Post-Primary Education Working Group Remit

The remit of the Working Group shall be:

To take account of the responses to the consultation on the Burns Report, including the diversity of views on academic selection, and provide advice on options for future arrangements for post-primary education.

The advice should provide for:

• development of alternative transfer procedures with a view to the current Transfer Tests being withdrawn as soon as practicable;

• development of a Pupil Profile to inform parental and pupil choice;

• access for all young people to a broader curriculum providing greater choice;

• flexible arrangements that can meet the developing needs of young people;

• greater co-operation and collaboration among schools and with the further education sector;

• the development of local arrangements that meet local needs, wishes and circumstances.

The Working Group should also advise on:

• guiding principles and measurable outcomes for future post-primary arrangements;

• criteria for the development and assessment of proposals together with measures to encourage and support their development and implementation;

• outline arrangements for the planning and implementation of future post-primary arrangements.