Erne Integrated College

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.

Erne Integrated College
Address
Drumcoo

Enniskillen
,
Co. Fermanagh
,
BT74 4FY

Northern Ireland
Coordinates54.360°N 7.637°W / 54.360; -7.637
Information
Established1994
Local authorityWELB
Management Team
Sharon McKee VP, Caoihmin Walmsley Senior teacher.
PrincipalJames (Jimmy) Jackson-Ware
Enrolment350
Colour(s)    Green, Black and Red
Websitewww.erneic.org.uk

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 school is attended by pupils from across the entire county and beyond. It has around 400 students and is noted locally for its high academic standards, social and religious tolerance and its contributions to music, sport and the arts.

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

In April 2023, Northern Ireland's Education and Training Inspectorate reported that the school's safeguarding arrangements were "unsatisfactory". The principal Jimmy Jackson-Ware will be resigning at the end of the 2022–23 school year. In May 2023, there was reportedly a mass resignation of governors, with nine out of eleven governors resigning.[3][4] On the 4 May, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said it had "received a report of allegations of non-recent inappropriate behaviour" at the school and that an investigation had been launched.[5][6]

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. [7]: 6 

Key Stage 4 (Years 11, 12)

In year 11, for Key Stage 4, students follow the Department of Education’s Entitlement Framework Curriculum,[8] 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.[7]: 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.[9]

Subjects offered at GCSE Level:

  • Art
  • Construction
  • Drama/ Performing arts
  • Geography
  • English
  • English Literature
  • History
  • Home Economics
  • Hospitality
  • Digital Technology
  • Learning through Pokémon games
  • LLW (Learning for Life and Work)
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Performing Arts
  • PE
  • CPSW
  • RE
  • Science – Double and Single awards. Individual Sciences available on request
  • Spanish
  • Sports Studies
  • Technology
  • PAL
  • Photography[10]

Sixth form (Years 13, 14)

Subjects offered at A-Level:

  • Art
  • Life Sciences
  • Geography
  • History
  • Mathematics (Further Maths available)
  • Moving Image Arts
  • Music
  • RE
  • Spanish
  • Sports Studies
  • Technology
  • Health & Social Care[11]

See also

Footnotes

    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. Bain, Mark (3 May 2023). "Chaos at Co Fermanagh secondary school as entire Board of Governors walks out". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
    4. Fowler, Julian (3 May 2023). "Erne Integrated College has nine governors resign". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
    5. Fowler, Julian (4 May 2023). "Erne Integrated College: Police investigate 'inappropriate behaviour' claim". BBC News. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
    6. Campbell, Niamh (4 May 2023). "Erne Integrated College: Police investigate 'inappropriate behaviour' claim". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
    7. "Admissions". Kilkeel High School. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
    8. "Entitlement Framework | Department of Education". Education. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
    9. "KS4 OPTIONS". Erne Integrated. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
    10. "Options Bookler" (PDF). www.erneic.org.uk. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
    11. "SIXTH FORM". Erne Integrated. Retrieved 25 March 2020.



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