Northern Ireland Curriculum & CCEA Teaching Resources
Northern Ireland Curriculum & CCEA Teaching Resources
Downloadable units for Northern Ireland classrooms, written to the Areas of Learning and the cross-curricular skills that run through Key Stages 1 to 4, in editable files you can adapt before your next lesson.
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Units for Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 4 classes
A cross-section of what schools here download most, from literacy and numeracy work to Learning for Life and Work topics; tap any cover for the full preview, contents and price.
Grade 5 Reading Comprehension – The Secret Garden Door
Grade 5 Phonics & Morphology – Word Study for Confident Readers
Grade 6 Writing Prompts – Structure, Vocabulary & Editing Tools
ELA Test Prep & Assessment Toolkit – Reading, Writing & Grammar Practice | Grades 3–5
Classical & Multimodal Literary Formats – Opportunities and Challenges
Why teachers use these
Why teachers in Northern Ireland use these
The Northern Ireland Curriculum sets out what must be covered but leaves the material to you, which feels generous until it is week six and you are writing a Local and Global Citizenship lesson you were never trained for. Small schools spread Learning for Life and Work across whoever has a free period. A finished unit with slides, four levels of worksheets and answers turns that gap into a lesson you can teach now and improve later.
What's covered
What each download contains
One complete topic, with the planning and the marking already done.
- Four levels of differentiated worksheets
- Editable PowerPoint lesson slides
- Complete answer keys
- Lesson plan with timings
- Printable and digital versions
Make it work for everyone
Differentiation and evidence of progress
Because the same task comes on four levels, you can hold one shared context in a mixed-ability Key Stage 3 class and vary only the demand. The written work gives you something concrete for books and for reporting on Communication and Using Mathematics, and the slide questions work as a quick check before you move the class on.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Are these CCEA resources?
No. They are not produced, endorsed or approved by CCEA. They are written to the concepts and skills the specifications and the Northern Ireland Curriculum cover, so they line up with what you are teaching rather than replacing an official past paper or mark scheme. Check the preview against your current specification.
Do they help with the Cross-Curricular Skills and TSPC?
The worksheets ask pupils to write extended answers and work with data, and each unit has a digital version of the same task, which is where Communication, Using Mathematics and Using ICT usually get evidenced. Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities show up in the discussion prompts on the slides. Nothing is labelled as a formal skills assessment.
Can I use these with my GCSE classes?
Yes, for teaching and practice. The senior units suit Key Stage 4 revision and skills work, but they are not controlled assessment tasks and should never be submitted as such. Many teachers use the slides for direct teaching, set the harder worksheet level as homework, then move to past papers as the examination series approaches.
Pick up one unit before your next planning period
Download it, edit the examples for your pupils, and use it again with next year's classes.
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