Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Skills

Update on the Draft Curriculum Specifications at Primary Level: Discussion

11:00 am

Dr. Patrick Sullivan:

I would be very happy to speak to the Senator after the session. To finish up on the distinction between what the toolkit does and what the specification does, the specification is the "what" of the curriculum, that is, its content. The toolkit is the pedagogical approaches that support the teaching of the curriculum. Some of the feedback we have received suggests that more detail is needed on the learning outcomes of the well-being curriculum. As I have said, we are looking to address that in the coming months as we finalise the curriculum.