Personal Development and Mutual (PDMU) understanding is a statutory element of the Northern Irish Curriculum from the Foundation Stage through to Key Stage 4. It is at the core of the Curriculum and reflected across the Curriculums aims and objectives. It focuses attention on children’s emotional development, health and safety, relationships with others and the development of moral thinking, values and actions.

A strong focus on PDMU within school can help to build pupils’ resilience to deal with challenges. It places the child at the centre of the curriculum and through engagement in a broad range of caught and taught activities seeks to equip and prepare young people for life, work and the challenges of being an adult in an increasingly complex society.

A Prayer Space in School can make a significant contribution to good PDMU provision through creating space in the school day for students to explore their own beliefs and how their values inform how they relate to others and the world around them.

Download this document for more information and examples of the way that Prayer Spaces in Schools can connect with PDMU in Northern Ireland