Report of the Review Body on Post-Primary Education (Burns Report)
The document Education for the 21st Century: Report by the Post-Primary Review Body was published for consultation in October 2001. The document is available to download in full or by chapters.
Report in full
Part 1
Part 1 of the report covers the need for change;
Part 2
Part 2 of the report covers partnerships and progress;
Part 3
Part 3 covers the appendices;
Consultation and responses
A report into the review of post-primary education was published in October 2002, and is available for download below;
The Department of Education made available all responses received which were fully considered, and these can be viewed below;
- Responses to consultation from business community
- Responses to consultation from churches
- Responses to consultation from education partners
- Responses to consultation from further and higher education
- Responses to consultation from other interests
- Responses to consultation from political representatives
- Responses to consultation from public and voluntary and community sector
- Responses to consultation from human rights and equality interests
Statistical tables
Statistical tables are available below which summarise information provided by respondents;
Views of children and young people
Research into the views of children and young people can be viewed below;
Ministerial meetings with key interest groups
Notes on ministerial meetings with key interest groups can be viewed below;
- Notes of ministerial meetings with business community
- Notes of ministerial meetings with churches
- Notes of ministerial meetings with education partners
- Notes of ministerial meetings with further and higher education
- Notes of ministerial meetings with political representatives
- Notes of ministerial meetings with public and voluntary and community sector