History of Education

1920   |   The Government of Ireland Act partitions Ireland into Northern 
       |   Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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1921   | i Ministry of Education set up.
       | i Lynn Committee on education set up.     
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1923   | i Lynn Report.
       | i Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1923.
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1930   | i Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1930.
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1944   | i Butler Education Act in UK.
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1947   | i Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1947.
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1957   | i School leaving age is raised to 15.
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1964   |   Terence O'Neill becomes the first Northern Ireland Prime Minister 
       |   to visit a Catholic school.
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1967   |   University of Ulster opens.
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1968   | i Education (Northern Ireland) Act 1968.
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1970   |   Church of Ireland synod expresses support for experiments in
       |   integrated education.
       |   Richard Rose survey finds widespread support for integrated 
       |   education.
       |   Cardinal Conway publishes pamphlet in defence of Catholic schools.
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1971   |   General assembly of Presbyterian church expresses support for 
       |   integrated education.
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1972   | i Education & Library Boards (Northern Ireland) Order.
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1973   |   The Burges Committee looks into possibilities of integrated
       |   education.
       |   Further work is done by John Malone of Queen's in his 'schools 
       |   curriculum project'.
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1974   | i Basil McIvor's statement on 'shared education'.
       | i All Children Together (ATC) founded.
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1976   |   Malcolm Skilbeck (of NUU) Schools Cultural Studies Project.
       |   John Greer (of NUU) Religion in Ireland project.
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1977   |   Centre for the Study of Conflict established at NUU. 
       |   Schools Apart published.
       |   Lord Dunleath gets amendment to 1972 Education & Library Board 
       |   Order allowing for 'Controlled Integrated Schools'.   
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1980   | i Chivers report on future of teacher Education in Northern Ireland.
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1981   |   Lagan College, the first integrated school, opens.
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1982   | i DENI Circular no. 1982/21.
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1984   |   Belfast Trust for Integrated Education (BELTIE) set up.
       |   N.I. Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) set up.
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1987   | i Cross Community Contact Scheme, circular no. 87/47.
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1988   | i Proposals for education reform are announced.
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1989   | i Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

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