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	Education in Northern Ireland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		School holidays in Northern Ireland are also considerably different to the rest of the United Kingdom.
		Although religious integration is increasing, Northern Ireland has a highly segregated education system, with 95% of pupils attending either a maintained (Catholic) school or a controlled school (mostly Protestant).
		Northern Ireland remains the largest area in the UK which still operates grammar schools.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Education_in_Northern_Ireland (567 words)

	Department of Education for Northern Ireland - Case Studies - Microsoft Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Department of Education for Northern Ireland is devoted to delivering the highest standard of education for all children and young people.
		The programme helps educators use the technology that is already present in schools as a foundation for teaching, by connecting with their peers, learning from and inspiring one another.
		The Department of Education for Northern Ireland is dedicated to ensuring the highest standard of education for all children and young people.
	www.microsoft.com /ireland/casestudies/deni.asp (1437 words)

	Northern Ireland - an Education in itself
		Visitors to Northern Ireland are invariably impressed by the warmth and friendliness of its people, the interesting and active cultural life, the temperate climate and the pure natural beauty of the countryside and coastline - as well as by the high standard of education at all levels.
		Also renowned for their beauty are Northern Ireland' s inland lakes and waterways, which provide superb fishing opportunities, and which are frequently used to host some of the world's major fishing competitions.
		Belfast, the capital city of Northern Ireland, is a bustling, modern European capital, with a population of 600,000 within its environs.
	www.intstudy.com /articles/ec193a07.htm (908 words)

	The Ireland Funds - Your Money at Work : Integrated Education in Northern Ireland
		Nonetheless, Northern Ireland has not reached the point where an integrated option is available to every family—in fact, this year some 700 students were turned away from integrated schools because of a shortage of places.
		As a matter of priority, the Northern Ireland government and civic and religious leaders should recognize that their society will be richer and stronger if their educational system encourages more integration, so children there grow up embracing the diversity of their culture.
		The Integrated Education Fund was established in 1992 with the aim of providing a financial foundation for the growth and development of integrated education.
	www.irlfunds.org /your_money_at_work/projects_ieni.html (819 words)

	Close Up Foundation Civics Education \| Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The whole of Ireland was governed by the British from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century, during which time the British encouraged Protestant settlement in the northeastern corner of the predominantly Catholic country.
		To the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast, September 3, 1998.
		Northern Ireland Office (Office of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland).
	www.closeup.org /nireland.htm (6245 words)

	Northern Ireland Department of Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Government of Northern Ireland has a vision of the way education in the Province will develop in the 21st century and this has led to an ambitious ET (Educational Technology) strategy for the Province that has been in development since 1997.
		Educators will be able to share best practices and monitor pupils' progress more easily while pupils can work on joint projects across schools.
		Northern Ireland's ambitious C2K initiative will allow 350,000 pupils and 20,000 teachers throughout the Province's 1245 schools to take a giant step into the information age.
	h20247.www2.hp.com /PublicSector/cache/79711-0-0-191-381.html (1646 words)

	BBC - Action Network - - A1181819 - The schools system in Northern Ireland
		Integrated education is the initiative to bring together in one school pupils, teachers and governors from Catholic and Protestant traditions.
		The Department of Education in Northern Ireland oversees the central administration of education in Northern Ireland.
		It is funded by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/ican/A1181819 (1342 words)

	Contemporary Review: Northern Ireland - a question of education? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The education system and school life in general in Northern Ireland continues to function effectively and succeeds in achieving and maintaining high standards, a normality and a sense of order, in a society that has been beleaguered by violence for more than twenty-five years.
		In Northern Ireland the central government department responsible for education is the Department of Education for Northern Ireland, based at Rathgael House in Bangor, Northern Ireland.
		Northern Ireland has five Education and Library Boards which are equivalent to Local Education Authorities in England and Wales.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2242/is_n1545_v265/ai_16423684 (1230 words)

	Education \| Northern Ireland and Wales outshine England
		Students in Northern Ireland and Wales continue to outshine those in England at GCSE as well as A-level, figures released today show.
		Northern Ireland has beaten England at GCSE since the exam began, and has long been dominant at A-level.
		The failure rate was identical in percentage terms in Northern Ireland, Wales and England, going up in all three countries.
	education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4737613-111510,00.html (287 words)

