What is Integrated Education?
Integrated Education brings children and staff from Catholic and Protestant traditions, as well as those of other beliefs, cultures and communities together in one school.
Integrated Schools ensure that children from Protestant and Catholic religious and/or cultural backgrounds, as well as others who identify differently are educated together every day in the same classrooms.
It is important to note that Integrated Schools are essentially Christian in character but proactively strive to ensure everyone’s tradition is respected and included.
At Roe Valley IPS we aim to provide a forward thinking, colourful, child-centred, safe and secure, trusting environment where learning is fun and everyone is equal regardless of background, religion, culture, race, gender and ability.
Empowering adults, children and young people as thinking individuals is a priority for us at Roe Valley Integrated Primary School so that as our pupils grow and mature, they’ll be able to affect positive change in the shared society we live in.
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At Roe Valley Integrated PS we follow the NICIE core principles:
- Equality
- Faith and Values
- Parental Involvement
- Social Responsibility
Integration News Updates
Excellence in Integrated Education Award
At Roe Valley Integrated Primary School we are currently working towards our EIEA and we look forward to keeping you up to date with our progress.
The Bees and The Wind (2023)
Our staff were delighted to attend the launch of Amelia Kai's new storybook The Bees and The Wind.
The story has been developed as part of the celebrations marking 40 years of Integrated Education. The beautiful narrative is a reminder of all the hard work that has gone into getting us to where we are today. The bravery of those first parents, pupils and teachers who looked beyond the limited resources available, to the greater benefit for their children, and for society. The book has been developed to help open up discussions about Integrated Education with young children; both in the classroom and at home.
Click on the link for the downloadable PDF The Bees and The Wind
