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NI schools refused integrated status as 'not enough Catholics would attend'

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Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College and Rathmore Primary School were refused integrated status despite 80% of parents supporting it

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NewsLetter UK

Integrated education row: DUP slams Alliance Party's 'double standards' on parental choice

The DUP has accused the Alliance Party of hypocrisy over its emphasis on parental choice in the row over Paul Givan’s rejection of integrated status for two schools in Bangor.

3 months ago·Portadown, United Kingdom

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countydownspectator.co.uk

Minister blocks Bangor integrated status bids - County Down Spectator

Shock for schools By Lesley Walsh BIDS by Bangor Academy and Rathmore Primary School to become integrated have been rejected by the Education Minister in a shock double blow described as ‘a very negative message for all of Northern Ireland’. School principals Matthew Pitts and Julie Hardy were left reeling yesterday after learning that the schools’ ambitions of transformation to integrated status had received a ‘flat no’ from Education Minister …

3 months ago·Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

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Integrated Education Northern Ireland

Statement on Bangor Academy & Sixth Form College and Rathmore Primary School – NI Council for Integrated EducationAccessibility ToolsIncrease TextDecrease TextGrayscaleHigh ContrastNegative ContrastLinks UnderlineReadable FontReset

The Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) share the disappointment of Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College and Rathmore Primary School, Bangor who have both been turned down for Transformation to Integrated status. The decision by the Education Minister runs contrary to the expressed preference of parents who overwhelmingly voted in favour of Integration. These decisions are extremely difficult for both school communities who have put so much

3 months ago

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Humanists UK

NI Education Minister rejects integrated school, despite 80% parent support

Northern Ireland Humanists has expressed deep concern over a decision by Education Minister Paul Givan to reject two North Down schools’ plans to become integrated, ignoring a sizeable majority of parents voting in favour of the proposals. A ballot of parents of children attending Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College found that around 80% supported… Continue reading Education Minister refuses to let schools become integrated, defying 80% parent…

3 months ago

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Northern Ireland World

Education minister Paul Givan rejects integrated status for two schools over low numbers of Catholic pupils

The education minister has rejected applications for integrated status from two Bangor schools over low numbers of Catholic pupils – prompting outrage from the Alliance Party who say its what parents had wanted.

3 months ago

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