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PDMU (Personal Development and Mutual Understanding)

An area of learning in the Northern Ireland primary curriculum.

Stands for
Personal Development and Mutual Understanding
Used in
Northern Ireland
Topic
Curriculum

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LLW (Learning for Life and Work) Northern Ireland
A statutory area of learning at post-primary level in Northern Ireland covering employability, local and global citizenship, home economics and personal development.
Personal development England Northern Ireland
The wider development of pupils' character, wellbeing and readiness for life; in Northern Ireland, part of the Personal Development and Mutual Understanding (PDMU) area.

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