education in ni_2011

Education in Northern Ireland

Castilla–La Mancha Delegation9 May 2011

Regional Primary Languages Programme

Giant’s Causeway

RoyalCountyDown

Queen’s University

� 5,460 square miles

� 1.7m population

� 1,308 schools

� 6 Regional Colleges Further & Higher Education

� 2 university colleges

� 2 universities

� 5 Education and Library Boards

� 337 356 pupils

� 20 198 teachers

Northern Ireland – Statistics


Department of Education

CCMS Catholic Council for Maintained Schools

Youth Council for Northern Ireland

Staff Commission for ELB’s

NICCEA - Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum Examinations & Assessment

NICIE- Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Educa tion

Association of Governing Bodies Council for Irish Medium

BELB

WELB

SEELB

NEELB

SELBELB ELB

Education & Library Boards

Education Administration

Department of Education (DE)Main government department that oversees central administration. It is responsible for:

� Strategic planning and management of education� Curriculum content and delivery� Allocating funding to the Education and Library Boards� Covering capital costs for most schools

Education and Library Boards (ELBs)5 Education and Library Boards which are the local education authorities and library authorities for their areas. They have a statutory duty to provide education, youth and library services to their populations.

Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS)Promotes and co-ordinates Catholic education in Northern Ireland. It is responsible for employing teachers in Catholic maintained schools.

Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment authority for Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE)Promotes integrated education and facilitates the provision of integrated schools in Northern Ireland.


Comhairle na Gaelscolaiochta (CnaG)Promotes Irish Medium education throughout Northern Ireland

Governing Bodies Association (GBA)Association of governing bodies of voluntary grammar schools



Controlled

Grant Maintained Integrated

Voluntary

Maintained

School Management

Irish Medium

Independent

All abilityPrimaryNurseryIndependent

All abilityPrimaryNurseryIrish Medium

All abilityPrimaryNurseryGrant Maintained Integrated

GrammarVoluntaryGrammar

SecondaryPrimaryNurseryMaintained

Years 8-12/14SecondaryGrammar

Years 1-7Primary

Pre-schoolNurseryControlled

Northern Ireland - School Management Types

Education and Library Boards

BELB

NEELB

SELB

WELB

SEELB


Types of school

Primary

Nursery

Grammar

SecondarySpecial

Age Year

21+2019

18 Y1417 Y1316 Y1215 Y1114 Y1013 Y912 Y8

11 Y710 Y6

9 Y58 Y47 Y36 Y25 Y1

43(2)

Grammar

Schools

Secondary

Schools

AllAbility

Schools

Primary

Schools

Nursery Schools/Classes

Special

Schools

Transfer Procedure

Northern Ireland - Stages of Education

Nursery

Key Stage 1

Key Stage 2

Key Stage 3

Key Stage 4

Post 16

Foundation

Further and HigherEducation

Northern Ireland Curriculum http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/

Aims and Objectives

� Empower young people to develop their full potential

� Young people should develop as an:� Individual

� Contributor to society

� Contributor to the economy and environment

Curriculum Organisation - Primary� The Arts (Art and Design; Music; Drama)

� Language and Literacy (including Talking and Listening; Reading and Writing; Drama)

� Mathematics and Numeracy (including development of mathematical concepts and numeracy across the curriculum)

� Personal Development (including emotional development; health and safety; relationships and sexuality education; moral thinking; values)

� Physical Education (including knowledge, skills and understanding in a range of physical activities)

� The World Around Us (including Geography; History; Science and Technology)

� Religious Education

� Developing skills: Literacy; Numeracy; ICT; Thinking

Curriculum Organisation – Post Primary� Learning for Life and Work (including Citizenship; Employability;

Personal Development including PSHE and Home Economics)

� The Arts (Art and Design; Music; Drama)

� English (and Irish in Irish Medium Schools)

� Environment and Society (History; Geography)

� Modern Languages

� Maths (including Financial Capability)

� Physical Education

� Science and Technology (Science; Technology and Design)

� Religious Education

� Developing skills: Communication; Using Mathematics; ICT; Personal and Interpersonal; Critical and Creative Thinking

•• Introduction of Introduction of Learning For Life and Learning For Life and WorkWork

•• Development of Development of personal skills and personal skills and capabilitiescapabilities

•• Reduction in subject content Reduction in subject content –– local local flexibilityflexibility

