Welcome to the Home Page of the Committee for Education. The Committee was established to advise and assist the Minister for Education, John O’Dowd MLA, on matters within his responsibility as a Minister. The Committee undertakes a scrutiny, policy development and consultation role with respect to the Department of Education and plays a key role in the consideration and development of legislation. The Committee Chairperson is Mr Mervyn Storey.
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As part of its Inquiry into School Councils, Education Committee Chairperson, Mervyn Storey, officially launched its Inquiry Survey on 10 January 2012 with the help of the Principal and pupils from Belfast Boys Model School.
Committee Chairperson, Mervyn Storey MLA said: “The questionnaire will provide us with useful information on the number of school councils, their work and impact, and their contribution to school life.”
“School councils are very important because they raise awareness about democratic decision making by providing the first opportunity for young people to participate in democracy and influence the life of their school.”
As part of the next stage of the Inquiry the Committee will identify a small number of ‘case study’ schools to take part in focused discussion groups.