The curriculum that Ireland use in eary
years which is from brith to six years is
Aistear. This curriculum is similar to the
curriculum in the UK however they have
slightly different principles and themes
to the UK's.
in primary school they have a curriculum from the age of seven to
the age of twelve their aims focus more on the child's society and the
childs education and scoiety however they still look at the childs
uniqueness like the UK. This curriculum is called curaclam na Bunscoile
in Ireland it is compulsory for children in primary school to
learn the Irish language which is Gaelic they also teach the
language in nursery but it is not compulsory in nursery to be
taught.
what areas of development are
considered important?
There are four main areas that primary schools in Ireland they consider important
these areas include: -listening -speaking -reading and -writing. in schools they
emphasize the importance of children having the skills to be able to listen and
speak in Early years (junior and infants) and then in middle classes in primary school
they work on the development of a childs reading and writing and this allows a
childs expressive language skills to be developed by all four developmental areas.
what age do children start school?
in ireland most children start school at the
age of 4 or 5 however it is legal for children
to start school at 6 but they must start
their formal education by this age.
Children do not finish
primary school until the
age of twelve.
Research how many children meet the
required standards for Literacy and
Numeracy when they leave primary school
From the pie charts they show that
children on average do better in reading
then they did in Numeracy by the time
they leave school
Partnership working with parents
In Ireland it is fundamental that there is parent partnership in schools, parents are encouraged
to come and look at their children's work and also help their children with their development
within the school. practitioners in schools share the curriculum with parents so that parents
know what areas are important for their child to develop so that the parent's can help their
child develop these areas at home aswell as at school