revised Northern Ireland Curriculum. It is designed to give a broad and balanced education to all children, and to present those children with experiences suitable to their current stages of development.
The revisions to the curriculum aim to retain the best of current practice while seeking to give greater emphasis to important elements, such as children's Personal Development and Mutual Understanding and the explicit development of Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities.
Staff have already begun work on Transform ED and the development of the curriculum focusing on research-based best practice and a knowledge rich curriculum.
The Primary Phase consists of three Stages:
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The Foundation Stage (Primary 1 and 2)
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Key Stage 1 (Primary 3 and 4)
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Key Stage 2 (Primary 5, 6 and 7)
The areas of learning are:
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Language and Literacy
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Mathematics and Numeracy
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The Arts
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The world around us
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PDMU – personal development and Mutual understanding
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PE
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RE - Withdrawal from Religious Education
Parents have a right to withdraw their children from these classes. Should this be the case (confirmed by completed from requested confidentially from the office to the Principal) these children will be provided with other work and will be supervised by a member of staff, for the duration of these activities.
Cross-Curricular Skills:
* Communication
* Using Mathematics
* Using Information and Communications Technology
Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities:
* Thinking, Problem-Solving and Decision-Making
* Self-Management
* Working with Others
* Managing Information
* Being Creative
