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Education in Northern Ireland

Education in Northern Ireland. China May 2010. South Eastern Education and Library Board. Upper Lough Erne, Fermanagh. Mourne Mountains. Hill Walking, Fermanagh. Royal County Down. The Queen’s University, Belfast. Northern Ireland – Statistics. 5,460 squar e miles

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Education in Northern Ireland

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  1. Education in Northern Ireland China May 2010 South Eastern Education and Library Board

  2. Upper Lough Erne, Fermanagh

  3. Mourne Mountains

  4. Hill Walking, Fermanagh

  5. Royal County Down

  6. The Queen’s University, Belfast

  7. Northern Ireland – Statistics • 5,460 square miles • 1.7million population • 1,465 schools • 6 Institutions of Further andHigher Education • 2 University Colleges • 2 Universities • 5 Education and Library Boards • 324,173 pupils • 19,210 teachers

  8. Education & Library Boards CCMS Council for Catholic Maintained Schools NEELB Youth Council for Northern Ireland WELB BELB Staff Commission for ELBs ELB SEELB ELB NICCEA - Northern Ireland Council for Curriculum Examinations & Assessment SELB Governing Bodies Association Council for Irish Medium NICIE- Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Education in Northern Ireland Department of Education

  9. Controlled Maintained Irish Medium Voluntary - (Non) Maintained Independent Grant Maintained Integrated Education in Northern Ireland School Management

  10. Education and Library Boards Western Education and Library Board (WELB) NEELB WELB South Eastern Education and Library Board (SEELB) BELB SELB SEELB

  11. Education and Library Boards - Main Roles Established in 1973 Board functions are laid down in the Education (NI) Orders It is the duty of the Boards to: • Contribute to the spiritual, moral, intellectual, physical and social development of the community • Ensure there are sufficient schools for primary and secondary education • Provide special education for those identified as having special needs • Allocate finance and delegate responsibilities to school governors • Maintain a Curriculum Advisory and Support Service for teachers • Provide Nursery education • Provide school Library services The five Boards work closely with each other in the delivery and provision of services e.g. the training of teachers and school Principals, the development of IT systems, etc.

  12. Education in Northern Ireland

  13. Further and Higher Education Northern Ireland - Stages of Education S p e c i a l Schools Post 16 Key Stage 4 All Ability Schools Grammar Schools Secondary Schools Key Stage 3 Transfer Procedure Age Year 21+ 20 19 18 Y14 17 Y13 16 Y12 15 Y11 14 Y10 13 Y9 12 Y8 11 Y7 10 Y6 9 Y5 8 Y4 7 Y3 6 Y2 5 Y1 4 3(2) Key Stage 2 Primary Schools Key Stage 1 Foundation Nursery Nursery Schools/Classes

  14. School Calendar General Arrangements • Schools have lessons on Monday to Friday. Some pupils may take sports/other activities on Saturday morning. • Typical school day for pupils: • Primary: 09.00 – 14.00 (KS1 pupils); 09.00 – 15.00 (KS2 pupils) • Post Primary: 09.00 – 15.30 • Most schools offer activities after lessons finish • A teacher’s “directed time” (class contact time, supervising pupils, meetings with staff or parents) may not exceed 1,265 hours per year on more than 195 days per year. • Pupils attend school for 185-190 days per year.

  15. Northern Ireland Curriculum Aims and Objectives • Empower young people to develop their full potential • Young people should develop as an: • Individual • Contributor to society • Contributor to the economy and environment

  16. Curriculum Organisation - Primary • The Arts(Art and Design; Music; Drama) • Language and Literacy(including Talking and Listening; Reading and Writing; Drama) • Mathematics and Numeracy(including development of mathematical concepts and numeracy across the curriculum) • Personal Development(including emotional development; health and safety; relationships and sexuality education; moral thinking; values) • Physical Education (including knowledge, skills and understanding in a range of physical activities) • The World Around Us(including Geography; History; Science and Technology) • Religious Education • Developing skills: Literacy; Numeracy; ICT; Thinking

  17. Curriculum Organisation – Post Primary • Learning for Life and Work(including Citizenship; Employability; Personal Development including PSHE and Home Economics) • The Arts(Art and Design; Music; Drama) • English(and Irish in Irish Medium Schools) • Environment and Society(History; Geography) • Modern Languages • Maths(including Financial Capability) • Physical Education • Science and Technology(Science; Technology and Design) • Religious Education • Developing skills: Communication; Using Mathematics; ICT; Personal and Interpersonal; Critical and Creative Thinking

  18. Northern Ireland Curriculum website: http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/

  19. Entitlement Framework Area Based Planning Area Learning Communities

  20. Area Based Planning The Task: to seek agreed arrangements at local area level that will enable every young person at school to have access to a broad curriculum from age 14; and to bring these local arrangements together into a draft regional plan setting out the arrangements that will provide access to the entitlement framework for all young people from 2013

  21. Entitlement Framework • Key Stage 4 and Post-16 The Entitlement Framework requires schools to expand their breadth of provision to offer a wide range of options at Key Stage 4 and post-16. This must include a vocational dimension: • Key Stage 4: 24 subjects, a third must be vocational • Post-16: 27 subjects, a third must be vocational

  22. Specialist Schools Schools for the Future A Policy for Sustainable Schools

  23. Specialist Schools Specialisms for Northern Ireland include: • Arts (performing, visual, media, drama) • Art and Design • Business and Enterprise • Engineering • Health and Social care • Humanities • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) • Languages • Leisure and Tourism

  24. Specialist Schools • Mathematics • Mathematics and Computing • Music • Science • Sport • Technology • Rural and Environmental Studies – under consideration • Specialisms must comprise minimum 2 and maximum 3 contributory subjects • Yr 1 – 12 schools - ICT (4); Languages (1); Performing Arts (3); Science (2); Business Enterprise (1); Music (1) • SEELB area: 1 Languages and 2 Humanities Specialist Schools

  25. For Specialist Schools information : http://www.rtuni.org.uk/

  26. Education in Northern Ireland Qualifications University or Further Education Qualifications Post 16: General Certificate of Education (GCE) ‘A’, ‘AS’ Levels - Age 18; Applied and Vocational Qualifications Key Stage 4:General Certificate of Secondary Education(GCSE) - Age 16 ; Applied and Vocational Qualifications Key Stage 3: Assessment - Age 14 Assessments in English and Mathematics Key Stage 2: Assessment & Transfer - Age 11 Assessments in English and Mathematics Key Stage 1: Assessment - Age 8 Assessments in English and Mathematics

  27. Related Web Sites

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  32. Thank you for your attention Ann McQuiston Education Adviser South Eastern Education and Library Board ann.mcquiston@seelb.org.uk

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