Review of Irish-medium Education

Sir George Bain, in the Report of the Independent Strategic Review of Education (the Bain Report), December 2006, recommended that DE should develop a comprehensive and coherent policy for Irish-medium education.

The Department accepted this recommendation and initiated this Review to provide the basis for that policy.  The Review was asked to take stock of the best way to facilitate continued and sustainable growth of the sector for the next decade, ensuring the highest quality education outcomes for pupils, particularly in light of the revised Northern Ireland curriculum.  The findings of this review and proposals for the way forward have now opened for consultation.

The consultation runs from 11 October 2008 to 10 January 2009. The Report of the Review of Irish Medium Education and the consultation response document are below:

Report of the Review of Irish-medium Education (Irish version) PDF 2MB

Report of the Review of Irish-medium Education (English version) PDF 1.2MB

Consultation Response Document (Irish version) Word 137KB

Consultation Response Document (Irish version) PDF 1.2MB

Consultation Response Document (English version) Word 160KB

Consultation Response Document (English version) PDF 1.5MB

Please note that while the Department will accept written responses, we would encourage recipients to download the response document and return it via e-mail by 10 January 2009 to IMIE@deni.gov.uk