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Contents

Section One: NICIE Personnel Chairperson’s Foreword 3 Chief Executive’s Report 4 NICIE Board of Directors 6 NICIE staff 9

Section Two: NICIE 2011-2012 Events 11 Development and Training Report 16 The Entitlement Framework 21 Projects 22

Section Three: NICIE Standing Committees and Other Forums APTIS 27 Special Educational Needs Coordinators Committee (SENCO) 27 Teachers’ and Early Years Committee Report 28 Integrated Schools Finance Association Report 28

Section Four: Financial Information Treasurer’s Report 30

Section Five: Governance Audit Committee 33 Finance, General Purposes and Staffing Committee 33 Steering Committee 33 Planning and Policy Committee 33

Appendices N I C I NICIE Patrons 34 E A

Integrated school enrolments 35 n n u a l

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Section One: NICIE Personnel 2 Chairperson’s Foreword

Colleagues, Patrons and Friends, We can be proud that seven per cent of Northern Ireland pupils now attend integrated schools. But our goal remains to have this option available for all.

We gladly thank our friends in the Department of Education, but we regard the Department’s capping the intake in some of our schools and colleges as a breach of its statutory duty under Article 64 (1) of the Education Reform Order 1989.

A special word of thanks to Dr Claire McGlynn for the Trojan work she put into arranging the international conference for integrated schools. People attended from Israel, Croatia, Cyprus, Macedonia, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Berlin. A new international umbrella group was formed to share experience, advice and advocacy.

My final thanks to our chief executive Noreen Campbell and all of our staff and our Patrons. It is through their work that we achieve our agreed aims and goals. I regret that we will now miss the encouragement of a valued Patron, Lady Lucy Faulkner, who passed away earlier this year.

My time has come to stand down from the N I C I board. To ensure continuity for our new chief E A

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Colm Cavanagh 2 Chairperson Board of Directors 3 Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Chief Executive

This year saw that courage commemorated as we drew to a close the thirtieth anniversary celebrations of Lagan College. The importance of the integrated movement was recognised locally. But we sometimes ignore that the greatest admirers of integrated education are to be found in the wider world, particularly in other societies where there is division.

It was fitting, therefore, that this year The story of Integrated marked the inaugural conference of the Education is one of Integrated Peace Education Global Network organised by NICIE and QUB and held in making connections, March of this year. Educationalists from of reaching across around the world came to this conference where they shared with each other their borders. The parents experiences of establishing integrated who founded All schools in their different countries. A full report of this conference can be found Children Together, elsewhere in this document.

and subsequently The year under report saw the development Lagan College, did of two important projects for NICIE. The Sharing Classroom: Deepening just that, crossing Learning project, funded by the International the religious divide to Fund for Ireland and managed by senior development officer, Bernie Kells, worked ensure their children across a range of schools, supporting teachers in welcoming pupils from other could be educated schools into their classrooms. This is together. challenging, innovative and important work.

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Reconciliation Fund at the Department of R e p Foreign Affairs in Dublin, a website, Facing o r

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1 primary phases and through a range of 2 subjects. Training for teachers in teaching 4 controversial subjects was also delivered. This resource is both important and timely. My thanks go to Dr Carmel Gallagher and to Sheelagh Dean for their work on this project. I want to record NICIE’s appreciation for these on this process. NICIE’s capacity has been grants which allow us to extend and deepen greatly enhanced by the creation of this panel. our work. NICIE also acknowledges the core funding we receive from the Department of NICIE took part in a range of discussions Education which makes our work possible. including meeting with the minister and the I wish to thank DE for their support and offer education committee on this important topic. particular thanks to those in Irish Medium and Our role was to challenge the underpinning Integrated Branch for their ongoing advice and assumptions on which area based planning support. was based and to promote a single system of integrated education as the best way A feature of our work in NICIE is making forward for our children. connections through the building of partnerships. This year saw the deepening of This past year saw significant discussions NICIE’s partnership with Regional Training Unit among staff, through the policy and planning (RTU). A steering group consisting of principals, committee of the board of directors, and of the vice principals and RTU officers worked to board of directors itself, as we grappled with the strengthen leadership in our integrated schools, reality that the continuing fall in pupil population to share good practice and to promote school and the dire economic conditions mitigated improvement across those schools. The annual against the development of new integrated APTIS/NICIE conference was an outcome of schools. How should we connect with other this partnership as was the very successful schools to encourage them to consider to summer school held in August that brought transform to integrated status? How might together in three venues more than seven we develop alternative routes to integration? hundred staff from across our integrated How could we best respond to the preferred schools. This has been a productive and choice of most parents, as reflected in public important partnership. We thank RTU for their opinion polls to have their children educated continuing support. together? How could we support the growth in shared education where increasingly single A new partnership was developed with the identity schools work together? Belfast Education and Library Board: Achieving Through Integration, Inclusion and Diversity. There is now broad agreement that there Under the leadership of development officer, must be changes in our system of education. Paula McIlwaine, this involves supporting a There is equally broad agreement that we number of schools around the important issues cannot neglect the importance of building of inclusion, integration and diversity. peace and developing a shared future. Our visitors from around the world see it NICIE was pleased also to continue to develop as self evident that the answer lies in the our partnership with our sister organisation in mainstreaming of integrated education. N I C I

the Republic of Ireland, Educate Together. E A

This included a joint meeting with the Minister NICIE was founded twenty five years ago n n for Education, John O’Dowd, on cross border this year to act as an umbrella body for the u a l

schools, meetings between officers and then existing schools and to promote the R e attendance at our respective conferences. further development of integrated education. p o r

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education. NICIE played a full part in ongoing NICIE is committed to the belief that education 2 0 debates. I am pleased to report that we were has a powerful role to play in shaping society; 1 2 given approval to appoint a panel of associates integrated schools model the type of shared to support NICIE’s work, in particular with future we wish to see. It is our belief that the 5 regard to area based planning. Our associates many changes in our educational system were able to provide support and advice to provide an opportunity to move beyond integrated colleges in planning for future segregation. We look forward to playing a full development and in responding to consultation part in shaping a new educational landscape. NICIE Board of Directors

Colm Cavanagh Ian McMorris Colm Cavanagh (Chairperson), Ian McMorris (Deputy Chair) solicitor, is currently Business has been a self employed Development Manager of North strategic management West Regional College, consultant since 2006. Prior Derry~Londonderry. He has worked in the to that, he was Managing Director of Ulster private and voluntary sectors and with the Weavers, before which he was director of UN Development Program in East Africa. Strategy Services with PA Consulting Group. Ian is currently on the boards of A trust representative on NICIE’s Board, Dale Farm and United Dairy Farmers, is a he has actively promoted integrated member of the Court of the University of education since the 1970s. He is co-chair Ulster and was previously on the boards of of the Foyle Trust for Integrated Education, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and which founded Oakgrove Integrated Primary Investment, the Council for the Curriculum, School in1991, Oakgrove Integrated College Examinations and Assessment, and the in 1992 and Oakgrove Integrated Nursery Economic Research Council of Northern in 1993. He is a governor of Oakgrove Ireland. He has been Chair of the CBI in Integrated College, Derry\Londonderry Northern Ireland as well being on the and of Roe Valley Integrated Primary School, boards of a range of industry sectoral Limavady. In 2007, he edited the first ever bodies. He is currently Chair of the Lagan “International Directory of Joint Protestant- College Board. He holds a D Phil in Roman Catholic Schools, Colleges and physics and is a Fellow of the Chartered Universities”. Institute of Marketing.

