Exploring integrated education: emerging research showcased at QUB

“Jen Anderson welcomed suggestions for how the integrated education movement might better represent the experiences of children and young people in an increasingly diverse yet still largely divided Northern Ireland.”

Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/exploring-integrated-education-emerging-research-showcased-at-qub/

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #integratededucation

Faith and belief in Northern Ireland schools: a call for inclusive RE

“Considering Northern Ireland’s growing cultural and religious diversity, the current Christian-based approach no longer reflects the realities of many classrooms.”

Read our article by Jessica HADDEN 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/faith-and-belief-in-northern-ireland-schools-a-call-for-inclusive-re/

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #integratededucation

Book review — The Struggle for Shared Schools in Northern Ireland: The History of All Children Together

“Bardon expresses that all that followed the success of Lagan College was because of the many people who came together as members of, or in cooperation with, All Children Together to promote the mission and principles of integrated education.”

Read our article by Emily LIGHT 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/book-review-the-struggle-for-shared-schools-in-northern-ireland/

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #integratededucation #bookreview

‘It’s not about quotas’: Integrated education adapting to new social contexts

“With changing demographics and increasing secularism, the integrated education system faces the dual challenge of adhering to its foundational ethos while adapting to new social contexts of diverse identities within schools.”

Read our article by Allan LEONARD 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/its-not-about-quotas-integrated-education-adapting-to-new-social-contexts/

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #integratededucation

Ethos of diversity: journeys of integrated schools transformation

Read our article by Emily LIGHT 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/ethos-of-diversity-journeys-of-integrated-schools-transformation/

“Parental ballots have continued to reflect the overwhelming support for the transformation process and the efforts of the IEF, NICIE, and the Education Authority to create schools for everyone.”

#SharedFuture #NorthernIreland #education #integratededucation

Schools for peace in #Kosovo and #NorthernIreland

“Teachers and staff get up every morning because they believe they are making a difference in terms of peace. We tell our students, ‘You are an integrated student all your life.’”

Read our article by Majlinda JASHARI and Fiona BLAIR 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/schools-for-peace-in-kosovo-and-northern-ireland/

#education #integratededucation #sharededucation #journalism #peacejournalism

Collaboration for sustainable development: education for Northern Ireland’s future

“When communities are able to look together at the reality of their schools’ sustainability, it ultimately increases the acceptability of the decision.”

Read our article by Luciana STRATHERN 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/collaboration-for-sustainable-development-education-for-northern-irelands-future/

#NorthernIreland #SharedFuture #GoodRelationsWeek #GRW24 #education #integratededucation

Integrated schools: #NorthernIreland and #Israel

“Integrated schools [in] Israel needs additional funding and support; the impact of its six integrated schools is a lot smaller than the 70 in Northern Ireland.”

Read our article by Kathe PRIBYL PIERDINOCK 👉 https://sharedfuture.news/integrated-schools-northern-ireland-and-israel/

#SharedFuture #integratededucation #peace #peacebuilding

Northern Ireland's religiously divided education system costs taxpayers £226mn extra each year, a new study has revealed.

https://www.secularism.org.uk/news/2023/04/ni-faith-schools-cost-taxpayer-extra-226mn-every-year

#Secularism #IntegratedEducation #NorthernIreland