22/09/2026
๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑโ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐บ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ด โ ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป?
This school year marks an important next stage in the introduction of Irelandโs redeveloped Primary School Curriculum.
But parents shouldnโt expect everything their child does in school to suddenly change overnight.
The new curriculum is being introduced gradually, with schools supported to work through the different curriculum areas over a number of years. From the 2026/27 school year, schools can focus on one curriculum area each year, with each area taking time to fully embed.
The five main curriculum areas are:
๐จ Arts Education
๐ Language
๐ Social and Environmental Education
๐ฌ STEM Education
โค๏ธ Wellbeing
And one of the things we really like about the work happening around the new curriculum is that children themselves were asked what they wanted to know about it.
Their questions included:
๐ณ Will we learn outdoors more?
๐งธ Will there be more time to play?
๐ Will we have more choice in what we learn?
๐ Will our timetable change?
Children told the NCCA that they wanted learning to be more varied, more enjoyable and to help them succeed.
The NCCA has now produced dedicated information for both parents and children, including a parent guide explaining what the redeveloped curriculum means and a child-friendly guide that families can look through together.
๐ Information and resources for parents and children:
NCCA / Curriculum Online โ Parents and Children
๐ Read more about the Parent and Child Guides:
NCCA โ Primary Parent and Child Guides
๐ Explore the curriculum areas in more detail:
NCCA โ Primary Curriculum Framework and Curriculum Areas
And we'd love to hear what parents think too.
๐ If you could change ONE thing about what or how children learn in primary school, what would it be?
More outdoor learning?
More creativity?
More practical skills?
More play?
More technology?
Or something completely different?
