Curriculum and Instruction ensures that the organization focuses on the delivery of a relevant, responsive, and effective basic education curriculum around which all other strands and offices provide support.
Bureau of Curriculum Development
- Develops and manages the national education policy framework on curriculum development and management for the Department.
- Develops national curriculum standards for basic education.
- Designs and develops special curriculum programs appropriate for all types of learners.
- Formulates policies and guidelines relevant to the management, contextualization and localization of the curriculum.
Offices and divisions:
- Office of the Director
- Curriculum Standards Division
- Special Curricular Programs Division
Bureau of Learning Delivery
- Develops and manages the national education policy framework on learning management and delivery for all types of learners including those with special needs.
- Develops standards for learning management and delivery systems that consider diversity of learners and their contexts.
- Designs learning management and delivery models for different learning groups / types of learners in accordance with the learning system where the learners are engaged.
- Sets the policies and guidelines for co-curricular activities that are supportive of the curricular programs.
- Develops and manages the training and development program for the teaching personnel in coordination with the National Educators Academy of the Philippines (NEAP).
Offices and divisions:
- Office of the Director
- Teaching and Learning Division
- Student Inclusion Division
- Madrasah Education Office
Focuses on the recipients of the Madrasah Education curricular and co-curricular programs. - Indigenous Peoples (IP) Education Office
Focuses on the specific requirements to deliver basic education to indigenous people. - Education for Learners with Special Needs Office (ELSNO)
Focuses on the specific requirements to deliver basic education to learners with special needs.
- Madrasah Education Office
Bureau of Education Assessment
- Develops and manages the national education policy for educational assessment and quality assurance (QA).
- Establishes policies, standards and guidelines relevant to assessment and quality assurance of curriculum and learning delivery processes.
- Links with international/national agencies for networking and benchmarking relevant to educational assessment and education research.
- Advocates and promotes the use of assessment, QA and education research results for policy recommendations, review and enhancement of the curriculum and other related processes.
- Defines the focus, direction and framework of education research for the Curriculum and Instruction Strand.
Offices and divisions:
- Office of the Director
- Education Assessment Division
- Education Research Division
Bureau of Learning Resources
- Develops and manages the national education policy framework on learning resources development and management for the Department.
- Formulates policies, standards, and guidelines for the design, development, evaluation, production, and utilization of learning resources across all levels of the organization.
- Formulates policies, standards, and guidelines on the acquisition, allocation, procurement, and equitable distribution of learning resources across all levels of the organization.
- Conducts research and monitors and evaluates learning resource needs and use for continuous improvement.
- Provides learning resources aligned to the curriculum and supportive of the various curriculum programs and modes of delivery, including those for learners with special needs.
- Establishes and maintains systems that promote and support access to quality learning resources online and offline.
- Ensures the sustainable and efficient operation of the Center for Learning Resources.
- Provides access to quality assured learning resources.
Offices and divisions:
- Office of the Director
- Learning Resources Production Division
- Learning Resources Quality Assurance Division