Lunn: Cross party amendment will give representation to all sectors on education board

Alliance Education spokesperson, Trevor Lunn MLA, has welcomed the cross party agreement over an amendment to the Education Bill that will see all sectors represented on the new single education authority. The amendment, which was signed by Alliance, DUP, UUP, Green and an Independent, will ensure that the Integrated and Irish Medium sectors will have a seat on the new board.

The Speaker has selected the amendment for debate at the Further Consideration Stage of the bill which will take place on Tuesday.

Trevor Lunn MLA said: “I am glad that progress has been made with cross party support for this amendment. Following the disagreement over this issue at a previous stage of this Bill, it is a positive sign that MLAs from several parties have supported this proposal.

“I can see no logical reason why every education sector should not be represented on the new single education authority.

“With so many parties signing this amendment, I am hopeful that it will be passed by the Assembly. This will ensure that all sectors will have a voice on the new education board.”

ENDS

Amendment

Schedule 1, Page 3, Line 34

Leave out sub-head (iii) and insert –

‘(iii) 1 shall be a person appearing to the Department to represent the interests of integrated schools, appointed after consultation with persons or bodies appearing to the Department to represent such interests;

(iv) 1 shall be a person appearing to the Department to represent the interests of voluntary grammar schools, appointed after consultation with persons or bodies appearing to the Department to represent such interests;

(v) 1 shall be a person appearing to the Department to represent the interests of controlled grammar schools, appointed after consultation with persons or bodies appearing to the Department to represent such interests; and

(vi) 1 shall be a person appearing to the Department to represent the interests of Irish Medium schools, appointed after consultation with persons or bodies appearing to the Department to represent such interests.’

Miss Michelle McIlveen Mr Trevor Lunn Mr Danny Kinahan Mr John McCallister Mr Steven Agnew [R]

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