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The Schools Perspective

The Schools Perspective. Anne Looney Chief Executive National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. Role of the NCCA. To advise the NQAI, in consultation with the DES, and the SEC, on the placing of the school awards on the framework The Junior Certificate The Leaving Certificate

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The Schools Perspective

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  1. The Schools Perspective Anne Looney Chief Executive National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

  2. Role of the NCCA • To advise the NQAI, in consultation with the DES, and the SEC, on the placing of the school awards on the framework • The Junior Certificate • The Leaving Certificate • NCCA is responsible for the specifications for the qualifications in a policy framework set down by the DES • SEC makes the awards, and supports them through the examination instruments

  3. The Challenge • Traditionally, school awards • Are seen as a collection of subjects • Are described in terms of inputs rather than outcomes • Are expressed in the language of subjects • Are seen as stepping stones to the next award rather than qualifications in their own right

  4. The Advice – Junior Certificate • A major award • Significant volume • Progression and transfer options • Coherence of outcomes • A Level 3 award • JCSP included in the Junior Certificate award • Can support future developments at this level • Consistent with public perception of the Junior Certificate and junior cycle education

  5. The Advice – Leaving Certificate • A major award • At Levels 4 and 5 • The qualification includes outcomes spread across the two levels • Includes Leaving Certificate Applied and Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme

  6. The Issues • The implications for schools • A lever for reform? • Greater attention to progression and to programme coherence • Access to awards other than ‘school’ awards • The implications for NCCA • An award at Level 1? • Reforms at senior cycle – new pathways to the qualification

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