	Northern Ireland Education and Schools Directory - ed-u.com
		Northern Ireland's minister for higher education says almost a quarter of adults in the province face problems with reading or writing...
		The Northern Ireland schools transfer system has come under fire in a report which says it could be in breach of international human rights standards.
		Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment CCEA
	www.ed-u.com /nireland.htm (550 words)

	Reconciliation: History Education Project: Northern Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The project will further explore how textbooks have changed since the National Curriculum of Northern Ireland was introduced in 1991, looking at how recent texts compare with texts being used before 1991, as well as the extent to which national texts reflect the political agenda of the 1990s and early 2000s.
		This study of history education in Northern Ireland should ultimately shed light on the changing nature of education in response to political change and calls for social reconciliation.
		In highlighting the study's implications for Northern Ireland's current and future education policy, the project also aims to put forward recommendations that have relevance beyond the Northern Irish context.
	www.carnegiecouncil.org /page.php/prmID/102 (541 words)

	CAIN: Issues: Education in Northern Ireland
		Smith, A (1999) 'Education and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland' Paper presented to the Annual Conference of the American Education Research Association, Montreal, April 1999.
		Education in Ireland, by Dominic Murray, Alan Smith and Ursula Birthistle (1997).
		The Centre for the Study of Conflict has produced a number of reports on education in Northern Ireland, in particular the development of integrated education, and extracts from these reports are currently available at the CAIN site.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /issues/education/education.htm (311 words)

	Integrated Education in Northern Ireland
		Integrated education alone won’t resolve all the challenges remaining in Northern Ireland.
		The 5% of the children who attend integrated schools do so largely because their parents want a quality education for their children and because they are committed to having their children learn alongside others with different backgrounds or beliefs.
		Martin McGuinness, Minister of Education when the Northern Ireland political structure was devolved and operating, told me that the number of children attending integrated schools would double to 10% if enough schools and classrooms were built.
	www.state.gov /s/p/rem/2003/18824.htm (1406 words)

	BBC News \| NORTHERN IRELAND \| Education proposals 'not enough'
		The Burns proposals on the reform of education in Northern Ireland do not go far enough, head teachers from Catholic secondary schools have said.
		They are pushing for a comprehensive education system which, they say, is preferred by the vast majority of countries around the world.
		They also said the suggestion that parents will be able to match their children to the education best-suited to them was "fraudulent".
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/1992060.stm (330 words)

	Open Directory - Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: Northern Ireland: Education (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		BBC Northern Ireland - Education - Educational material and resources for pupils and teachers from primary school to school-leavers.
		Northern Ireland Network for Education - Provides learning and support to help teachers integrate ICT into the classroom.
		Northern Ireland Open College Network - Details of the process of accreditation, an explanation of credits and levels, together with the documentation needed to get a learning opportunity accredited by the NIOCN.
	dmoz.org /Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/Northern_Ireland/Education (828 words)

	Archived: RILEY HOSTS NORTHERN IRELAND'S MINISTER FOR EDUCATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The meeting between the secretary and the minister culminated a series of briefings between the minister's policy advisors and senior staff at the department on a wide range of issues.
		Civic Link is a cross-community, cross-border initiative that currently links 30 schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to encourage young people to learn how government works and how they can constructively participate in the issues affecting their communities.
		Civic Link is sponsored jointly by the U.S. Department of Education, Northern Ireland's Department of Education, and the Department of Education and Science in the Republic of Ireland.
	www.ed.gov /PressReleases/01-2000/ireland.html (342 words)

	Ireland HQ : Education In Ireland
		Díseart Institute of Education and Celtic Culture, Dingle, Co...
		National representative body for students in Ireland, lobbying the Government onservices and supports for students in third level education and campaigning on...
		Project designed to support schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic ofIreland to engage in collaborative curricular projects using computer and video...
	irelandhq.com /educationinireland/index.php (807 words)

	Ireland HQ : Schools In Ireland
		Organises teachers and lecturers in Ireland engaged in post-primary, higher andfurther education.
		NICIE - Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education - Funded...
		Ireland HQ excludes all liability of any kind (including negligence) in respect of any third party information or other material made available on, or which can be accessed using, this Website.
	www.irelandhq.com /schoolsinireland/index.php (832 words)

