AsIAm Submission to the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment ontheir Public Consultations on the Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications in Arts Education; Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in the Primary Language Curriculum; Social and Environmental Education (SEE); Science, Technology and Engineering Education (STE); and Wellbeing
AsIAm, Ireland’s Autism Charity, welcomes the opportunity to engage with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment on their Public Consultations on the Draft Primary Curriculum Specifications in Arts Education; Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in the Primary Language Curriculum; Social and Environmental Education (SEE); Science, Technology and Engineering Education (STE); and Wellbeing. This consultation process is timely given the ongoing review of the Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs Act, 2004 and the imminent publication of the Autism Innovation Strategy. Through our Community Supportd epartment, we are cognisant of the barriers and challenges our community members experience in accessing their education and in turn the curriculum. Our dedicated Autism Information Line engages with many families daily, with over 20%of our queries education focused. Our Training Department often works with schools across Ireland, delivering programmes such as the Autism-Friendly Schools initiative, which seeks to address cultural and accessibility barriers Autistic pupils experience, promote their wellbeing and support school communities to give Autistic pupils the same chance to belong and be accepted at school.
