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Monday 19 February 2007

A Consultation on Schools for the Future - A Policy for Sustainable Schools

Schools for the Future: A Policy for Sustainable Schools
The report of the Independent Strategic Review of Education, published on 4 December 2006, examines the challenges facing the education system in Northern Ireland and includes recommendations on how these challenges might best be addressed.

Flowing from its examination of the effectiveness and efficiency of the education system, the Report includes recommendations on sustainable schools. The enrolments of primary schools are a key factor in informing consideration of a school’s viability but there are others. The overriding factor is the quality of children’s education.

A Consultation on Schools for the Future - A Policy for Sustainable Schools

This consultation document considers the issue of sustainable schools in the context of the Report’s recommendations and identifies a number of criteria and associated indicators to help inform considerations of viability. This is an important policy area that will shape the school’s estate of the future.

The Department of Education has asked for comments on the issues set out in this consultation paper including the proposed criteria and indicators identified as relevant to sustainable schools. The Department would also welcome comments in relation to any potential implications in regard to the duty to promote equality of opportunity.The link to the consultation paper is provided below as is the response form for Boards of Governors.

Other documents provided are:
Report of the Independent Strategic Review of Education - Schools for the Future: Funding, Strategy, Sharing (known as "The Bain Review")
“The Bain Review” – Realities and Perceptions (Board Officer paper)
"A Shared Future for Education and Skills" (a Speech by Mr Peter Hain dated 23 January 2007)

Document	File Size /Type
SELB RESPONSE TO CONSULATION DOCUMENT	48 Kb / pdf
A POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS	648 Kb / pdf
BOARD OF GOVERNORS RESPONSE FORM	78 Kb / Word
INDEPENDENT STRATEGIC REVIEW OF EDUCATION	894 Kb / pdf
"THE BAIN REVIEW" - REALITIES AND PERCEPTIONS	36Kb / pdf
A SHARED FUTURE	347Kb / pdf
A SPEECH BY MR PETER HAIN	66 Kb / pdf

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