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Northern Ireland Curriculum lesson planning

Plan lessons for P1 to Year 14 by area of learning, from the Foundation Stage to Key Stage 4.

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  • Foundation Stage

    P1 and P2

    Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, The Arts, The World Around Us, Personal Development and Mutual Understanding, Physical Development and Movement

  • Key Stage 1

    P3 and P4

    Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, The Arts, The World Around Us, Personal Development and Mutual Understanding, Physical Education

  • Key Stage 2

    P5 to P7

    Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, The Arts, The World Around Us, Personal Development and Mutual Understanding, Physical Education

  • Key Stage 3

    Year 8 to Year 10

    Language and Literacy, Mathematics and Numeracy, Modern Languages, The Arts, Environment and Society, Science and Technology, Learning for Life and Work, Physical Education

  • Key Stage 4

    Year 11 and Year 12

    Learning for Life and Work, Physical Education

GCSE and A level

Questions teachers ask

Does Heapso work for Northern Ireland schools?
Yes. Choose Northern Ireland in Settings, pick P1 to Year 14 and plan by area of learning. Heapso names the areas and strands and links to the official sources.
Which years are in each key stage?
The Foundation Stage is P1 and P2, Key Stage 1 is P3 and P4, Key Stage 2 is P5 to P7, Key Stage 3 is Year 8 to Year 10 and Key Stage 4 is Year 11 and Year 12. Year 13 and Year 14 are sixth form.
Does Heapso include CCEA guidance?
No. We show the area of learning and strand names from the legislation, which is published under the Open Government Licence, and link to CCEA for planning guidance.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: The Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007, Schedule 2. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Heapso is an independent planning tool. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, the Welsh Government, the Department of Education (Northern Ireland), CCEA, Ofqual, Qualifications Wales or any exam board. Curriculum statements are reproduced from official sources under the Open Government Licence v3.0, with a link to each source. Always check the official documents for what is statutory.