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Minister announces working group to establish controlled schools’ sectoral support body

Education Minister, John O'Dowd, has announced details of the group that will work to establish a sectoral support body for controlled schools.
~ Thursday, 27 September 2012

The move follows the Executive’s agreement to the Education Bill which will establish the Education and Skills Authority.

Mr O’Dowd said: “The sectoral support body for controlled schools will play a vital role in our reformed education administration. On behalf of the interests of controlled schools, and alongside sectoral support bodies for Irish-medium, integrated and Catholic schools, the body will provide representation and challenge to the Department of Education and the new Education and Skills Authority. I am grateful to those nominees who have accepted membership of the working group. My officials have already begun engagement with the group and I look forward to working with them and assisting them as they take their task forward.”

The initial membership of the working group is:

  • Mr Uel McCrea, formerly Principal of Ballyclare Secondary School.
  • The Reverend Trevor Gribben of the Transferors’ Representative Council.
  • Mrs Valerie Campbell, Principal of Dungannon Primary School.
  • Mr David Canning, Principal of Strabane Primary School.
  • Mr Stephen Black, Principal of Antrim Grammar School.
  • The Reverend Ian Ellis of the Transferors’ Representative Council.