Short Term Planning and Preparation
A committee, with representatives from DES, NCCA, PPDS and the National Pilot Project on Teacher
Induction - Primary Strand, has developed documents on short-term planning and long-term planning
for NQTs. See below documents on short-term planning.
Click here for General introduction
What should be included in a teacher's short-term plan?
The headings below reflect those presented in the Curriculum Statement and the Teacher Guidelines for each subject area in the Primary School Curriculum (DES, 1999) , the School Plan and short-term plans. In this way, a clear link between the Primary School Curriculum, the whole school plan, individual teacher planning and teaching and learning in the classroom is established.
Click on the relevant links below for further detail regarding these headings and to explore a number of
illustrative vignettes/examples.
| Guidance regarding short-term planning and preparation PDF | |
| Blank Template for short-term planning Blank Word template | |
| 1. Date and class level click here for more | |
| 2. Learning Objectives click here for more | |
| 3. Learning Activities /Teaching Methods to be employed click here for more |
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| 4. Linkage and integration click here for more | |
| 5. Differentiation click here for more | |
| 6. Assessment click here for more | |
| 7. Resources click here for more | Click to view example |
| 8. Reflection click here for more | Click to view example |
Samples of short term plans to view for the following subjects