•• Changing Changing pupils learning experiencespupils learning experiencesand and teaching methodologiesteaching methodologies

Major focus of changeMajor focus of change

Local and Local and Global Global

CitizenshipCitizenship

EDUCATION FOR EMPLOYABILITYEDUCATION FOR EMPLOYABILITYLEARNING FOR LIFE WORKLEARNING FOR LIFE WORK

HomeHome

EconomicsEconomics

�Support the development of the skills and qualities required by young people in a rapidly changing world - socially, economically and environmentally�Encourage the development of life long learners�Provide sufficient flexibility to allow schools to diversify to meet the specific needs of individual young people

EmployabilityEmployability

Personal DevelopmentPersonal Development

Investigating &

Problem solving

Relevant &

enjoyable

Media

Rich

Skills

integrated

Active &

Hands on

Offers

Choice

Supportive

environment

Positive

reinforcement

Culturally

diverse

Varied learning

approaches

Ongoing

reflection

Enquiry

based

Curriculumlinks

Challenging &

Engaging

LEARNING EXPERIENCES

&

Being CreativeManaging Information

Thinking,Problem-Solving,Decision-Making

Working with Others Self-Management

Northern Ireland Curriculum website:

http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/

Entitlement Framework

Key Stage 4 and Post-16

The Entitlement Framework requires schools to expand their breadth of provision to offer a wide range of options at Key Stage 4 and post-16.

This must include a vocational dimension:

� Key Stage 4: 24 subjects, a third of which vocation al

� Post-16: 27 subjects, a third of which vocational

Specialist Schools

Schools for the Future

A Policy for Sustainable Schools

Specialist SchoolsObjectives

• To provide opportunities for pupils to benefit from wider learning experiences and to ensure maximum impact of the available expertise and resources, by promoting co-operation and collaboration among schools and between schools and Further Education colleges.

• To provide parents with greater choice among a range of schools, which have differing areas of focus.

• To raise standards and realise performance improvement for all young people.

• To develop links between schools, their local communities and the economy to ensure that all young people are given a strong foundation for lifelong learning and work.

Specialist SchoolsSpecialisms for Northern Ireland include:

� Arts ( performing, visual, media, drama)

� Art and Design

� Business and Enterprise

� Engineering

� Health and Social care

� Humanities

� Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

� Languages

� Leisure and Tourism

Specialist Schools� Mathematics

� Mathematics and Computing

� Music

� Science

� Sport

� Technology

� Rural and Environmental Studies – under consideration

� Specialisms must comprise minimum 2 and maximum 3 contributory subjects

�Yr 1 – 12 schools - ICT (4); Languages (1); performing arts (3); Science (2); Business Enterprise (1); Music (1)

�SEELB area: 1 Languages and 2 Humanities Specialist Schools

For Specialist Schools information :http://www.rtuni.org.uk/

Education in Northern IrelandQualifications

Key Stage 1 Assessment Age 8 (Computerised INCAS tests)

Key Stage 4 General Certificate of Secondary Education(GCSE) - Age 16 ; Applied and Vocational Qualifications

Key Stage 3 Assessment Age 14Tests in English, Mathematics & Science

Key Stage 2 Assessment Transfer Age 11 (Transfer test ended )

Post 16 General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘A’, ‘AS’ Levels - Age 18,; Applied and Vocational Qualifications

University or Further Education Qualifications

Related Web Sites

www.rpani.gov.ukReview of Public Administration

www.deni.gov.uk/review_of_education.pdfStrategic Review of Education

www.nicurriculum.org.ukNorthern Ireland Revised Curriculum

www.rtuni.orgRegional Training Unit

www.ycni.orgYouth Council for Northern Ireland

www.staffcom.org.ukStaff Commission for Northern Ireland

www.governingbodiesassociation.comGoverning Bodies Association

www.comhairle.orgComhairle na Gaelscolaiochta

www.nicie.orgNI Council for Integrated Education

www.onlineccms.comCouncil for Catholic Maintained Schools

www.ccea.org.ukCouncil for Curriculum Examinations and Assessment

www.deni.gov.ukDepartment of Education

www.seelb.org.ukSouth Eastern Education and Library Board

Mourne Mountains

Newcastle Beach

Silent Valley

Saul Church

Annalong Mill

Derry/Londonderry

The Walled City

Strabane and Omagh (Co Tyrone)

Co Fermanagh

Ballycastle Co Antrim