Martin Stroud

Martin Stroud (Secretary) is a Hazelwood IPS. He was on the Hazelwood Trust representative. He grew College Board of Governors from 1987, as up and was educated in secretary since 1991 until 2003. N

I Newport Monmouthshire, went C I E to university in Reading & also Warwick. He is chair of the Belfast Charitable Trust for A n After marriage, he moved to Belfast in 1975. Integrated Education. This body was n u He has lived in north Belfast since 1978. instrumental in setting up both Hazelwood a l

R schools and helped significantly in getting the e p He has been a trade union activist with Cranmore IPS in the Malone Road area and o r t

ASTMS/ MSF/ Amicus/ Unite both in his the Millennium IPS in Carryduff established. 2 0

1 workplace, Queen’s University and at He was actively involved in establishing the NI 1 /

2 various levels in the union. He is an active Council for Integrated Education in 1989, 0 1

2 member of the Labour party. He was a serving as the Treasurer for the first two member of the BELB as an NICTU rep from years. After a break, he was asked to return in 6 1985-9, and chaired its General Purposes 1994 as a Director, becoming the chair in Committee. He has been actively involved in 1997 for four years. Martin returned to the the Integrated Schools movement since Board of Directors in 2010 as a Trust 1985 and was a founder parent of representative and is Secretary to the Board. Michael Morrow David Clement, OBE

Michael Morrow (Treasurer) David has spent almost his is a co-opted member of whole working life endeavouring the Board. He has served to improve the efficiency and two terms on the Board of effectiveness of public sector Directors and has chaired the Finance, finances in the UK and overseas. In recent General Purposes and Staffing Committee years, he has concentrated on improving since 2010. Michael is an accountant in good governance especially in third sector practice. Michael was a governor and organisations. He was awarded the OBE in Responsible Officer on the Board of 2006 for his voluntary work in the local Governors in Bridge Integrated Primary community in Northern Ireland, reflecting his school and also sat on the Board o f varied interests in helping others to develop Governors of Armagh Integrated College. their skills and knowledge.

Andrew Sleeth Brigid Heron

Andrew Sleeth became Brigid Heron is a Schools’ representative. involved in Integrated She is Vice Principal of Sperrin Integrated Education when he joined College, where she is a founding teacher. Integrated College Dungannon (formerly Brigid has also been a founding teacher at known as Armagh & South Tyrone Integrated Ulidia Integrated College and a founding College) in 1995 as Head of Mathematics. member of the Mid Ulster Forum for Integrated Education. She sits on the He joined the Senior Leadership Team of the Management Committee of the Sharing College in 1998 before being promoted to Classrooms: Deepening Learning Project. Vice Principal in 2004 and then to Principal of the College in September 2005. During his time, as Principal, the college enrolment at ICD has grown by 22%. Ian McKay Ian McKay is a Queen’s graduate and An advocate of pastoral care, Andrew worked for 25 years in the LPG industry. implemented restorative justice practices In 2001, he joined NICIE as an Outreach throughout the college and ICD became the Officer and worked there for seven years. first college in Northern Ireland to have a He was involved in the setting up of five trained restorative justice student team. integrated primary schools and one

integrated college in that time. Ian N I As an active educationalist, Andrew was the C

currently serves as a governor in Phoenix I E driving force behind the formation of the IPS, Cookstown, and Braidside IPS, A n

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Partnership now involves seven post primary o r t schools collaborating to offer a varied range 2 Vincent Fullam MBE 0 1 of GCSE and A Levels to students in the 1 / 2

Dungannon Distict. For the Academic Year Vincent Fullam MBE, is a 0 1 10/11, Andrew was elected Chair of the Schools’ member. He is Chair 2 Dungannon & Cookstown Area Learning of Board of Governors of Community and has remained an active Drumlins IPS and works 7 member in his current role as Bursar. He is ceaselessly on the behalf of the school. also a member of the SELB Child Protection Vincent has had a long term involvement in Committee. working to improve community relations. Dr Helen McLaughlin Claire McGlynn

Dr Helen McLaughlin joined Claire McGlynn is a co-opted the NICIE Board in November member of the Board. Dr 2010. She has almost twenty McGlynn is a lecturer in the years of experience working in school of Education in QUB. the community and voluntary sectors, both Claire has a long term commitment to as a paid employee and as an independent Integrated Education. She taught in practitioner. Her areas of expertise are Newbridge Integrated College. She has facilitation and training in areas related to gained global recognition for her work into group development such as strategic integrated education and was recently planning, leadership, lobbying and awarded the first annual CIES Jackie Kirk negotiation. She also undertakes research Outstanding Book Award for her book, Peace including project and organisational Education in Conflict and Post-Conflict evaluations, and reports. She is the author of Societies:Comparative Perspectives. the report entitled: Women and the Conflict: Talking about the ‘Troubles’ and Planning for the Future (September 2008), and the report Women in Disadvantaged Communities: Dr John Milliken Barriers to Women’s Participation Dr John Milliken is a co-opted member of (September 2009). the Board. John is a former lecturer in the School of Education at QUB.John is a Helen currently chairs NICIE’s Policy and self-employed management consultant Planning Committee, and is delighted to be specialising in leadership and business part of NICIE at this important time for the development programmes, with a personal development of the education system in interest in schools. Northern Ireland.

Simone Bartlett Brendan O’Loan Simone Bartlett is a Brendan O’Loan is a representative of the representative of the Teachers’ Teachers’ Committee. Brendan is Head of Committee. Simone is a primary RE in Hazelwood Integrated College and school teacher in Oakgrove Leader on Integration and Diversity. He has Integrated Primary school in Derry. been involved in developing and sharing good practice in the promotion of N I

C integration. Brendan sits on the Policy and

I Helen Hamilton E Planning Committee. A n n Helen Hamilton is the Early Years u a representative on the Board and an l

R e Associate of the Regional Training Unit.

p Heather Watson o Helen is Principal of Cranmore Integrated r t

2 Heather Watson is the Principal of Phoenix Primary School which she has led since 0 1

1 Integrated Primary School and a former its inception. She has also won the / 2

0 teacher at Millstrand Integrated Primary prestigious Ted Wragg Teaching Award for 1 2 School. Heather was an Education Field Lifetime Achievement, sponsored by the Officer at NEELB North Eastern Education DFES Innovation Unit. Helen brings a 8 and Library Board. Currently involved in wealth of experience in educational issues developing @NIedchat as a channel to and leadership issues to the Board as well promote professional development within as her passionate commitment to Northern Ireland. “For teachers, by teachers” Integrated Education. NICIE Staff 2011-2012

Noreen Campbell Chief Executive Officer Carole Stapleton PA to Chief Executive Officer/Office Manager

Development/Support Team: Lorna McAlpine Senior Development Officer Pamela Gilmore Senior Development Officer (Feb 2011-Sept 2012) Frances Donnelly Senior Development Officer (on secondment) Cliodhna Scott-Wills Development Officer Denise Morgan Development Officer Paula McIlwaine Development Officer Paul Gray Development Officer (temporary Aug 2011-Jan 2012) Louise McIvor Communications Secretary (temporary)

