AQW 7821/22-27

Ms Kate Nicholl
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 29/02/2024
Answered On Date: 04/03/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the definition of shared education.

Answer:

Section 2 (2) of the Shared Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 defines Shared Education as:

Shared education means the education together of—

(a)those of different religious belief, including reasonable numbers of both Protestant and Roman Catholic children or young persons; and

(b)those who are experiencing socio-economic deprivation and those who are not,

which is secured by the working together and co-operation of two or more relevant providers.

Section 2(3) defines a “relevant provider” as:

In subsection (2) “relevant provider” means a person providing—

(a)education at a grant-aided school, or

(b)services of any kind (including youth services) which provide educational benefit to children or young persons.