AQW 11728/22-27

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 10/05/2024
Answered On Date: 24/05/2024
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the length of time a school transforming to become an integrated school is permitted to take to achieve the appropriate breakdown of children from protestant, catholic, other and no faith backgrounds; and (ii) where this guidance is published.

Answer:

The Department provides guidance on transformation (Integration Works) for schools going through the process. This covers:

Planning for Transformation

The Statutory Transformation Process

After Approval – Transformation in Practice

and

Sources of Advice and Funding

The guidance is under review (as per action 10 of the Integrated Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 strategy and action plan). The review will consider the length of time a school transforming to become an integrated school should take to achieve the appropriate breakdown of children from Protestant, Roman Catholic, other and no faith backgrounds.