Finance and administration: Maureen Johnston Finance Officer (Temporary) Marie Morrison Finance Assistant Amanda Higgins Secretary Adam Henshaw Secretary Sota Sem McCann Receptionist

Intern from Northeastern University Boston, USA Emily Izzo Aug 2011-Dec 2011

Sharing Classrooms: Deepening Learning Bernie Kells Project manager Clare Murphy Administrative Assistant

Advisors to NICIE Ivan Arbuthnot Entitlement Framework Officer (Sept 2006-March 2012) Jennifer Andrews Human Resources Consultant Ian Barton Financial Advisor (March 2011-Feb 2012)

NICIE staff N I This year has seen yet more changes in the staff team at September. Pamela contributed greatly to the development C I NICIE. We wish a farewell to several staff members, who have of school support and the building of links between schools. E A contributed greatly to the work of NICIE over many years. n n

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Roisin Marshall who joined NICIE in 2002 as a Development Development Officer from August 2011 to January 2012. R

Officer, assisted in the opening of several new GMI schools e p and later led the ground-breaking Integrat ing Education Project NICIE wishes our colleagues all the best for the future and o r t

from 2005 to 2007. She went on secondment in September hope that they realise how much we miss them and value 2 0

2007 to the NEELB to lead the Primary Integrating/Enriching their contributions to Integrated Education over their years 1 1 Education Project (PIEE). She has now secured a post in the /

of involvement. 2

English Department in Fleming Fulton School. 0 1 Frances Donnelly returned from secondment with CCEA in 2 Ivan Arbuthnot, who has been with NICIE since September September and has now been seconded to the NEELB to the 2006 as Entitlement Framework Officer, left us in March 2012 PIEE Project. We will be welcoming Olwen Griffith later this 9 when the Department funding ended. His vast experience and year to cover the remainder of Frances’ secondment. valuable work in this area has been much appreciated. We welcome Maureen Johnston, who joined us in July 2012 Pamela Gilmore, who was on secondment from Blackwater IC, as our Finance Officer. We also welcome Louise McIvor as covering Frances Donnelly’s secondment with CCEA, left us in Communications Secretary. 2 5 IE Y IC ears of N

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In March 2012 the inaugural conference of the Integrated Peace Education Conference was held in Belfast. Teachers from Israel, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Croatia and Cyprus as well as academics from Germany, the USA and Northern Ireland attended this conference which focused on ways of educating together young people from different cultures in a context of division and conflict. The conference was hosted by the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education, (NICIE) and Queen’s University Belfast in conjunction with the Hebrew University Jerusalem and the Open University of Cyprus and was supported by the Open Society.

Over three days participants explored the Integrated Education Week, while another group challenges involved in establishing integrated visited Lagan College to hear how it is celebrating schools and of transforming existing schools to its thirtieth anniversary and looking forward to its become integrated. Mary Roulston, Principal of new building. Millennium Integrated Primary School, Peter McCreadie, retired principal of Priory Integrated The final day of the conference looked at training College and Noreen Campbell, CEO of NICIE available for teachers in integrated schools and

N and past principal of Hazelwood Integrated heard of approaches in various schools to dealing I C College, each described their school’s journey with controversial issues. I E

A and the challenges they had met on the way. n n Colm Cavanagh, chair of NICIE presented an The conference ended with the creation of a global u a

l overview of integreted education in Northern network which would maintain links between

R e Ireland, Cecil Lenihan described the challenges participants, share good practice and begin the p o

r facing the first group of founding parents and process of organizing the next conference. t

0 Paul Caskey from IEF described the challenges 1 1

/ of funding new schools. Dr Claire McGlynn, of Queen’s University School 2

0 of Education, described the event as “…a unique 1 2 The teachers, academics and members of opportunity to bring together the pioneers of NGOs visited two integrated schools near integrated education from a number of troubled 12 Belfast and then toured sites in the city societies in order to share their knowledge and connected with the Troubles. At Hazelwood experiences. Building on work by Queen’s Integrated Primary, on Whitewell Road, one University, we have established an international group of visitors saw the children’s art work for network for practice and research in integrated education that will provide support for each other facing similar issues gains you perspective and and for societies planning integrated education – even more important – knowledge of other initiatives.’’ people’s problems and solutions. Add to all this a serious attempt to learn and recognize historical Many speakers said the support of others and contextual differences and you get a basic involved in ground-breaking projects around the idea of why our conference might be of world is a major benefit to emerge from the event. significance.” N I Ljuljjeta Brkic of Nansen Dialogue Sarajevo At the close of the conference it was agreed to C I E commented “I came to the conference bringing make Integrated Education Week an international A n my experience from Bosnia and Herzegovina, occasion, cementing links between campaigners n u a

where education is segregated in three parts, for peace and integration around the world. l

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integration processes in other places from other The International Participants r t

delegates. You can feel very isolated when Nadia is principal of a school in Israel where 0 1 1 you are trying to motivate parents and the Jewish and Arab children play and learn side by / 2 government has no interest in changing things.” side. When it opened there were demonstrations 0 1 outside, and staff are used to address the conflict 2 Dr Zvi Bekerman of the Hebrew University in in the region as it is reflected in the classroom. 13 Jerusalem said “Paradoxically there is something nice about knowing that others might have similar Marinko teaches English and German to children problems. If you share your story you realize it is aged 11-14 in Vukovar: his school enrolment is not so unique; gaining knowledge about others around 99% Croat. He says teaching tolerance in a school without diversity is an uphill task. For “I try to have projects with other schools of the past eight years he has been working with other backgrounds,” says Marinko. “There are an NGO to establish a mixed, integrated school. a lot of people in Croatia willing to live together but they’re not allowed to because of the Ljuljjetta works for the campaign organisation segregated system. You have high points Nansen Dialogue in Sarajevo, which was set up and low points; I feel very much re-energised to promote reconciliation after the wars in the after this.” Balkans. Schools in this region are segregated three ways and divisions are so deep that Maria teaches at the independent English though there are shared schools, pupils attend School in Nicosia – the only school in Cyprus in shifts according to their ethnic background with anything like an integrated approach. and their paths don’t cross. She wants to see Around 15% of the pupils are Turkish Cypriots. a truly integrated school in Srebrenica. Maria has been striving to offer pupils “more than just a parallel existence” and has These three, and others from Eastern Europe, introduced new anti-bullying and equality Cyprus and the Middle East, shared their policies as well as a more globally-aware experiences of developing integrated education curriculum. with principals, teachers and founding parents from integrated schools in Northern Ireland. “It has been inspiring to meet truly wonderful The conference, as well as providing a people here who’ve dedicated their lives to platform for sharing experiences and discussing bringing forward change. I feel that we need to challenges and best practice, also shone an spread the message that if we want peace we international spotlight on integrated education all of us have to work hard and play our own in Northern Ireland. small part.”

