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Ulster University report urges politicians to get behind integrated schooling in Northern Ireland.

Academics at Ulster University have called for a complete reform of the education system in Northern Ireland after a new report concluded that the current system is “unsustainable”. In a comprehensive paper looking at how education is run, the report, published by the university’s Unesco Education Centre, said the influence of the church and politics had created a confused, bloated and ultimately costly system that is no longer fit for purpose without ambitious and radical reform. The paper found that “vested interests of the churches and the traditional political blocs” had been ma...

BBC News By Robbie Meredith Published How teachers are trained in Northern Ireland reinforces "educational division and duplication" along sectarian lines. That is argued in a newly published briefing paper from Ulster University's Unesco centre of education. It calls for a "radical review and redesign" of initial teacher education in Northern Ireland. There are four institutions in Northern Ireland who provide Bachelor of Education (BEd) or Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) degrees. They are Stranmillis University College, St Mary's University College and the schools of education ...