What is Integrated Education?
Integrated Education brings children and staff from Catholic and Protestant traditions, as well as those of other beliefs, cultures and communities together in one school.
Integrated Schools ensure that children from Protestant and Catholic religious and/or cultural backgrounds, as well as others who identify differently are educated together every day in the same classrooms.
It is important to note that Integrated Schools are essentially Christian in character but proactively strive to ensure everyone’s tradition is respected and included.
At Roe Valley IPS we aim to provide a forward thinking, colourful, child-centred, safe and secure, trusting environment where learning is fun and everyone is equal regardless of background, religion, culture, race, gender and ability.
Our Mission Statement:
R – Respect and Relationships – To have respect for self, others and our community.
O – Opportunity for All - To provide equal opportunities for every child to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally in a nurturing and inclusive environment. Opening hearts and minds through meaningful learning together.
E – Empowerment of children and teams – To empower children to become confident, capable learners with high self-esteem.
V - Values at the Heart - To ensure our school values are present in our children, colleagues, parents/carers and governors.
A – Aspirational Learners – To achieve excellence through high expectations, support and challenge for all.
L - Listening and Learning Together – To shape positive futures together.
L – Leadership at all levels – To aspire to purposeful leadership that empowers improvement and builds capacity.
E – Engagement in Partnership – To promote partnership, mutual understanding and to enrich learning, health and wellbeing.
Y - Young people prepared - To contribute positively to a shared and inclusive society.
I – Integration and Inclusion - To celebrate diversity and promote mutual respect by fostering a community where children from all backgrounds learn together in harmony.
P – Personal Growth and Potential - To support each child in discovering and developing their unique talents, encouraging confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
S – Safe and Supportive Environment - To ensure a safe, caring, and stimulating/inclusive setting where children feel valued, supported with wellbeing, and empowered to succeed.
Empowering adults, children and young people as thinking individuals is a priority for us at Roe Valley Integrated Primary School so that as our pupils grow and mature, they’ll be able to affect positive change in the shared society we live in.
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At Roe Valley Integrated PS we follow the NICIE core principles:
- Equality
- Faith and Values
- Parental Involvement
- Social Responsibility
Our School Values
Friendship: We build strong, caring relationships.
Respect: We treat everyone with kindness and understanding.
Inclusion: Everyone is welcome and valued.
Community: We work together and help each other.
Aspiration: We always try our best and encourage others to do the same - it is okay to make a mistake.
Acceptance: We accept and appreciate our differences.
Diversity: We celebrate our different backgrounds and beliefs.
Equality: We feel like we belong.
Equity: We seek fairness for all, and we all succeed.
Honesty: We are truthful and trustworthy.
Responsibility: We look after ourselves, each other, and our world
Integrity: We are true to our values in all we say and do, we make good choices.
Integration News Updates
Shared Education
We are delighted to announce our Primary 2 class will be working in partnership with Limavady Central Primary School & St. Matthews Primary School, Drumsurn this year as part of Shared Education.
Excellence in Integrated Education Award
At Roe Valley Integrated Primary School we are currently working towards our EIEA and we look forward to keeping you up to date with our progress.
The Bees and The Wind (2023)
Our staff were delighted to attend the launch of Amelia Kai's new storybook The Bees and The Wind.
The story has been developed as part of the celebrations marking 40 years of Integrated Education. The beautiful narrative is a reminder of all the hard work that has gone into getting us to where we are today. The bravery of those first parents, pupils and teachers who looked beyond the limited resources available, to the greater benefit for their children, and for society. The book has been developed to help open up discussions about Integrated Education with young children; both in the classroom and at home.
Click on the link for the downloadable PDF The Bees and The Wind