Thirty years after the establishment of Lagan But the founders of integrated schools in

N College the founders and principals could Northern Ireland all stressed that the end was I C empathise and advise over the processes and worth the journey. The conference ended with I E

A pitfalls in setting up a new type of education in a a pledge to continue supporting and sharing n n context of conflict, but the situation in Northern – and a declaration that, from 2013, the first u a

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Under the leadership of Nigel Frith, Chair of APTIS, the third annual APTIS/NICIE spring conference on 17th -18th April, provided an opportunity for principals, vice principals and in a series of open discussions about integrated governors to reconnect in the comfortable education in the 21st century. Sessions on making surroundings of the Glenavon House Hotel to our schools more invitational and how best to reflect and discuss key issues. market them to all students also generated worthwhile conversation. Dr Helen Flanagan of SHARES in Lancashire inspired and challenged as she recounted how Good humour was woven through the conference restorative practice enabled significant with carefully chosen video clips to stimulate improvement to be made in schools in the north thought and Sperrin Integrated College’s drama of England while after dinner speaker Richard students put teachers under the microscope in Moore (Children in Crossfire) captivated the their engaging and lively pre dinner performance audience with his personal story, told with which certainly raised a few laughs. passion and humour. Thanks must also go to the choirs of Saints and NICIE staff coordinated an exhibition of Scholars and Phoenix Integrated Primary Schools resources and delivered updates on the for opening each day with song. Excellence in Integrated Education Award, Sharing Classrooms: Deepening Learning and Delegates noted the valuable sense of Area Based Planning. All participants had togetherness and left refreshed and supported with opportunity to share practice and learn together a stronger awareness of the united voice of APTIS.

Gimme Five Teachers’ Summer Conference

Eighty facilitators; almost 800 teachers and Following an interesting and inspiring input teaching assistants; three venues across from speakers at each venue, teachers and Northern Ireland: so began the new term with facilitators from the Sharing Classrooms: the NICIE/RTU/APTIS Summer School. Deepening Learning project hosted workshops and led discussion on current practice with the

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Excellence in Integrated Education Award they are strong in and those that may need more The Excellence in Integrated Education Award work. NICIE supports schools through this (EIEA) went from strength to strength with process and is always on hand to give three schools applying to be assessed. This advice and guidance. was the second year of awards and we were delighted to welcome the then Lord Mayor of We are delighted that in 2012 Enniskillen IPS Belfast, Niall O Donnghaile, to present them to will be presented with the award on 16th

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1 destination, that it is a journey. Over the past leadership capacity in integrated schools and 2 30 years we have seen it take many twists and secondly to support a Vice Principal forum. 16 turns. It has met with many barriers and has had doors open to it, sometimes in the most This year the VP Forum met on four occasions surprising way. It has evolved and the EIEA and members enjoyed talks and workshops on allows schools to recognise their own journey. subjects as diverse as Public Relations, The toolkit helps them to identify the areas that Inspection and Reading and Mathematics Schemes. Thanks are due to the visiting policy, incorporating a policy on symbols, speakers who supported the events. emblems and sensitive events. The school Attendees report that they particularly enjoy was supported in weaving an integration theme the chance to network and exchange ideas through their Year 8 residential and developing with other colleagues and the sense of student led assemblies, on key integration community that they feel at these events. themes, spread throughout the year. All teaching staff received Rights Respecting This year the NICIE/RTU partnership also Schools training and school governors began delivered a highly successful summer school the series of ‘integrated governor’ training for teachers in integrated schools which has sessions. The development team are been detailed in the Events section of this continuing to support the development of the report. school’s integration in practice.

Training Teachers of History, Citizenship and English, Once again, NICIE offered a comprehensive from a range of integrated Colleges, attended training suite to integrated schools. The main a two day training course on the Civic Voices training courses taken up by schools were Programme (run by NASUWT in Northern Roles and Responsibilities and Recruitment Ireland). NICIE Development Officers and Selection training for Governors. We were arranged for Cecil Linehan and Tony Macaulay delighted to see schools looking at Integration to be interviewed by the participating in Practice and we delivered several sessions teachers. Their interviews will form part of to staff and governors. Parents’ Council an international democracy memory bank. Training, both in Roles and Responsibilities The intention is that, as a consequence and Integration in Practice also proved of the training, teachers will return to their popular. We continued to support transforming Colleges and engage young people in the schools with training for both staff and process of identifying and interviewing key governors. activists involved in moving integrated education forward in our society. The NICIE training suite of courses is continually updated and made available to Achieving Through Integration, schools. As always the training is there to Inclusion and Diversity (AiiD) support schools on their journey and to give In Autumn 2011, NICIE formed a partnership them an opportunity to reflect on their with the Belfast Education & Library Board integrated ethos and to update them on through the AiiD Project which focuses on recent developments and good practice. The achieving through integrating, inclusion and opportunity to share experiences and ideas diversity. This project has been designed to across the school body is invaluable. bring together 10 primary and nursery schools

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Crumlin Integrated College received anti-bias conducted a diversity and inclusion self- 2 0 training for teaching and non-teaching staff in evaluation of their practice to ensure that each 1 2 August 2012. This was part of a child feels included and involved. The schools comprehensive package of integration are engaging in dialogue and exchange of 17 support provided during the year, including good practice in autumn 2012 / 2013 as well as support for the school’s integration committee individual action planning. Provision of in auditing parent views on their integration in bespoke training and support can also be practice, in order to inform a draft integration made available, if requested. Support for new Integrated Provision and other Developments in Existing Schools

Pre-school developments

Portadown Integrated Primary School Rowandale Integrated Primary School On 12th June the Minister gave approval for During the year NICIE Development the opening of some more nursery provision Officers were pleased to support the in an area of great shortfall in Portadown. Development of Rowandale Community Playgroup which opened its doors in This decision allows for the creation of a second September 2012. The playgroup offers nursery unit offering places to 26 children in pre-school places for up to 24 children in their pre-school year at Portadown IPS (PIPS). the wider Moira area and has been given This will go some way to addressing a serious some funding by the IEF. level of over-subscription for PIPS existing nursery provision. The setting offers a half-day session for children from age two years 10 months The approval for Portadown IPS is significant in and upwards. The building will also be many ways, first of all the Development Proposal used for after school and wrap around was published in April 2011 i.e. well over a care during the school holidays – the latest year ago. Secondly it is the first Development developments at Rowandale Integrated Proposal to be approved for additional nursery Primary School which opened its doors places in integrated schools since Caitríona for the first time in September 2007. Ruane, the then Minister of Education, approved the establishment of a Nursery Suffolk Lenadoon Interface Group Unit in Millennium IPS in April 2008. – Teeling’s Green Proposed Playgroup Throughout the first half of the year NICIE Whilst transformation proposals have been given Development Officers lent their support to approval, nursery units at Oakwood IPS and the development of a proposed Integrated Cranmore IPS were both turned down twice. Playgroup in the Black’s Road area of In fact Cranmore received disappointing news Belfast. Sadly, funding issues meant that of its second refusal during the period of this the Teeling’s Green playgroup project has report in February 2012. had to be put on hold. N I C I

