Education minister John O’Dowd is calling in independent, international experts saying he does not agree with claims that the North has a world class system.
Mr O’Dowd says he is concerned that four out of every 10 secondary schools are still “not good enough”.
Too many children, he says, are not well served, adding “we need to tackle these problems, not tolerate them”.
Post-primary schools, he adds, face even more complex challenges than the primary sector.
Unless government tackles structural deficiencies in post-primary provision, the minister says progress will not be made.
To help tackle problems, and as part of Mr O’Dowd’s work to “learn from the best”, the North will be participating in a major review by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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