Consultation: Questions & Answers
5. The Strategic Area Plan shows a way forward for Post Primary Provision in the Coleraine Borough Council Area.
Strongly Disagree
 Without a planned Integrated school parental choice is reduced and segregation continues.
 Under the Department of Education has a illegal obligation to provide and encourage integrated education.
6. The Strategic Area Plan for Post Primary Provision will lead to a network of sustainable schools in the Coleraine
Borough Council Area which will:
a) Meet the needs of all pupils in the longer term.
Strongly Disagree
 Removing an integrated school from the Coleraine area would mean that children would need to travel in
excess of 20 miles to attend an integrated school.
b) Deliver the statutory curriculum, including Entitlement Framework.
Strongly Disagree
 Coleraine’s area learning partnership is increasing curriculum offer and provision already;
 Larger schools are not needed to deliver the Entitlement Framework.
c) Enhance the quality of provision and raise standards.
Strongly Disagree
 Larger schools do not necessarily improve quality of provision or raise standards.
7. The Strategic Area Plan for Post Primary Provision will lead to a network of sustainable schools in the Coleraine
Borough Council Area which will:
a) Reduce the number of surplus places.
Strongly Disagree
 The options suggested all reduce surplus places with the exception of the status quo.
b) Be within reasonable travelling distance.
Strongly Disagree
 Under the proposals put forward pupils would have to travel long distances, in excess of 20 miles, to access an
integrated school.
c) Reduce the duplication of provision.
Strongly Disagree
 Integrated education is the only sector, which eliminates the duplication created by the current system and the
proposed options as they stand reinforce segregation and selection.
8. The Strategic Area Plan for Post Primary Provision identifies realistic, innovative and creative solutions to address
need in the Coleraine Borough Council Area which:
a) Include opportunities for shared schooling on a cross sectoral basis.
Strongly Disagree
 As the maintained sector has excluded themselves from this process any plan without integration is not cross
sectoral.
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b) Maximise the use and sharing of the existing school estate.
Strongly Disagree
 Every option requires a new build as existing schools in Coleraine are unfit for purpose.
c) Identify the potential for co-location of mainstream and special schools.
Strongly Disagree
 Under proposals set out by NCIC the creation of an ‘Education Village’ at the Coleraine University Campus would
allow the Integrated College to continue to develop its links and work with Sandleford Special School. The
current proposals don’t allow for this.
d) Take full account of appropriate and relevant FE sector provision for 14 – 19 year olds.
Agree
The current proposals will continue to support the links with Northern Regional College but more creative proposals
could have extended links with the University of Ulster.
e) Explore opportunities for cross border planning with the ROI where applicable. (Not applicable)
9. Where the Strategic Area Plan for Post Primary Provision has identified options or proposals for the Coleraine
Borough Council Area, please specify your preferred options or proposals and comment below.
Option1
Status Quo - Does not reduce the number of surplus places, duplication of provision or segregation.
Option 2
Coleraine Academical Institution and Coleraine High School would combine to become a shared co-educational 11-19
school. 1500 pupils
Coleraine College and North Coast Integrated College would combine to become a shared 11-19 co-educational
school. 1000 pupils
 NCIC amalgamating with Coleraine College would mean linking with a school, which has falling enrolment, poor
standards and considerable debt.
 There is no reason that the split of two schools should allow one school to be the more dominate i.e. each
school should be capped at 1250.
Option 3
Coleraine Academical Institution, Coleraine High School, Coleraine College and North Coast Integrated College would
combine to become a shared co-educational 11-19 school. 1250 pupils in each school.
 The absence of an integrated school in the area ensures continued segregation and polarisation. The proposal
would remove the integrated option and leave only Maintained and Controlled schools.
Option 4
Coleraine Academical Institution, Coleraine High School, Coleraine College and North Coast Integrated College would
combine to become two shared single sex 11-19 schools. Initially provision would be based on current school sites but
a new build facility would be required as soon as possible - 1250 pupils in each school
 As option 3 but with further segregation because it would be a single sex schools.
North Coast believes this would be the better option:
A Sharing Education in Practice at the University of Ulster, Coleraine
 An Education Village based in the University of Ulster at Coleraine Campus. This would be a confederation of
Primary and Post Primary schools based on the University site allowing links with the University to evolve. It
would allow education to be shared from Pre School to Higher Level Education. The proposal brings together
religion, gender, and generations; allowing both vocational and academic specialities to be taught together,
from the cradle to career, developing learning opportunities for all.