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March 2012 saw the publication of the School Viability Audits which examined schools in three areas: quality of education provision, stable enrolments and financial proposal. The main reason seems to be the viability. impact on other schools. A proposal for the expansion of New-Bridge Integrated College In June 2012 NICIE became aware of the has just been published and we will await the Department’s Need Model which despite the legal Minister’s decision with interest. obligation in the 1989 Education Reform Order for the Department to ‘encourage and facilitate’ the Support for Primary Schools growth of Integrated Education has created a The process of Area Based Planning for Primary situation in policy which contradicts this. The Schools was not as rushed as that for the post- Needs Model states that any growth in places in primary schools. Following the publication of the integrated schools must be accompanied by a Viability Audits in March and consultation at the corresponding decrease in places in both the APTIS conference in April, a cluster approach Controlled and Maintained schools in the area. was taken to arranging meetings with groups of This accommodation must be achieved at the integrated primary schools. NICIE Development Area Based Planning table before the growth staff organised six cluster meetings across Development Proposal even reaches the Northern Ireland in an attempt to engage with and Department. Effectively this could mean that the capture the views of as many of the 42 integrated arbiters of growth for a school would become its primary schools as possible. Principals and competitor schools. This policy/legal contradiction Governors were asked to have a conversation to is unlikely to lead to the harmonious relationships look at the enrolment and admission statistics for needed to foster the Shared Future agenda. their areas and decide on what plans they might On the contrary this policy may encourage the have for the future of their individual schools. very protectionism of the institutions that the Minister stated he did not want. Nor will this A short questionnaire was then circulated to each disconnect lead to the encouragement and school to enable the recording of future plans, facilitation of the growth of Integrated Education. to either consolidate or expand the provision. Where is the parents’ right to choose Integration Arising from this work several successful and Education for their children in this debate? over-subscribed integrated Primary schools are Support For Post-Primary Schools considering doubling their intake to meet the Arising largely from the viability criteria which parental demand for integrated places in their were in force when the individual schools were area. Development Officers have been supporting opened, 13 of the 20 integrated colleges do the individual schools in their deliberations. N I C I not fully meet the Sustainable Schools Policy Papers for each Education and Library Board E A requirement of 500 children in years 8-12 with (ELB) were then submitted for the end of June. n n

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meetings but the approach was not consistent 2 have worked with some of the Colleges to bring across the five boards. forward Development Proposals to increase the 19 number of places in the schools. Despite all The next phase of Area Based Planning for the these efforts and the intensive period of work on Primary Schools will involve consultation on the the Commentary, the Minister has recently plans and it will be important that the integrated refused Drumragh Integrated College’s growth voice is heard. New integrated primary provision, Responses to Consultations transformation projects and transformation As a member of the Northern Ireland Human support programme training Rights Consortium, NICIE provided a response to Education is full of change and contradictions the second consultation on the UK Bill of Rights. at the moment in that the state sponsored Transfer Test has been abolished but yet Responses were provided to the various Area selection is still present in Northern Ireland Based Planning Consultations as detailed through two different types of tests. The future elsewhere. of individual schools is being put under scrutiny through the area based planning process and General NICIE development team yet there is no framework to bring about work for schools meaningful sharing between and within In addition to the items highlighted in this report, schools other than that of the planned the Support Team are also involved in delivering integrated school. NICIE hopes that the the following services to schools: Shared Education Advisory Group will address this deficit. • Advice and support • Distribution of information and documentation Set against this challenging environment • Participation in recruitment panels Development Officers have responded to • Support for NICIE Standing Committees: parents from schools which are under threat Teachers’ and Early Years Committee, of closure who wish to be informed about Principals’ Association (APTIS) Integrated Education. We are also working • Support for the Integrated Schools Finance with a group of parents who are looking to Association have additional integrated provision in South • Support for the Vice Principals’ Forums and East Belfast which addresses their specific • Co-ordination of Staff Care Services cultural needs. (Knockbracken Health Trust) • Appointment of external advisors for Principal’s NICIE Development Officers are working Performance Review & Staff Development with these parents to develop the relationship (PRSD) between them and their nearest integrated • Co-ordination of indemnity insurance for school so that the parents achieve the teachers integrated places they are looking for and • Distribution of circulars on behalf of Teachers’ the school becomes stronger and more Negotiating Committee sustainable. Some of these schools are now looking at the possibility of increasing Thanks their numbers to meet the demand. Due to the limited numbers of staff that can be employed by NICIE, the Development Team

N NICIE Senior Development Officers responded relies on other members of the integrated I C to several transformation requests from schools community to assist them in meeting the needs I E

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0 such as Parkhall Controlled Integrated 1 2 College, Ballymoney Model, Fort Hill and Finally, the Senior Development Officers wish to Crumlin Controlled Integrated Primary Schools. state our personal appreciation of the hard work 20 Officers have supported these schools with and commitment demonstrated by colleagues their action plans which guide their journey from within our own team. to a more complete expression of planned integration in the individual schools. NICIE Development Team The Entitlement Framework

Phase II of the implementation of the Entitlement introduction and pupil choice,especially at 16+ A S Framework (EF) is now well under way towards and A 2 level. delivering full entitlement by 2015. The Entitlement Framework is a core element of the As reported year on year since 2007, Integrated revised curriculum and is “a crucial part of the Colleges are strong and determined collaborators Department of Education’s focus on helping every in their ALCs. Many courses run by Integrated young person to fulfil her or his full potential”. Colleges are well subscribed with students who achieve high standards. In many cases these In this phase EF is now on a statutory basis. The courses, run by Integrated Colleges, offer local provisions relating to both Key Stage 4 and 16+ communities courses previously not available courses, since December 2011, are now legal before EF. requirements for schools, although the subject targets are reduced from the initial target The school principal who is chairman of an ALC numbers. has a demanding role to fulfil, in addition to his/her other role as a school principal. Area Learning Communities (ALCs) are all working towards these targets of 18 subjects at These developments and the deliberations KS 4 & 21 at 16+, successfully. In many areas, regarding Area Based Planning have the very significant numbers of the schools are already definite potential to destabilise the good work of delivering the requirements in full. However learning communities to date, which would be a some still fall short, and some do have difficulty loss to the pupil population who have still to reach fulfilling the vocational element. the 16+ courses of their education. This is not good for these students personally, nor is it good However it is DE’s stated intent that full for “Northern Ireland plc,” and our economy. implementation of 24 subjects at KS4 and 27 subjects at 16+ will be the requirement with one Young people 14 to 19 years old need to reach third vocational and one third academic/general. their full potential (educationally, socially and in sport) to have the opportunity to experience the Some helpful re-classification of subjects as widest choice in career paths. This so they do not either vocational or academic has assisted the find themselves with limited employment pathways. practical out workings for schools. Leaders in education need to be thinking of the The funding support for schools, Area Learning overall curriculum delivery, the subject specialism Communities, and Sectoral Support Bodies has availability into and through the next two decades. been reducing over the past three academic Schools collaborating in subject delivery may years, and the funding now removed completely perhaps be the only way some subjects can N

from Sectoral Support Bodies since March 2012. survive, especially in more rural areas with I C I This, allied to Education and Library Boards smaller pupil populations. Furthermore in some E A

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economic circumstances we now live in, such seduced by the notion that the need of 2 0 reductions have not been helpful. Collaborative educational structures or sectors or even 1 2 courses across schools can be expensive to set institutions with a particular history are more up in the early years of cross school/cross important than what could be best for the 21 sectoral situations. However there are significant education and development of our young people. long term benefits both for school budgets, subject delivery, enhanced teacher expertise, Ivan Arbuthnot subject survival/subject availability, new subject Entitlement Framework Officer Projects

Global Initiatives NICIE’s strategic objective of promoting Integrated Education as a model for inclusive education (developing equality, diversity, respect and reconciliation through educational excellence) was further realized through strengthening international partnerships. In association with the British Council, NICIE Development officers assumed the coordinating role for building partnerships between integrated schools and schools in regions which have also recently emerged from a period of conflict and are engaged in a process of reconciliation.

