ACCS/Info Bulletin 62/18
Fri, Dec 28th, 2018
The Secretary,
Board of Management and
School Principal in
each Community and Comprehensive School.
Members of the Executive of ACCS.
ACCS/Info Bulletin 62/18
Re: DES C/L 0083/2018 Curriculum-related developments at Senior Cycle
DES C/L 0083/2018 Curriculum-related developments at Senior Cycle with particular reference to school years 2019/20 and 2020/21, including the discontinuance of Leaving Certificate Agricultural Economics
1. Revised Specifications:
Revised Leaving Certificate Subject Specifications
Introduced to 5th year students
First Leaving Certificate examination
Agricultural Science
September 2019
June 2021
Economics
September 2019
June 2021
Art
September 2020
June 2022
2. New Specifications - see Circular Appendices re-equipment/devices necessary to support implementation of the specification:
New specifications
National Rollout - Introduced to 5th year students
First Leaving Certificate examination
Computer Science
September 2020
2022
Leaving Certificate Physical Education
September 2020
2022
3. The Senior Cycle Physical Education Framework will replace the guidelines set out in the Rules and Programmes for Secondary Schools which currently forms the basis for physical education at Senior Cycle and is available now to all schools for their consideration in planning Senior Cycle Physical Education at www.curriculumonline.ie . This framework is designed to support teachers in planning quality learning in Physical Education for all students in senior cycle and will not be assessed as part of the Leaving Certificate examination. It is structured around six curriculum models and is designed to be taught over two or three years of Senior Cycle (double period or equivalent per week).
4. Discontinuance of Leaving Certificate Agricultural Economics – No longer available from Sept 2019 5th year cohort of students.
5. Future developments:
Languages Connect, Ireland’s Strategy for Foreign Languages in Education 2017-2026, contains a commitment to commence development of Leaving Certificate specifications in Mandarin Chinese Polish, Lithuanian and Portuguese, with a view to implementation from September 2020 and first examination in June 2022.
Revised specifications in Leaving Certificate Applied Mathematics and Leaving Certificate Classical Studies are being finalised.
Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) Module Descriptors in English and Communications, ICT (Introductory Module and Specialism), and Mathematical Applications are being finalised.
6. Review of Senior Cycle: https://www.ncca.ie/en/senior-cycle/senior-cycle-review
7. Related documents: All specifications currently available on http://www.curriculumonline.ie
Is mise,
le mór mheas,
_________________
John Irwin,
General Secretary ACCS.