IEF Welcomes Programme For Government Announcement
The Integrated Education Fund welcomes the acknowledgement and the importance given to greater sharing in education in the Programme for Government announced by the First Minister and Deputy First Minister. It is particularly encouraging that, in presenting the proposals to the Assembly, the First Minister underlined that the document “sets out a direction of travel”.
The document is not a final, fixed strategic plan; it is a consultation document and is open for public response until February 2012. Members of the Integrated Education Movement will take the opportunity to scrutinise the proposals and submit analysis and comment. (more…)