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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