The Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022
S.R. 2022/45 · Made 10 February 2022
Education
Made 10th February 2022
Coming into operation 10th March 2022
The Department of Educationf1 makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 7(2) and 43(5) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006f2.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
- f1
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2016 c. 5 (N.I.) (See s.1(11) and Schedule 1)
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Contents
- 1Citation and commencement
- 2Amendment of the Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation and commencement
This Order may be cited as the Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 and comes into operation on 10th March 2022.
2Amendment of the Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007
The Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007f1 is amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
In Part 5 of Schedule 2, in the Table headed “LEARNING FOR LIFE AND WORK: Personal Development”, in the Column entitled “Personal Health” after “Pupils should have opportunities to:” insert “Receive training in (i) cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and (ii) automatic external defibrillator (AED) awareness.”.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 10th February 2022
(L.S.)
Suzanne Kingon
A senior officer of the Department of Education
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This order amends the Education (Curriculum Minimum Content) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 to add cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training and automatic external defibrillator (AED) awareness to the list of topics that must be taught as part of Learning for Life and Work: Personal Development at Key Stage 3 in post-primary schools.