The Burns Report

Education for the 21st Century: Report by the Post-Primary Review Body was published for consultation in October 2001.

Summary of the Burns Report Proposals PDF 200 KB

To view each of the sections and chapters click on the links below;

• Contents - PDF 518 KB
• Acknowledgements PDF 24 KB
• Chairman's Letter to the Minister PDF 49 KB
• Foreword PDF 40 KB
• Executive Summary PDF 49 KB

Part I: The Need for Change

• Foreword - The need for change PDF 27 KB
• Chapter 1. Introduction PDF 120 KB
• Chapter 2. Strategic Concept for the Review PDF 92 KB
• Chapter 3. The Consultation Process PDF 89 KB
• Chapter 4. Key Issues from the Public Consultation PDF 180 KB
• Chapter 5. Our Vision for the Future of Post-Primary Education PDF 104 KB
• Chapter 6. Educational Needs and Aspirations - A Learner-Centered Approach to Education PDF 215 KB
• Chapter 7. Assessment of Alternative School Structures PDF 200 KB

Part II - Partnership and Progress: Education for the 21st Century

• Partnership & Progress: Education for the 21st Century PDF 59 KB
• Chapter 8. The Curriculum and Pupil Assessment PDF 199 KB
• Chapter 9. The Administrative Arrangements for Transfer PDF 198 KB
• Chapter 10. Structural Arrangements for Second Level Education PDF 476 KB
• Chapter 11. Implications for Further and Higher Education, Training and the Economy PDF 343 KB
• Chapter 12. Support for Collegiates: Making it Happen PDF 383 KB
• Chapter 13. Implementation Arrangements PDF 134 KB

Appendices

• A: Review Body: Constitution PDF 41 KB
• B: Policy Documents PDF 42 KB
• C: Public Meetings PDF 41 KB
• D: Meetings with Representative Groups PDF 41 KB
• E: Open Days PDF 41 KB
• F1: Written Submissions PDF 42 KB
• F2: Categories of Respondents and Quantitative Analysis PDF 41 KB
• G: School Visits in Northern Ireland PDF 26 KB
• H1: Study Visits to Education Systems in Austria PDF 149 KB
• H2: The Netherlands PDF 118 KB
• H3: The Republic of Ireland PDF 166 KB
• H4: Scotland PDF 119 KB
• I: Education Consultative Forum PDF 41 KB
• J: Maps:
• J1. East Antrim PDF 408 KB
• J2. Mid Antrim PDF 406 KB
• J3. North Antrim PDF 407 KB
• J4. Armagh PDF404 KB
• J5. Banbridge/Crumlin/Lisburn PDF 407 KB
• J6. East Belfast PDF 405 KB
• J7. North Belfast PDF 407 KB
• J8. SW Belfast PDF 405 KB
• J9. West Belfast PDF 406 KB
• J10. Craigavon PDF 404 KB
• J11. East Down PDF 409 KB
• J12. North Down PDF 373 KB
• J13. South Down PDF 408 KB
• J14. Fermanagh PDF 410 KB
• J15. Foyle PDF 409 KB
• J16. Limavady PDF 408 KB
• J17. Mid Ulster PDF 407 KB
• J18. East Tyrone PDF 408 KB
• J19. Mid Tyrone PDF 407 KB
• K1: Collegiates: School Groupings PDF 131 KB
• K2: & Summary of Composition PDF 40 KB
• L: Price Waterhouse Coopers: Executive Summary of the Economic Appraisal PDF 264 KB

Glossary and Bibliography PDF 178 KB

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