Erne Integrated College

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Erne Integrated College
Address
Erne Integrated College
Drumcoo

Enniskillen
,
County Fermanagh
,
BT74 4FY

Northern Ireland
Coordinates 54°21′36″N7°38′13″W / 54.360°N 7.637°W / 54.360; -7.637
Information
Established1994
Local authority WELB
Management TeamHannah Philips VP

Oonagh McCarney Mary Magee-Pakenham

Ryan Thibodeau
PrincipalDarron McLaughlin
Enrolment350
Colour(s)    Green, Black and Red
Website www.erneic.org.uk

Erne Integrated College is a co-educational integrated post-primary school located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland; it lies within the Western Education and Library Board area.

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Context

Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian, [1] either run as Catholic schools or Protestant schools. On parental request, a school could apply to "transition" to become Grant Maintained offering 30% of the school places to students from the minority community. Lagan College was the first integrated school to open in 1981.

Under the delegated Northern Ireland education system, the year groups are numbered differently to their English cousins. In England the first year is Reception, then comes Year 1, in Northern Ireland, reception is Year 1, and 11 year-olds transition to post-primary (secondary) into Year 8.

Description

The college was formed in 1994 and after one year at a temporary campus in Silverhill, it moved to its present address at Drumcoo in the north-west of the town.

The college is non-selective and offers a full educational experience from A-levels to special needs. [2]

In May 2023, nine out of eleven members of the school's board of governors resigned. [3] This was soon followed by a statement from the PSNI, saying that the school was under investigation due to "a report of allegations of non-recent inappropriate behaviour". [4] As of February 2024, the school's board of governors has 9 members. [5]

Academics

Key Stage 3 (Years 8, 9, 10)

The Key Stage 3 syllabus follows the guidelines set out in the Revised Curriculum for Northern Ireland. [6] : 6 

Key Stage 4 (Years 11, 12)

In year 11, for Key Stage 4, students follow the Department of Education’s Entitlement Framework Curriculum, [7] they are obliged to continue with core subjects augmented with options. The option choice will depend on their future aspirations as the choice of GCSE subjects will limit their Key Stage 5 (Years 13 and 14)A-level opportunities and their tertiary education. [6] : 7 

The core subjects are Careers, Citizenship, English, Mathematics, Personal Development, Physical Education and Religious Studies. For options, a straw poll is conducted to see students wishes, and from that the staff devise the options blocks so choice is maximised, formal selection is then made. [8]

Subjects offered at GCSE Level:

Sixth form (Years 13, 14)

Subjects offered at A-Level:

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Lord Baker of Dorking, Daily Hansard, 18 July 2006 : Column 1189 www.parliament.uk, retrieved 22 July 2007
  2. ↑ "ETHOS". Erne Integrated. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Erne Integrated College has nine governors resign". BBC News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Erne Integrated College: Police investigate 'inappropriate behaviour' claim". BBC News. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  5. ↑ "BOARD OF GOVERNORS". Erne Integrated. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Admissions". Kilkeel High School. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Entitlement Framework | Department of Education". Education. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "KS4 OPTIONS". Erne Integrated. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Options Bookler" (PDF). www.erneic.org.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "SIXTH FORM". Erne Integrated. Retrieved 25 March 2020.



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