The NEELB has secured funding from the International Fund for Ireland (IFI) and The Atlantic Philanthropies to develop a Primary Integrating / Enriching Education (PIEE) project from September 2009 to August 2012. The project aims to support primary schools from different sectors, located in close geographical proximity, to collaborate. The project is targeted at primary schools with an enrolment of less than 105 pupils. The schools in each partnership will focus on curricular development in the areas of The World Around Us, Personal Development and Mutual Understanding and The Arts as well as providing opportunities for the continuing professional development of staff and opportunities for joint activities for parents and governors. There are 28 schools involved making up 11 partnerships.
This project is supported by the North Eastern Education and Library Board (NEELB), the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS), the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) and Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (CnaG). Representative of each organisation sit on the Project Steering Group.
PIEE - An Introduction Video
Roisin Marshall, NEELB Support Officer for the PIEE Pilot Project, gives an introduction to the project, its aims, implementation and benefits to participating schools.
