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Integrated schools deliberately bring young people of different backgrounds, cultures, beliefs, and abilities together in one classroom, allowing them to learn with, from and about each other. This intentionality towards difference is the foundation upon which Integrated practice is based. It impacts on all aspects of school life including how teachers deliver the statutory curriculum and their interactions with pupils, parents, colleagues, and members of the wider community.
In this section of the Integrated Education Hub teachers will find access to a range of Teacher Professional Learning (TPL) modules as well as links to useful resources, and other opportunities which will support the development of Integrated practice in school.
It is intended that the menu of TPL offerings will grow as the Hub expands and becomes better able to to respond to the needs of all Integrated schools.
Links to resources and modules produced originally for Shared Education but which are relevant for teachers within Integrated settings are also included on this page.
Anti-Bias in Education
Anti-Bias in Education
The pioneers of Integrated Education in the 1980s and 90s knew that bringing people together was one thing…. but the other thing was how this: how on earth should we ‘do’ Integrated Education? In tackling this problem, they drafted the first version of an anti-bias approach for those working in Integrated schools. Since then, NICIE has developed and promoted Anti-Bias in Education to support teachers in Integrated schools.
In 2021, NICIE published: ‘Bias Busting for Beginners – An Introduction to Anti-Bias in Education’ (PDF, 4.8MB)
To find out more about anti-bias training please contact Senior Development Officer Cliodhna Scott-Wills, Senior Development Officer at
CSSC Ethos and Leadership programme 2025-26
CSSC Ethos and Leadership programme 2025-26
The CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme, which has been developed by the Controlled Schools' Support Council for principals, Governors and Senior leaders in controlled schools, is based on the belief that ethos is foundational in the life of a school and fundamental to its successful development at all levels and, most importantly, to ensuring the best possible educational experience for all pupils.
The CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme aligns with the Department of Education’s school improvement policy, Every School a Good School (2009) and Strategy for Teacher Professional Learning, Learning Leaders (2016) as well as supporting the implementation of TransformEd NI (2025).
The CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme also reflects the Education and Training Inspectorate's (ETI) focus on effective practice and self-evaluation, as outlined in The Inspection and Self-Evaluation Framework (ISEF) (2017) and Empowering Improvement: New Framework for Inspection (2024), highlighting the five Core Questions, Contributory Areas, and Associated Indicators, reinforcing the central importance of ethos, vision, mission, and values.
CSSC strives to support controlled schools throughout their ethos journey, acknowledging that school improvement and raising standards is not a short-term fix but requires a vision for the desired outcomes, strategic planning and sustained effort. The Ethos and Leadership Programme promotes an integrated approach, viewing ethos as a central lens through which to foster both personal development and whole-school growth therefore modules are inter-related and complement each other.
Full details of the CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme are available on the CSSC website: https://www.csscni.org.uk/ethos/cssc-ethos-and-leadership-programme-2025-2026
If you would like further information about CSSC's Ethos and Leadership Programme please contact Derek Harkness, Schools' Support Officer. Derek.Harkness@csscni.org.uk
August 2022:
August 2022:
EA Summer School - The Intentionality of Integrated Education
EA Summer School - The Intentionality of Integrated Education
Integrated schools are 'intentional' towards mixing, particularly mixing between the two main traditions in Northern Ireland. This is probably the most well-known characteristic of an Integrated school. In 2022 the EA Summer School session entitled 'The Intentionality of Integrated Education' reflected on the definition and purpose of Integrated Education and provided an insight into the character and culture of Integrated schools. The PowerPoint from this session is provided below.
A Pupil Pathway: A Resource for Teachers to Support Shared Education
A Pupil Pathway: A Resource for Teachers to Support Shared Education
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The Pupil Pathway was developed by EA in collaboration with CCEA, ETI and NICIE, to support teachers in the delivery of Shared Education experiences on a continuous and progressive basis from pre-school to post-16.
A key feature of the Pathway is that it offers guidance to teachers in relation to pedagogy and curriculum delivery in a way that is responsive to the context and needs of schools, partnerships, and their communities.
Some of the common themes that underpin both shared and Integrated classes are well recognised, for example;
both promote the education together of children and young people of all religious faiths and none, including reasonable numbers of those from drawn from the Catholic and Protestant communities,
both embrace the European Convention on Human Rights and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child,
both meet the needs of, and provide for the education together of learners from all Section 75 categories and socio-economic status, and
both promote inclusion in terms of equality of opportunity, good relations, equality of identity, respect for diversity and community cohesion.
For this reason the Pupil Pathway resource is equally suitable for teachers and pupils in Integrated Schools.
There is also a TPL Module on Planning and Evaluating Shared Education using the Pupil Pathway available on the Shared Education Hub.
Shared Education Hub
Shared Education Hub
The Shared Education Hub is a resource that will be equally valuable to those in the Integrated Sector. It contains a bank of Teacher Professional Learning modules which can support the delivery of quality shared or Integrated education.
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This site provides a range of online learning modules that can be accessed by practitioners, schools, partnerships and wider clusters at any time.
Each of the modules consist of videos, animations, presentations and tasks to enhance the learning experience. Participants should navigate their way through each module completing set tasks and recording information in the relevant learning journal.
The menu will grow and develop each academic year. The modules will be developed based on system needs and practitioner feedback.
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