Connecting Classrooms – Iraq Project The Connecting Classrooms project with schools in Iraq, co-ordinated by NICIE Development, entered its final year in 2012. Oakgrove Integrated College and North Coast Integrated College have worked, over the last three years, in partnership with a cluster of Iraqi students. They are so eager to learn with even schools, through a British Council sponsored the youngest recognising and really believing in programme which is aimed at building trust and the value of education. The secondary school cultural understanding. At the end of March children are so proud of who they are and are so 2012, Paula McIlwaine and a teacher from openly ambitious and driven in their approach Oakgrove IC took the important step of being that they are sure to build a better future.” the first Connecting Classrooms cluster partners to visit Northern Iraq. The teachers involved have seen the project as a wonderful opportunity to enable young people In Northern Iraq a busy programme was to make real connections, use ICT as an organised, providing not only a flavour of effective communication tool and improve school life but also of the rich diversity of perceptions of each other´s countries history, culture and traditions. This visit further through collaborative cross-curricular work.

N enhanced the link between the schools, As participating teacher, Almas Abdulrahman, I C providing an opportunity for face-to-face said: “Connecting Classrooms is a fabulous I E

A meetings and planning between the teachers project which encourages students to learn n n as well as a chance to meet the pupils involved more about their own culture, history and u a

l in the project in Iraq. It also helped break down nationality before communicating with students

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0 Kurdistan region of Northern Iraq proved as to exchange their ideas, thoughts and 1 2 enriching an experience as I’ve had to date and experiences.” I am sincerely grateful for being given the 22 opportunity to participate. Visiting the partner Global School Partnerships – Sri Lanka Link schools was easily the highlight of the trip and Early in 2011 a representative from the Ministry while it was great to reconnect with our of Education in Kandy, Sri Lanka and teachers colleagues, my lasting impression is of the from two Sri Lankan schools were welcomed by the NICIE Development Team to ten integrated Officer, with a teacher from Cedar IPS. schools, as the first step in developing strong The delegation visited the Katugastota region global partnerships. These visits formed part of of Sri Lanka spending time in the ten Sri Lankan the Global School Partnerships programme schools. This visit was an important precursor to (sponsored by DFID through the British Council) the reciprocal school visits by four partnerships in aimed at developing links at the education May and June 2012. Teachers from Rowandale authority level. While at a school level this visit IPS, Blackwater IC, Crumlin IPS and Hazelwood laid the foundations for joint work on shared IPS hosted colleagues from Sri Lanka for one curriculum projects, focusing on global week before travelling to their partner schools to development themes such as the theme experience the daily life and work schedule of of sustainable development. teachers in their partner schools.

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• Hazelwood Integrated Primary School, important for Northern Ireland as it increasingly 0 1 Newtownabbey engages internationally. These school 2 • Crumlin Integrated Primary School, Crumlin partnerships enhance the global connections 23 between integrated education here in Northern November 2011 saw a strengthening of these Ireland and education in other cultures, partnerships through a return visit to Kandy, Sri bringing an international dimension to the Lanka, by Denise Morgan, NICIE Development school curriculum. Sharing Classrooms: Deepening Learning Project (SCDL)

“The process has started...there is an enthusiasm that this is the way forward for education in Northern Ireland... the foundations have been well made.”

A teacher describing the impact of SCDL SCDL is now offering bespoke support within training and support on relationship building 17 Area Learning Communities. The project and classroom practice. manager and lead trainer consulted with interested ALCs and Learning partnerships The teacher’s use of “process”, “enthusiasm” during September and October, out of which and “way forward” are interesting and positive a busy programme for training and support insights about the value of SCDL training. They has emerged. An added bonus for teachers resonate with other familiar sayings about who complete SCDL training is formal change, journeys and, in Stevenson’s famous accreditation and CAT points (via Stranmillis words, travelling “with hope”. Now already half and St Mary’s University College).SCDL way through year 2 of its life span, SCDL is training is also now mapped to teacher supporting many teachers and learners on a professional development portfolios through variety of hopeful travels. the GTCNI teacher competencies and also the Professional standards for Qualification in Throughout June and the start of the new Headship. school year, teachers and young people made N

I use of SCDL support as befitted their needs. We are busy! C I E Our team of facilitators provided a wide range A n of services including consulting with young New information leaflets will be soon be n u

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2 courses in sports and art in South Armagh. 02890 972822; Mob: 07720968340 or Clare Each journey for the participating schools is Murphy, Project Administrator, 24 different. In consultation with the SCDL team [email protected], Tel: 02890 972811. they set a course to benefit their teachers and students; facilitators then provide support Bernie Kells according to schools’ and teachers’ exact Project Manager requirements. Decade of Remembrance Project

Facing the Past: Shaping the Future

Anticipating challenges relating to the upcoming and curriculum and examinations qualifications decade of historical commemorations, in 2011- to addressing these issues, (mainly through 12 NICIE identified the need to enhance and history, PDMU and citizenship but also Drama develop support materials and tools to help and RE). The website is, we believe, one of the teachers, not only in integrated classrooms, but first of its kind to offer such a comprehensive set in all classrooms in Northern Ireland and Ireland, of ideas and approaches to address contentious to address contentious issues relating to major commemorations. centenary commemorations. A number of professional development The ‘Facing our Past Shaping the Future’ workshops were also developed to raise teacher project, funded by DFAD in 2011-12, awareness, capacity and confidence to address has produced a unique website these issues in the classroom. Strategic (facingthepastshapingthefuture.com) which collaborative links were established with others provides easy internet access to a range of organisations and individuals undertaking similar innovative approaches and resources to assist work. An excellent start has been made in the objective interpretation of contentious developing generic approaches and ideas and events, (initially using the Solemn League and applying them to events around 1912. An Covenant of 1912 as a case study of potential application for further funding has been made to approaches to later commemorations). These DFAD to allow to extend the scope and reach of resources promote a multi-perspective enquiry the approaches and resources over the coming approach to the study of contentious events and years. their contemporary commemorations and are customised to both primary and post-primary Carmel Gallagher schools and to a range of subjects, key stages Project Leader N I C I E A n n u a l

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Section Three: NICIE Standing 26 Committees and Other Forums APTIS – the Association of Principal Teachers in Integrated Schools

This year’s journey for APTIS has included a The central theme of the April conference was renewed vision, support for each other in difficult ‘Promoting Best Practice in Integrated times and a growing voice in the wider Education’ and sessions included leading a educational debate. It has been encouraging to culture of improvement and integration in the work with those who have committed to these 21st century. The inspirational after-dinner concepts; frustrating that we have yet to achieve speech was delivered by Richard Moore, complete unity in them. founder of ‘Children in Crossfire’. Always in APTIS conferences there is encouragement to The need for a renewed vision was explored in share together in dialogue and learn from each our first meeting of the year, supported by John other’s experiences. F Kennedy’s, ‘Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.’ Thanks go to so many who contribute to and Challenges facing integrated schools have support APTIS, especially the staff at NICIE and included the effects of budget reductions and the the members themselves. Specific mention impact of area-based planning. There has been needs to be made of Vice Chair Patricia some outstanding mutual support between Murtagh, Secretary Amanda McNamee, integrated principals, sharing ideas and Treasurer Nigel Arnold, NICIE Support Officer encouraging each other to move forward. Pamela Gilmore and NICIE’s Carole Stapleton.

