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Due to the government decision to close schools and colleges in Northern Ireland and the cancellation of the summer examination series 2020, students, parents and teachers have understandably been in touch with CCEA on a range of questions.

55 outstanding local students were recognised at CCEA's annual GCE Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony

Seven of the posters relate specifically to Python and provide visual prompts for the following topics:

• Data Types and Variables;
• Outputting to the Screen;
• Operators;
• The IF statement;
• The FOR loop;
• The WHILE loop; and
• Python Turtle

The final poster relates to the use of colour and could be used when designing multiple digital projects.

The course provides five short activities that introduce pupils to coding using Python. If they have never coded before, these activities will be a good starting point. Through the course they will learn about some of the fundamentals of programming including variables, sequencing, selection and repetition.

The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has set up a dedicated results helpline which offers advice and guidance for students who are expecting their A-Level and GCSE results over the next fortnight.

The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) has set up a dedicated results helpline which offers advice and guidance for students who are expecting their 2021 results to include GCE, GCSE, CoPE, Entry Level, Occupational Studies, Online Language Assessment (OLA) and Vocational Qualifications.

Commenting on this summer’s GCE results, Margaret Farragher, Interim Chief Executive of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), said:

CCEA has today announced a public consultation about the proposed changes to CCEA Entry Level, Vocationally Related and Occupational Studies qualifications due to be assessed in January and Summer 2021. The proposals are in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on learners across Northern Ireland.

CCEA has today launched a public consultation on the proposed changes to CCEA GCSE, AS and A level qualifications due to be assessed in Summer 2021. The proposals are in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the loss of direct teaching contact time for GCSE and GCE students.

Today, Monday 10 May 2021, The Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA), launched a consultation to gather feedback on the proposed CCEA Post Results Service for Summer 2021.

CCEA has recently launched its Paper Builder interactive tool enabling teachers of GCSE Mathematics to create bespoke assessment resources for their students.

CCEA has recently launched its Paper Builder interactive tool enabling teachers of GCSE Mathematics to create bespoke assessment resources for their students.

Primary schools across Northern Ireland are in with a chance of winning some great prizes for their classrooms, thanks to an innovative Minecraft Competition set by the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) in collaboration with Microsoft Education.

CCEA has launched a new Digital Skills Framework for Key Stage 3 that aims to ensure young people become Digital Citizens, Workers and Makers. Accompanying the framework are a series of resources which will support Coding in the Classroom.