Integration Works 2026: for Governors

This informal and exploratory event will provide factual information for Governors to hear more about Integrated Education and the Transformation process.

In June 2025 the Department of Education (DE) published a new strategy for Integrated Education entitled Vision 2030*. This strategy sets out a vision for “a vibrant and supported network of sustainable Integrated schools providing high‑quality Integrated Education to children and young people.” An important aspect of this strategy is that DE has commissioned the Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) to issue a call for Transformation, which will follow later in the year.

Transformation is the process through which schools can acquire Integrated status when there is majority support from the parent body. Findings from the 2024 Life and Times Survey show when respondents were asked “If you were deciding where to send your child/children to school, would you prefer an Integrated school?”, 55% of respondents said they would prefer an Integrated school compared to 17% who said they would not. Recent research conducted by Queen’s University Belfast also found that schools which have completed the Transformation journey in recent years reported that it enabled them to recognise and strengthen their existing diversity, articulate a shared vision for their school community, and respond to growing parental demand for Integrated Education.

It is within this context that NICIE and the Integrated Education Fund (IEF) would like to invite you to this Integration Works information event, designed for schools wishing to learn more about Integrated Education and the Transformation process.

There will be opportunities for discussion and for addressing any questions you may have about the process.

If you have any questions about either event, please contact Jill Caskey at the IEF by emailing amlsbCB8IGllZiAhIG9yZyAhIHVr or calling 028 9069 4099.