Governance, accountability and oversight arrangements relating to the Voluntary Grammar and Grant-Maintained Integrated sectors

There are weaknesses and inconsistencies in arrangements for safeguarding how Northern Ireland’s school system spends the significant amount of public funds it receives. That is the conclusion of a report published Wednesday 08 July by the Comptroller and Auditor General.

Dorinnia Carville’s report examines governance and accountability arrangements in Northern Ireland’s education system. It focusses on Voluntary Grammar (VG) and Grant-Maintained Integrated (GMI) schools, and includes consideration of the respective roles of the Department of Education (the Department) and the Education Authority (EA).