This year has included two constructive APTIS The onward journey looks bright for APTIS. Its meetings with Minister for Education John purpose is as important as ever, offering O’Dowd, one with John McGrath (DE Deputy practical support and encouragement to be Secretary), DE representation at APTIS excellent. Through this we strive to flourish meetings and APTIS representation at a despite adversity and present an inspirational Stormont reception hosted by the Education model of how to build a better future. Committee. It is clear that APTIS is increasingly recognised as a clear voice within the Nigel Frith educational arena. Chair of APTIS

The Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators Committee (SENCO) N I C I Once again the SENCO committee had another strategies. The other presentation, by Helen E A busy year. There was a mixture of sessions McCambridge (Millstrand IPS), focused on how n n delivered by both teachers and invited speakers. they run their Nurture Group. Brenda u a l

This is an active group who are always striving to Montgomery (SEELB) gave a superb training R e share and learn about the best practice in Special session on using the ASPIRE tool to scaffold p o r t

Education Needs. In Autumn, the Committee implementing the SEN Resource File and linking 2 0

wrote terms of reference and a mission statement it to PRSD management in school and promoting 1 1 / for the working of the group. This will be placed professional development generally. We would 2 0 1 on the NICIE website. In Autumn, we had two like to thank NICIE Development Officers who 2 training sessions on Nurture Theory and supported the Committee, namely Paul Gray Attachment; these presentations were given by and Cliodhna Scott-Wills. 27 members of the group. Joe Healy (Corran IPS) gave one on assessment and integrating the Joe Healy Boxall Profile into IEPs and intervention Chairperson NICIE Teachers and Early Years Committee Report

The Teachers and Early Years Committee is a our celebrations and therefore advised that from forum for teachers in integrated schools. It 2013 the celebration moves to share, inspire and gives us an opportunity to come together to encourage on these. share good practice, to discuss developments in education, to share information and to A lot of discussion revolved around the marking express our opinion on plans, policies and of historic events and anniversaries. Carmel practices in the integrated sector. Gallagher and Denise Morgan presented on the DFA funded project ‘Facing the Past: shaping the This year the committee looked at areas of Future’, and the committee agreed to feedback improvement, especially using the Excellence comments on the website. in Integrated Education Award (EIEA) toolkit. We also discussed the theme for the first Several of the committee are involved in global International Integrated Education week in partnerships and used the opportunity to inspire, 2013 – You, me and the World. encourage and shared on these. We will continue to update members on visits to and As the good work done by NICIE becomes from these partnerships. We also networked with more and more recognised internationally, the each other to start creating a database of Committee had the opportunity to contribute organisations we have found useful for through interview to a thesis being carried out addressing various issues in our integrated in Scotland, as well as an American based schools. video documentary about the current and future state of education in N.Ireland. As always, the committee members are keen to www.vimeo.com/44497029 share and discuss new ideas and best practice.

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This year, changes to school funding and and it is our intention to promote our 2 0

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2 challenges, and this forum has given us the exchanges. 0 1

2 opportunity to offer support and share ideas and information. Thank you to all members for Finally thanks to NICIE staff for their 28 facilitating this. continued encouragement, promotion of ISFA and very valued administrative support. Our most significant events were in January 2012, when we enjoyed a bespoke training Bronagh McKibbin session provided by the Labour Relations Chairperson 2 5 IE Y IC ears of N

Section Four: Financial 28 Information Treasurer’s Report Year Ended 31st March 2012

NICIE continues to receive its core funding from The Club Account Loans continue to feature in the Department of Education to carry out its the Financial Statements and the balance sheet activities of developing, supporting and again reflects that NICIE is in a net liability promoting Integrated Education in Northern position and therefore it is appropriate to adopt Ireland. the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and the financial statements. NICIE ensures that this budget is efficiently managed to get the best return on investment for NICIE has continued to liaise with the CLUB NICIE and The Department of Education. banks and is grateful to them that they have continued to renew NICIE’s bank facilities to During the current year NICIE moved to their ensure that NICIE can continue to operate and existing premise which has resulted in savings carry out its functions. for the future benefit of NICIE. Invaluable support has also been received from Additional funding continues to be challenging in our External Auditors Pricewaterhouse Coopers the current climate however NICIE has been and our solicitors Johns Elliott regarding successful in obtaining funding from a number of agreeing the Bank Terms on an annual basis. other sources including The International Fund for Ireland, BELTIE, the Open Society and the NICIE has successfully obtained funding for the Department of Foreign Affairs which has resulted future year and continues to seek additional in many positive projects and work being carried funding from a variety of other Grant aid sources out on behalf of NICIE. to meet its targets and objectives. N I C I E A n n u a l

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30 The Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (Company limited by guarantee)

Schedule to the income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 March 2012

Income 2012 2011 £ £ The Department of Education 660,416 708,662 International Fund for Ireland 144,946 - Open Society 11,306 - Esmeé Fairbairn Foundation 10,770 45,356 Department of Foreign Affairs 2,288 38,187 Other 25,384 12,071 855,110 804,276

2012 2011 £ £ Administrative expenses Salaries and wages 333,213 391,012 Professional fees - 7,695 Management fees – rental property 931 12,067 Travel expenses 12,196 15,969 Postage and stationery 10,666 15,495 Depreciation 13,185 6,154 Telephone 9,518 11,340 Advertising 8,053 9,249 Temporary staff 67,338 18,924 Photocopier 3,740 6,113 General expenses 4,012 7,277 Heat and light 4,751 3,592 Cleaning 4,389 5,305 Rent 23,000 34,000 Insurance 3,136 2,463 Bad debt expense (3,234) 62,025 Entitled to Succeed programme 26,938 43,006 Rates 364 417 N

Training 11,086 32,732 I C I

Repairs 900 1,613 E A

Computer maintenance 15,878 14,766 n n

Website costs 5,580 18 u a l

Event functions 3,693 3,853 R e

Shortfall in vesting 149 38,716 p o

Moving costs 47,307 - r t

Armagh disposal costs 21,034 - 2 0 1

Write-off of BELTIE loan (3,500) - 1 / 2

Department of Foreign Affairs expenditure 3,333 - 0 1 Esmeé Fairbairn expenditure 10,719 - 2 Open Society expenditure 13,430 - British Council expenditure 2,845 31 Number one account expenditure 20,090 - International Fund for Ireland wages and salaries 46,332 - International Fund for Ireland other expenditure 96,650 - 817,722 743,801 2 5 IE Y IC ears of N

Section Five: Governance

The arrangements for governance in NICIE can be summarised as follows.

The Board of Directors has a membership of 16 non-executive members representing the different stakeholder interests. The Board of Directors meets monthly other than in July and August. It held 10 meetings in 2011/12. The role of the Board is to provide leadership of NICIE within a framework of prudent and effective controls which enable risk to be assessed and managed; to set NICIE’s strategic aims, ensuring that the necessary financial and human resources are in place for it to meet its objectives; to set NICIE’s values and standards and to ensure that its obligations to its stakeholders and others are understood and met. Directors sit on recruitment panels as appropriate and are trained to undertake these duties.

