CASE Collaboration and Sharing in Education

Shared Education enables schools from different sectors to work in partnership to provide opportunities for pupils, staff and community to engage in collaborative and meaningful learning experiences. The Education Authority (EA) has been working with its partner Léargas since September 2017 to deliver the Collaboration and Sharing in Education Project, funded under the PEACE IV programme to the amount of €28.9 million. This project is supported by the European Union's PEACE Programme, managed by the Special EU Programme Body.

About CASE

CASE aims to build a culture of good relations amongst children and young people in a school based setting. Delivery is through the provision of direct, sustained, curricular-based contact between children and teachers from all backgrounds.

Through working in partnership, the participating schools will promote community cohesion, enhance educational outcomes for all pupils and provide shared professional development. CASE is open to all schools in the six Border Counties of Ireland and schools in Northern Ireland which are not currently involved in the DSC Signature Project for Shared Education.

This project is supported by the European Union's PEACE Programme, managed by the Special EU Programme Body.

News from around the partnerships

  • St. Joseph’s Slate St. & Blackmountain PS,

    St. Joseph’s Slate St. & Blackmountain PS, Belfast CASE Shared Education Primary 6 workshop

    Children in P6 participated in an African Drumming session and a Philosophy taster talk with Mr McAreavey, Head teacher in Holy Cross boys.  The children had great fun making music together on the djembe drums and learning about rhythm.  The feedback from the children was very positive and we look forward to bringing Philosophy into our school in the next academic year.  What is Philosophy for children?  Philosophical development is giving students the opportunity to practice and improve philosophising and the intellectual competencies involved in this, which have wider application in most, if not all subjects and becomes an important part of life-long learning.  Through the Shared Education programme we hope to equip the pupils and teachers involved in these life skills and equip them for future learning and experiences.

  • Sports Day Fun with Darley National School and St Ninnidh’s Primary School

    Sports Day Fun with Darley National School and St Ninnidh’s Primary School

    This was the first year of the Darley National School & St. Ninnidh's Primary School Shared Education partnership and our theme was Mental & Physical Well-being. The Sports Day was a fitting celebration of a very successful introductory year!

What Shared Education Means

  • Shared education means the education together of -

    those of different religious belief, including reasonable numbers of both Protestant and Roman Catholic children or young persons; and
    those who are experiencing socio-economic deprivation and those who are not, which is secured by the working together and co-operation of two or more relevant providers.

    A “relevant provider” means a person providing education at a grant-aided school, or services of any kind (including youth services) which provide educational benefit to children or young persons.

Who's involved in CASE

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    About Education Authority

    The Education Authority (EA) was established under the Education Act Northern Ireland 2014 and became operational on 01 April 2015. 

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    About Léargas

    Léargas is a not-for-profit organisation (CHY 8317), wholly owned by the Department of Education and Skills. Léargas manages international and national exchange programmes in education, youth and community work, and vocational education and training.

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    About SEUPB

    SEUPB's role is to help facilitate the positive impact that European Regional Development Funding will have on the lives of people living across Northern Ireland, the Border Region of Ireland and Western Scotland.