Integrated Education Fund

Hundreds of people signing up to a  campaign for education reform have Parliamentary backing, with an Early Day Motion at Westminster receiving the sponsorship of MPs from a range of parties.  As the One School of Thought campaign gathers pace, with more than a thousand signatories on its website, the Alliance MP for East Belfast, Naomi Long, has tabled an EDM calling on policymakers to support the push to make sharing in education a high priority. (more…)

Comedian Frank Carson is making sure iPhone users are never without a smile, at the same time raising money for integrated education, with an iPhone app called “It’s a Cracker!” (more…)

This week An Lár TV – an online TV station based in Dublin and broadcasting to a global online audience - are showcasing a selection of the fantastic Carson Awards projects that we have received in recent years. Tune in to the station by clicking here  – the videos will be shown between 4-6pm everyday until 13th November 2011 !

And there’s plenty more where this comes from – pop over to our YouTube channel where we regularly add new videos and projects for the public to view.

A prominent businessman returned to his Northern Ireland roots recently to see how his backing  for integrated education has helped Crumlin Integrated Primary school.  Brian Dickie, who was born and brought up in County Tyrone, visited Crumlin IPS playgroup which he is supporting through the American Ireland Fund. (more…)

Budding stars in the realms of theatre, art and film gathered at the Lyric Theatre on 10th October) for the annual Carson Awards Ceremony.   Creative talent in integrated schools around Northern Ireland was celebrated as local entertainer John Linehan handed out the trophies and certificates.   An invited audience enjoyed films, live drama and fine art in a showcase of the winning projects.  

An exhibition of prizewinner’s work, including painting and collage was mounted in the foyer of the theatre, and short films and an extract of the play Delicates were shown in the Naughton Studio. (more…)

Influential figures from the world of business, commerce and civic society joined wellknown faces in calling for a better future for all our young people. TV presenters Andrea Catherwood and Eamonn Holmes, stage and screen stars Geraldine Hughes and Joanna Lumley, celebrated comedian Frank Carson and former world snooker champion Denis Taylor added their names to an open letter which  attracted plenty of attention when it was published in the three daily Northern Ireland papers in September. Altogether 75 people issued a respectful but urgent request for a radical rethink of our education system. (more…)