The Northern Ireland CurriculumIn education, a curriculum (or curricula) is broadly defined as the totality of student experiences that occur in the educational process. The term often refers specifically to a planned... was introduced in 2007 and covers all 12 years of compulsory education.
It's a curriculum that focuses on the learning processA series of actions, changes or operations performed in the making or creating of a product or outcomes. The procedures that one goes through in... and learners' needs, as well as their knowledgeFacts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject., understanding and skillsTechniques and attributes acquired through learning, engagement and practice.
The curriculum offers flexibility and specifies a minimum entitlement for all pupils. Schools have considerable scope to tailor this entitlement and to provide learning opportunities adapted to their own context and their pupils' needs.