These guidelines have been prepared by the Curriculum Committee for Social, Environmental and Scientific Education established by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment.
| Chairpersons | Michael Dee | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Angela Griffin
(from 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Helen Kennedy-Martin (to 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
Committee members | Br Thomas Costello | Teaching Brothers’ Association / Association of Primary Teaching Sisters |
| Peadar Cremin | Management of Colleges of Education |
| Margie Cullen | National Parents Council— Primary |
| Marie Danaswamy
(to 1995) | National Parents Council—Primary |
| Henry Goff | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Teresa Farry (from 1996) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| David Fitzgerald | Catholic Primary School Managers’ Association |
| Angela Griffin | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Kathleen Horgan (to 1996) | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Jim Hourihane | Irish Federation of University Teachers |
| Siobhán Hurley | Irish Federation of University Teachers |
| Helen Kennedy-Martin | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Frankie McGrath (to 1995) | Irish National Teachers’ Organsiation |
| James Malseed | Church of Ireland General Synod Board of Education |
| Sheelagh Morrow | Church of Ireland General Synod Board of Education |
| Patrick Murchan | Catholic Primary School Managers’ Association |
| Éamonn Ó Breacáin | Department of Education and Science |
| Tomás Ó Briain | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Colm Ó Ceallacháin | Department of Education and Science |
| Micheál Ó Cinnéide
(from 1995) | National Parents Council—Primary |
| Micheál Ó Mathúna | Department of Education and Science |
| Sr Mairéad Rabbitte | Association of Primary Teaching Sisters / Teaching Brothers’ Association |
| Brian Tubbert | Irish National Teachers’ Organisation |
| Education officers | Harold Hislop | |
| Carmel O’Doherty | |