'I can understand why those schools feel aggrieved, I share that grievance'
The UK Government has “undermined” its own commitment to support integrated and shared education in Northern Ireland after 10 schools had ring-fenced funding withdrawn, Stormont ’s Education Minister has said.
He said: “That is something which, taking up post, I recognised very early. The ring-fenced funding that had been announced by the UK Government of £500 million, what was left of it in uncommitted schemes was no longer ring-fenced and had been rolled into the wider package of £3.3 billion. The Education Minister said he entered into correspondence with Mr Heaton-Harris to outline his concerns.
He added: “There were a number of schools already contractually committed, which the Treasury will stand over. It equates to around £300 million in terms of what is contractually committed, and the Treasury will honour that. There were 10 schools that I have moved into my major capital schemes within the department.
Mr Givan said the one outstanding project was Strule shared campus in Co Tyrone. Strule is the biggest school building project to be planned in Northern Ireland. It will involve more than 4,000 pupils being taught in six schools with some shared facilities.
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