Assessing Demand for Integrated Education in Northern Ireland - Erin Early, Paula Devine, Minchen Liu and Dirk Schubotz

Assessing Demand for Integrated Education in Northern Ireland Erin Early, Paula Devine, Minchen Liu and Dirk Schubotz Introduction In 2023, the Integrated Education Fund (IEF) (an of the Department of Education and the Education independent charitable foundation supporting the Authority (EA) to encourage, facilitate and support growth and development of integrated education integrated education. [...] occurred in Northern Ireland since the beginning of the Peace Process, the Integrated Education Legal context Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 provided the more inclusive definition of educating pupils of different The first integrated school in Northern Ireland cultures/religions, socio-economic backgrounds (Lagan College) was established in 1981. [...] The 2022 of measuring and assessing demand under the Act allows the opening of a new integrated school Integrated Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2022. [...] Report of the Children’s Commissioners of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. [...] Concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.