Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) was established on 1 April 1994 and is a non-departmental public body reporting to the Department of Education Northern Ireland.

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CCEA’s principal products and services may best be described by reference to the Education (NI) Order 1998. CCEA’s duties and functions are to:

1. keep under review all aspects of the curriculum, examinations and assessment for grant aided schools and colleges of further education and to undertake statutory consultation on proposals relating to legislation;
2. advise DENI on matters concerned with the curriculum, assessment, examinations and external qualifications and accredit and approve qualifications;
3. conduct and moderate examinations and assessments, ensuring that standards are recognised as equivalent to standards of examinations and assessments conducted by other bodies or authorities exercising similar functions in the United Kingdom;
4. publish and disseminate information relating to the curriculum, assessment and examinations;
5. develop and produce teaching support materials for use in schools; and
6. carry out research and development.

CCEA also has a remit for the development of educational technology and the production of multimedia resources and is considered a leader in this field.

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