The Education (Other Skills) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007

Made: 26th January 2007

Coming into operation: 1st August 2007

The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by Articles 8(1)(b) and 43(5) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006[^f00001], makes the following Order:

Citation and commencement

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• (1) This Order may be cited as The Education (Other Skills) Order (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st August 2007.

Specification of Other Skills

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• (1) At Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3, the other skills are—

• (a) Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making;

• (b) Self Management;

• (c) Working With Others;

• (d) Managing Information; and

• (e) Being Creative.

• (2) At Key Stage 4 the other skills are—

• (a) Problem Solving;

• (b) Self Management; and

• (c) Working With Others.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Education on 26 January 2007

David Woods — Assistant Secretary — Department of Education

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order specifies the other skills for pupils in all Key Stages and will come into operation on 1st August 2007.

At Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 the other skills are: Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making; Self Management; Working with Others; Managing Information; and Being Creative. At Key Stage 4, the other skills are Problem Solving; Self Management; and Working with Others. The other skills at Key Stage 4 incorporate creativity and managing information, but are grouped differently to reflect the approach to skills across the United Kingdom at this key stage.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I 2006/1915 (N.I.11)