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Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Consolidated Text As Enacted Cited in Amendments 2 Related
Vincent
JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Citation2022 NI c 15
Year2022
those of different cultures and religious beliefs and of none, including reasonable numbers of both Protestant and Roman Catholic children or young persons;those who are experiencing socio-economic deprivation and those who are not; andthose of different abilities.intentionally supports, protects and advances an ethos of diversity, respect and understanding between those of different cultures and religious beliefs and of none, between those of different socio-economic backgrounds and between those of different abilities, andgrant-maintained integrated status, orcontrolled integrated statusthis Act;the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989;section 2(3A) of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (inserted by section 4 of this Act) ;the Shared Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2016; andany other provision of Northern Ireland legislation (unless it contains a different definition) .(a) to deliver educational benefits to children and young persons;(b) to promote awareness and appreciation of human rights;(c) to promote equality of opportunity;(d) to promote good relations; and(e) to promote respect for identity, diversity and community cohesion.(a) any body appearing to the Department of Education to have as an objective the encouragement or promotion of integrated education, and if required(b) any other body the Department of Education considers appropriate.(1) In Article 64(1) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Department’s duties in respect of integrated education) for “to encourage and facilitate” substitute “to encourage, facilitate and support”.(2) In section 2 of the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (functions of Education Authority) after subsection (3) (Authority’s duties in respect of shared education) insert—
  • “(3A) It is a duty of the Authority (so far as its powers extend) to encourage, facilitate and support integrated education.
.It is a duty of the Authority (so far as its powers extend) to encourage, facilitate and support integrated education.identifying, assessing, monitoring and aiming to meet the demand for the provision of integrated education within the context of area planning and the overall sustainability of the school estate (including, in particular, monitoring the number and success of applications for integrated education) , andproviding sufficient places in integrated schools to aim to meet the demand for integrated education within the context of area planning and the overall sustainability of the school estate (including examining evidence of expected future demand) .(2) In subsection (1) (a) “monitor” means monitor by reference to data collected in respect of relevant catchment and other areas.(1) After Article 64(1) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (Department’s duty to encourage, facilitate and support the development of integrated education) insert—
  • “(1A) In considering what steps it should take for the purposes of its duty under subsection (1) to encourage , facilitate and support the development of integrated education, the Department must in particular take account of any representations made under section 3 of the Integrated Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (consultation) which relate to that duty
In considering what steps it should take for the purposes of its duty under subsection (1) to encourage , facilitate and support the development of integrated education, the Department must in particular take account of any representations made under section 3 of the Integrated Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (consultation) which relate to that duty(2) The Education Authority must, for the purpose of assisting its strategic planning of the provision of education, take steps to ascertain the demand for integrated education.(3) In this Act, a reference to ascertaining the demand for integrated education is a reference to ascertaining the extent to which parents would prefer their children to be educated at grant-maintained integrated or controlled integrated schools rather than at schools which are not grant-maintained integrated schools or controlled integrated schools.(4) The Education Authority must take the steps mentioned in subsection (2) at such times as the Education Authority and the Department of Education agree to be appropriate, having regard to the purpose specified in that subsection.(5) The duty in subsection (2) may be met by seeking the information required by that duty together with other information about parental preferences.(6) In making decisions in connection with proposals about the provision of education, including in respect of its duty to encourage, facilitate and support integrated education, the Education Authority must have due regard to the response to its enquiries under subsection (2) (in addition to any other factors to which the Education Authority is required to have regard) .developing, adopting, implementing or revising policies, strategies and plans; anddesigning and delivering public services.(2) The active fulfilment of duties in respect of support for integrated education conferred on education bodies by this Act (or regulations made under it) shall not prejudice or subordinate their duties in respect of promoting shared education or the due discharge of their continuing statutory duties under other enactments including the Shared Education (Northern Ireland) Act 2016.(1) Education bodies must consider integrated education when planning for the establishment of a new school.teachers,governors,pupils,families, andsectoral and community bodies(3) Education bodies must prepare and publish a report on the consultation under subsection (2) .the manner in which, and the extent to which, the relevant body has considered integrated education when planning for the establishment of a new school, andthe levels of demand for integrated education.two or more existing schools that have amalgamated to create a new

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