October 2021
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This conference examined priorities for tackling educational underachievement following the recent report from the Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement, A Fair Start, which outlines a new action plan that includes 47 areas for improvement.
Delegates also looked at the impact of COVID-19 on the attainment gap and educational underachievement, as well as other relevant developments, such as the Summer Scheme 2021 and the Pathway Fund 2021-2023, with further discussion on the links between socio-economic deprivation and educational underachievement.
The agenda brought out latest thinking on:
- key findings from the Expert Panel
- early learning and development and its role in laying the groundwork for later learning
- delivering improvements to the curriculum and assessment landscape
- socio-economic deprivation and educational achievement
We were pleased to be able to include keynote contributions from:
- Michelle McIlveen MLA, Minister of Education
- Dr Noel Purdy, Director of Research and Scholarship, Head of Education Studies, Director of the Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement, Stranmillis University College; and Chair, Expert Panel on Educational Underachievement, Department of Education
- Corrine Latham, Interim Director of Curriculum and Assessment, Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
Attendees
Our forums are known for attracting strong interest from policymakers and stakeholders. Attendees included officials from DAERA, NI; the Department for the Economy, NI; the Department for Education, NI; the Education and Training Inspectorate, NI; the Northern Ireland Audit Office; and the Department for Education. As well as representatives from Action for Children NI; Barnardo's; Carrickfergus Grammar School; Catholic Schools Trustee Service; CCEA; Copyright Licensing Agency; Education Authority Northern Ireland; Equality Commission for NI; Extern; Galway Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway; Health and Social Care Board; Lifestart Foundation; Loyola Marymount University; National Foundation for Educational Research; Queen's University Belfast; Save the Children; Silverstream Primary School, Carrickfergus; St Patrick's College Dungannon; Ulster University; West Belfast Partnership Board; Women Centre Derry; Young at Art; and Young Enterprise NI.
