Integrated Education Fund

Event Date: 23rd February, 2012

Please join us in Castlederg on Thursday 23rd February for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for our schools in the Strabane District Council area.

This event is one of a series of community discussions being organised by RCN and the IEF with local partners around Northern Ireland throughout the year.

The purpose of these meetings is to explore some of the issues which could lead to significant changes in how schools are planned, funded,managed and structured. It’s crucial that each child receives the best education possible as schools react to the budget cuts. This presents challenges, particularly in areas where there are a large number of small schools that are below the Department of Education’s sustainable enrolment criteria.

This context presents real opportunities for communities and their schools to do things differently; to imagine how education might be delivered differently in their area in the best interests of children, both today and in the future. In some communities this could involve exploring greater degrees of sharing either within or between schools.

This event is being chaired by William Crawley who is a journalist, broadcaster and blogger with the BBC, and who presents a variety of TV and radio programmes.

For more information or to register contact Teresa McKernan by Telephone: 028 8676 6670 or Email: teresa@ruralcommunitynetwork.org

When
Thursday 23rd February
6.30pm—9.30pm
Light tea from 6.00pm

Where
Derg Valley Care
5-7 Parkview Road
Castlederg, BT81 7BN

Join the discussion online using hashtag #edni12

Event Date: 28th February, 2012

Please join us in Armagh on Tuesday 28th February for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for our schools in the Armagh Council area. 

This event is one of a series of community discussions being organised by RCN and the IEF with local partners around Northern Ireland throughout the year. (more…)

Event Date: 16th March, 2012

We’re on the home stretch as we gear up for 2012’s major fundraising event – the Integrated Education Fund Gala Ball on the 16th March.

The highlight of a year of commemorations, the Gala at the Europa Hotel in Belfast marks 30 years of integrated schools in Northern Ireland. The party will bring celebrity guests, music, food and entertainment together with the Fund’s friends and supporters in a dazzling evening of celebration. We’re hoping as many of our friends and supporters can join us as we mark an important birthday and look forward to a shared future for our young people. (more…)