Council for Catholic Maintained Schools

Catholic school advocate in Northern Ireland

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The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools is the advocate for Catholic Maintained Schools in Northern Ireland. The council represents trustees, schools and governors on issues such as raising and maintaining standards, the school estate and teacher employment. As the largest employer of teachers in Northern Ireland with 8,500 teachers,^[1] It also plays a central role in supporting teachers whether through its welfare service ^[2] or, for example, in working parties such as the Independent Inquiry into Teacher Pay and Conditions of Service.^[3] ^{[citation needed]}

There are 547 Catholic-managed schools in Northern Ireland.^[4] According to the latest figures from the Department of Education, the number of pupils registered at school in Northern Ireland is 329,583. The number of pupils attending Catholic-managed schools is 148,225, approximately 45%.^[5]

References

^ "CCMS". Archdiocese of Armagh. 10 April 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "Council for Catholic Maintained Schools | Public engagement". www.qub.ac.uk. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Gavrielatos, Angelo (30 August 2020). "Why teachers have ordered an independent inquiry into the value of their work". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ "Global Encyclopedia™: EDUCATION IN NORTHERN IRELAND". Global Encyclopedia™. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
^ Torney, Kathryn (23 November 2012). "How Integrated Are Schools Where You Live?". The Detail. Retrieved 8 January 2021.

Departments	Department of Education Department for the Economy Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
Other government organisations	Education Authority Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment
Sector support organisations	Controlled Schools' Support Council Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta

Departments

Department of Education
Department for the Economy
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Other government organisations

Education Authority
Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment

Sector support organisations

Controlled Schools' Support Council
Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta

Universities	Queen's University Belfast University of Ulster Open University
University colleges	St Mary's University College Stranmillis University College
Further education colleges	Belfast Metropolitan College Northern Regional College North West Regional College Southern Regional College South Eastern Regional College South West College
Agricultural college	College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise
Theological colleges	Belfast Bible College Edgehill Theological College Irish Baptist College Union Theological College Whitefield College of the Bible
Schools	Irish medium primary Primary Irish medium secondary Secondary Grammar Integrated
Nurseries	Irish medium

Universities

University colleges