	HEdNI - Home Education in Northern Ireland
		This is a relatively new site, but we hope to make it informative, interesting and helpful to all families in Northern Ireland who are home-educating or who have an interest in doing so.
		HEdNI is simply a group of home-educators in Northern Ireland.
		We are an inclusive group - we welcome those of all backgrounds, religious beliefs, races and cultures.
	www.hedni.org (167 words)

	Homepage - Department for Employment and Learning
		The Department is one of the key channels through which the Northern Ireland Executive is working towards a vision of a peaceful, inclusive, prosperous, stable and fair society.
		It is responsible for third level education, training and a range of employment measures, all aimed at giving people the skills, knowledge and opportunities to work.
		Education system in Northern Ireland must be transformed
	www.delni.gov.uk (588 words)

	Peace Education in a Hostile Environment: The Divided Society of Northern Ireland. Peace Education Miniprints No. 35., ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Peace Education in a Hostile Environment: The Divided Society of Northern Ireland.
		In recent years there have been several peace education ventures in Northern Ireland reflecting the statutory responsibility of the education and training agencies in the promotion of peace.
		In recent years the Department of Education in Northern Ireland has developed the notion of Education for Mutual Understanding as a basic strategy of encouraging appreciation of a divided heritage and community.
	ericae.net /ericdb/ED358006.htm (347 words)

	Education Websites @ MyUKSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Continuing education at the University of Ulster - With lists of courses at their various locations, details of qualifications available, and information on current projects and research.
		Local education and library authority for Co. Antrim and the eastern part of Co. Londonderry.
		Project designed to support schools in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to engage in collaborative curricular projects using computer and video conferencing.
	www.myuksearch.co.uk /Northern_Ireland/Education/index.html (529 words)

	Education
		Educational material and resources for pupils and teachers from primary school to school leavers.
		Provides advice on and support for what is taught in schools and colleges in Northern Ireland and how it is assessed.
		Research news from the commercial, public and higher education sectors in Ireland.
	www.joeant.com /DIR/cat/15172 (207 words)

	The Education (Student Loans) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990
		A print version is also available and is published by The Stationery Office Limited as the The Education (Student Loans) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990, ISBN 0110045068.
		(2) This Order and the Education (Northern Ireland) Orders 1986 and 1989 may be cited together as the Education (Northern Ireland) Orders 1986 to 1990.
		(a) are attending courses of higher education which are of at least one academic year's duration and either are at institutions receiving support from public funds or (being at other institutions) are designated for the purposes of this Article by or under regulations made by the Department; and
	www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1990/Uksi_19901506_en_1.htm (850 words)

	Education Support - Students (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This service is for higher education students who are funded through the five Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards.
		Students can access the progress of their application and financial assessment for support using e-support via the Student Support for Northern Ireland web site.
		For more detailed information please read the booklet "Financial Support for Higher Education Students 2005-2006" which is available from your local Education and Library Board.
	www.education-support.org.uk /students/students.asp (102 words)

	The Education Reform(Northern Ireland) Order 1989
		Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Act 1974
		The following provisions of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, namely, the definition of "intermediate school" in Article 2(2) and Articles 4, 8(1)(b) and (c), 24 to 26, 28, 56(1) and (4) to (6), 57(1), 68, 103(1), 117, Part IX, Schedule 2, paragraph 4 of Schedule 3, Schedule 14 and Schedule 17;
		(5) For the purposes of the Education Orders a maintained school is maintained by a board if the board has the responsibilities mentioned in Article 8(1) of the principal Order in relation to the school.
	www.hmso.gov.uk /si/si1989/Uksi_19892406_en_2.htm (419 words)

	CAIN: Northern Ireland Education System (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The CAIN material on Education is currently being developed.
		In the meantime the following pages provide some brief background information on the Northern Ireland education system, including an outline history and results from a few educational surveys.
		CALM was developed from an experimental hyper-media demonstration module which was designed to show the potential for making research material available in an integrated manner.
	cain.ulst.ac.uk /issues/educ/educ.htm (77 words)

	The Department of Education for Northern Ireland - Real Benefits - Microsoft Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The Department of Education for Northern Ireland - Real Benefits - Microsoft Ireland
		It is a powerful online sharing tool, which offers precise support for the government’s strategy.
		This case study is for informational purposes only.
	www.microsoft.com /ireland/realbenefits/deni.asp (1438 words)

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