There were magical scenes at Cliftonville Integrated Primary School yesterday (Wednesday 11 December) as P1 and P2 children shone in their nativity play in the presence of some VIP guests who have been supporting the thriving North Belfast school.

Parents, pupils and staff were joined by Baroness May Blood, Campaign Chair of the Integrated Education Fund, Alan Nappin of the ARN Foundation and Desmond Wilson of the Wilson Group. (more…)

The Integrated Education Fund welcomes the publication of the latest briefing paper from the Ulster University UNESCO Centre, examining the cost of providing small rural schools of different sectors and setting out the cost of continuing duplication of provision.

The paper, Isolated Together: Pairs of Primary Schools Duplicating Provision, is the third in the Transforming Education series of briefing papers, whose publication is supported by the IEF and the Community Foundation NI. (more…)

The Department of Education has announced the extension of member appointments to the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS) and Diocesan Education Committees (DECs).

The term of extended appointments for existing members will be from 30 November 2019 until 29 November 2020 and are as follows: (more…)

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION – A major international study of educational achievement has been published today.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) provides the opportunity to compare the achievement of 15-year-old pupils both internationally and across the UK.

PISA is a measure of young people’s ability to apply their knowledge to real life challenges involving reading, mathematics and science. (more…)

More than 100 high-profile supporters of the IEF gathered for a celebratory dinner at the House of Lords in Westminster last Tuesday (12 November).

The event, hosted by IEF Campaign Chair Baroness May Blood and Lord Dubs, was sponsored by the entrepreneur and long-standing supporter of integrated education, Tony Carson – son of comedian Frank Carson. (more…)

The Integrated Education Fund is delighted to partner again with Tenx9 following the success of our event in Belfast in September. This time, we are changing the location and we are coming to Sandino’s Bar in Derry/Londonderry, with the theme of the night being ‘School’. Please join us there at 19.30 on Wednesday 04 December. (more…)