A number of committees serve and report to the Board of Directors. Audit Committee The Board has an Audit Committee chaired by David Clement, other members being Ian McKay, John Milliken and Stephen McAnee. Michelle Anderson from DE also attends this committee. The Audit Committee met formally on three occasions in 2011/12. This committee focuses on corporate governance and the management of risk. The spring meeting concentrates on internal audit matters. The summer meeting reviews the draft accounts and the autumn meeting Policy and Planning Committee focuses on the risk register. The Policy and Planning Committee was founded in 2011 in order to focus NICIE Finance, General Purposes and Staffing strategy at a time when the signals from Committee politicians were that a significant and potentially This committee is chaired by the Treasurer transformative journey was ahead for to the Board of Directors, Michael Morrow. education. The Committee’s remit included: Other members include Ian McMorris and the formulation of a summary of the core Martin Stroud. position and key characteristics of Integrated Education; the formulation of pro-active This committee meets monthly prior to the campaigning to raise the profile for Integrated meeting of the Board of Directors. It met Education; the lobbying of political parties and 10 times during the year. Its function is to key organizations; engagement with change focus in greater detail on the finance and in the education sector on a broader level, personnel issues which are presented to the especially in the current economic climate; Board on a monthly basis throughout the the identification and engagement of key year. This committee also deals with all stakeholders, and maintaining a high profile issues relating to staff and premises. A major for Integrated Education. task for the committee in the year past was ensuring that rigorous financial procedures The Policy and Planning Committee has held were in place to ensure proper financial four meetings during the year under report, management of grants funding and ensuring including an extraordinary meeting of staff all Finance procedures were implemented. and board, to formulate NICIE’s policy position The FGPSC is also responsible for the on the future of Integrated Education and awarding of tenders. to determine NICIE’s engagement in, and contribution to current developments. Members Steering Committee re Overview of NICIE N

of the Committee have been active in relation I C I Options to the core developments in education policy in E A

This committee was formed in early 2011 the last year, in particular around Area-Based n n to keep close scrutiny on the situation in Planning. NICIE has engaged extensively with u a l relation to NICIE’s position with the banks. policy-makers and other key stakeholders R e It is composed of the officers of the board, throughout the year, as well as maintaining p o r

Colm Cavanagh, chair, Michael Morrow, t a pro-active media presence to ensure that 2

Treasurer, Martin Stroud, Secretary and 0 Integrated Education is visibly on the agenda. 1 1 /

David Clement, Chair of the Audit 2 0

Committee. This committee meets as 1 If education is on a journey in Northern Ireland, 2 necessary and has met four times over there remains a distance still to travel, and the year. It takes ongoing advice from a NICIE aims to be instrumental in plotting the 33 range of experts on company law and way forward. finance, including insolvency. It meets regularly with representatives from the Dr Helen McLaughlin banks and reports to the Board of Directors. Chair NICIE Patrons

Barry Douglas (Pianist)

Barry McGuigan MBE (Former European and WBA Featherweight Champion of the World)

Brian Friel (Playwright)

Cecil Linehan MBE (Co-founder All Children Together)

Dame Mary Peters DBE (Former Olympic Pentathlon Champion)

Lord Diljit S Rana MBE (Hotelier)

Dorinda Lady Dunleath

Dr Brian Lambkin (Director of the Centre of Migration Studies at the Ulster-American Folk Park)

Dr Maurice Hayes (Permanent Secretary DHSS-NI 1984-87; Ombudsman 1987-91)

Jennifer Johnston FRSL (Novelist)

Sir Kenneth Branagh (Actor and Film Director)

Liam Neeson OBE (Actor)

Mairead Corrigan-Maguire (Nobel Peace Prize Winner)

Marie Jones (Playwright, Charbanc Theatre)

Neil Hannon (Singer/Song-writer)

Sister Anna (Member of the Anglican Community of the Sisters of the Love of God)

Patrick Yu (Director of Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic Minorities)

Polly Devlin (Writer)

Professor Aine Hyland (Founder of ‘Educate Together’ in Republic of Ireland) N I C

I Professor Dr Seamus Heaney (Nobel Laureate for Poetry) E A n n Rev Dr Norman Taggart (President Methodist Church in Ireland 1997-98) u a l

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Sean Rafferty (Broadcaster) 2 0 1 1 /

2 Sir Kenneth Bloomfield KCB (Head of the NI Civil Service 1984 -1991) 0 1 2 Sir James Galway OBE (Flautist)

34 Sister Ethna Kelly R.S.M.

Very Rev Dean Victor G M B Griffin (Retired Dean, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin)

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Priory CIC Holywood 1998 477 489 418 420 445 473 482 507 494 Spires IPS Magherafelt 1999 183 188 201 200 202 205 202 202 203 Millennium IPS * Carryduff 2000 105 155 195 208 218 220 224 227 261 Carnlough CIPS Carnlough 2001 37 41 41 52 48 44 47 40 40 Sperrin IC Magherafelt 2002 196 268 353 403 442 475 482 496 493 Glengormley CIPS * Glengormley 2003 150 160 155 155 167 182 250 217 296 Maine IPS * Randalstown 2003 30 48 86 104 117 124 134 127 114 Round Tower CIPS * Antrim 2003 134 195 187 216 245 261 265 273 280 Armagh IC Armagh 2004 50 108 153 140 61 0000 Drumlins IPS Ballynahinch 2004 12 22 37 61 83 101 115 135 152 Glencraig CIPS * Holywood 2004 186 210 225 230 253 220 227 219 222 Groomsport CIPS Groomsport 2004 21 21 25 000000 Lir IPS Ballycastle 2004 17 26 0000000 Phoenix IPS Cookstown 2004 17 42 54 80 105 127 149 161 174 Roe Valley IPS Limavady 2004 25 44 72 101 126 138 157 155 175 Groarty CIPS L'Derry 2005 43 40 36 31 32 42 41 40 Ballycastle CIPS * Ballycastle 2006 100 124 129 142 151 161 177 Clogher Valley IPS Fivemiletown 2006 12 20 23 0000 Crumlin CIC Crumlin 2006 352 350 400 300 234 233 169 Rowallane IC Belfast 2006 40 86 00000 Kindle CIPS Ballykinlar 2007 36 00000 Rowandale IPS Moira 2007 18 34 64 101 132 193 Blackwater IC Downpatrick 2008 340 342 334 320 274 Cliftonville CIPS * Belfast 2008 182 185 180 193 225 Ballymoney CIPS Ballymoney 2009 284 267 285 301 Crumlin Primary IPS * Antrim 2009 194 180 180 179 Fort Hill CIPS * Lisburn 2009 233 234 239 235 Parkhall CIC Antrim 2009 679 681 684 702

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1 Clogher Valley IPS (Independent Primary) closed in August 2009 1 / Armagh Integrated College closed in August 2009 2 0 1 2 These figures include all children being educated in integrated schools, including pre-school provision and those with statements of special educational needs, which explains any discrepancy with the official Department of Education figures. 36 62 Schools 15 Grant Maintained Integrated Colleges 5 Controlled Integrated Colleges (includes 1 with conditional approval) (includes 1 with conditional approval) 23 Grant Maintained Integrated Primary Schools 19 Controlled Integrated Primary Schools (includes 2 with conditional approval)

Northern Ireland Council Tel: 028 9097 2910 for Integrated Education Fax: 028 9097 2919 25 College Gardens E-mail: [email protected] Belfast BT9 6BS Website: www.nicie.org

Charity registration XN 91943 Company registration NI 22427