Area learning community
A group of schools and colleges in Northern Ireland that collaborate to offer a wider range of courses.
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- Northern Ireland
- Topic
- Policy and law
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Related terms
- Entitlement Framework Northern Ireland
- The policy in Northern Ireland that post-primary pupils should have access to a minimum number of courses at Key Stage 4 and post-16, with a set share of general and applied courses.
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