Top comedy stars Ed Byrne, Grainne Maguire, and Wendy Wason will come together and stand up for a for a good cause in November.

Stand Up for Integrated Education, on Friday 02 November in the London Irish Centre, Camden Square, London will present an exciting line-up of talent in a one-off special which promises to tickle your ribs.  All three comedians are giving their time in support of the Integrated Education Fund, the charity which works to grow integrated education in Northern Ireland in response to parental demand. (more…)

The Integrated Education Fund will be staging a colourfully creative event during Culture Night Belfast on 21 September. We will be at Clements Coffee Shop on Rosemary Street from 1pm – 6pm offering art and craft activities and promoting the www.integratemyschool website. “Integrate My School” encourages and enables parents to register their support for their child’s school to become an integrated school. (more…)

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee at Westminster is undertaking an inquiry into education funding in NI and, with the deadline for public contributions approaching, the IEF is urging everyone with an interest in education reform to make a submission. (more…)

Conor Curley, son of Irish American Philanthropist Kevin Curley, arrived in Belfast to view the beautiful £200,000 Children’s Playgroup Centre at Cranmore Integrated Primary School in South West Belfast.

Kevin Curley, who lives in Dallas, Texas, has donated £100,000 towards the cost of the new Playgroup Centre through the American Ireland Fund and together with further funding provided by the school and the Integrated Education Fund, the new facility will help offer day-long care to children of all backgrounds and traditions. (more…)

We are delighted with the turnout and response to our Féile event, Let’s Talk about Education, yesterday at St Mary’s University College which saw our esteemed contributors discuss the role that education can play in building peace. Many thanks to our speakers, the event Chair and Féile an Phobail.

Chair of the event was Gerry McConville, Director of Falls Community Council and Chair of the West Belfast Partnership Board. (more…)

The staff and directors of the Integrated Education Fund are deeply saddened by the death of our supporter and board member, Paddy McIntyre. (more…)