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| 'Shake-up' for Catholic schools | 'Shake-up' for Catholic schools |
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| The Catholic Church will reveal proposals later for a sweeping review of its post-primary education. | The Catholic Church will reveal proposals later for a sweeping review of its post-primary education. |
| It is understood the central commitment will be the ending of academic selection. | |
| Some grammar schools are thought to be unwilling to accept that, even though there may be no time limit suggested. | Some grammar schools are thought to be unwilling to accept that, even though there may be no time limit suggested. |
| Schools are now using unregulated entrance exams. The commission on Catholic education has already said that should not continue after 2012. | |
| Cardinal Sean Brady is expected to announce the broad outline of its proposals in a document on Monday. | Cardinal Sean Brady is expected to announce the broad outline of its proposals in a document on Monday. |
| The commission is trying to tackle a reduction in the number of pupils, demands for a wider choice of subjects and the hierarchy's wish to end academic selection. | The commission is trying to tackle a reduction in the number of pupils, demands for a wider choice of subjects and the hierarchy's wish to end academic selection. |
| However, Monday's document is expected to be short on the detail of what is proposed. | However, Monday's document is expected to be short on the detail of what is proposed. |
| Gerry Lundy who directed the post-primary review said: "What we are trying to do is to move away from this narrow focus on academic selection. | |
| Decade | |
| "To address that issue ... for the community and schools what the future is and what the shape of that future should be. | |
| "This is a consultation process. What we are asking people to do is to respond to the challenges set out in the consultation." | |
| Over the next four weeks, the commission will reveal the options open to clusters of schools in 17 different areas across Northern Ireland. | Over the next four weeks, the commission will reveal the options open to clusters of schools in 17 different areas across Northern Ireland. |
| Some areas will see new colleges for children aged 11 to 14 and 14 to 19 and there will be more amalgamations of groups of two and three schools. | |
| Some single sex schools could become co-educational and others may be federated, two or more schools governed by one body. | |
| It wants a network of all-ability schools, removing the need for academic selection. | |
| The plans are aimed at meeting government policy objectives, including sustainable schools and the entitlement framework, a scheme designed to give pupils increased subject choice. | |
| The review also aims to remove thousands of empty desks from the post-primary maintained sector. | |
| Changes are expected to take place over the next decade rather than schools facing immediate upheaval. | |
| It would see schools run by different Catholic religious orders come together in future mergers or collaborations. | |
| The commission said that it will ask for feedback from schools and parents. | |
| Meanwhile, in a separate development, the principals of all grammar schools in Northern Ireland have been invited to a meeting on Monday night to see if they can agree on a single transfer test for this year. | Meanwhile, in a separate development, the principals of all grammar schools in Northern Ireland have been invited to a meeting on Monday night to see if they can agree on a single transfer test for this year. |