IUlster Unionist Party (UUUP) ibilokhu iyithonya elibalulekile embusweni wezombangazwe waseNyakatho Ireland kusukela ekuqaleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili leminyaka, futhi ithonya layo liye ladlulela kakhulu emkhakheni wezemfundo. Isimiso semfundo kulendawo ngokuvamile siye saba yisibuko esibonisa ukungezwani okukhulu kwezombangazwe namasiko, futhi ukuhileleka kuka-UUP kuye kwaba yimqoka ekulolongeni nasekusabeleni kulemisebenzi yezemfundo eqinile. Kusukela ekuthuthukiseni imfundo yenkolo kuze kuqhubekisele phambili indlela eyinkimbinkimbi yemfundo engokwemfundo, indima yeqembu iye yaqala kakhulu phakathi namashumi eminyaka. Lesi sihloko sihlola izicelo ezingokomlando, izinselele zamanje, kanye nethonya elihlala njalo lemfundo yezemfundo ye-UUP kuNyakatho ne-Northern Ireland, idwebela emithonjeni yemithombo ethembekile nenkambisweni ephakeme.

Isizinda Esingokomlando Se - Upup Nemfundo

I-UUP yasungulwa ngo-19905, ngokuyinhloko imelela inani lababenyunyana nabangamaProthestani kakhulu kulokho okwakuyi-Ireland yonke ngaleso sikhathi. Ngemva kokwahlukaniswa kwe-Ireland nokudalwa kwe-Northern Ireland ngo-1921, leliqembu laba ithonya elinamandla kwezombangazwe ezwe elisha, elalibusa ngokuqhubekayo isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu sekhulu leminyaka. Imfundo yavela njengenkundla eyinhloko yokuqinisekisa ukubonakala kwempucuko, ukuqina kwezombangazwe, kanye nokulawula kwezenhlalo. Ohulumeni bakuqala base-UUUP babheka imfundo njengendlela yokuqinisa ukwethembeka kuHulumeni waseBrithani nokulondoloza imfanelo yobuProthestani, ikakhulukazi ebhekenedlanzana elikhulu lamaKatolika amaqembu akhona ayebhekwa njengemidanyana efuna ukuzwa kwesizwe.

UMthetho Wemfundo Ka - 1923 Nefa Lawo

I-software ye-Studition Act (Northern Ireland) ka-1923, eyamisa isimiso samakomiti emfundo yesifunda futhi yafuna ukwakha isimiso esisodwa sesikole semfundo, esingesona isigaba sikahulumeni. Uhulumeni we-UUUP, ngaphansi koNdunankulu uJames Craig, wahlose ukunciphisa ithonya leSonto lamaKatolika ezikoleni ezihleliwe zikahulumeni. Nokho, lesi senzo sabhekana nokuphikisa okunzima kuwo womabili amasonto obuProthestani (owafuna ukufundiswa kwezenkolo ezikoleni) neSonto lamaKatolika (elifuna ukuba lihlukane, izikole ezilawulwa yisonto). UUUPUP (ela i-Proput ngokuphumelelayo ihlelwe eziseqekelwe isimiso semfundo esiqhubekayo namuhla.

Ukwanda Kwangemva Kwempi Nomthetho Ka - 1947

Ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II, uhulumeni we-UUUP wadlulisa i-Education Act (Nyakatho Ireland) ngo 1947, wafaka i-UK’s Butler Act. Lo mthetho waphakamisa isikole esishiya iminyaka engu-15, wasungula ukuhlolwa kweshumi nenye nePlus, futhi wandisa ukufinyelela imfundo yamuva. Nakuba lesi senzo sasiwuphawuleka ngokuphakamisa izindinganiso, ukumiswa kwaqhubekisela phambili isimiso semfundo esiqinile. UUPUP kugcizelele ukukhethwa kwemfundo ngemfundo ngenani lezifundo ngo-Plus kwaba nethonya elingenakulinganiswa ezikoleni zamaKatolika, ngokuvamile okwakuthola inzuzo encane futhi kwadingeka kuncikelwe eminikelweni yokuzithandela. Lenkathi yabona i-UPUP isekela ngokuqhubekayo ukuthuthukiswa kwemfundo yemfundo yesikole, eziningi ezazilawulwa amaProtestania amaqembu esikoleniwayo ngo-196869 kuya kunyuswa izikole zamaKatolika ezikoleni ezikhuliswe kusuka ezingongongongongongongongongongo 85 kuya ku-55% ekunci ekwayo. Isikole i-endlale

Iminikelo Eyinhloko Yokushintsha Imfundo

Kulo lonke ikhulu lamashumi amabili leminyaka, iUUP yenza iminikelo ehlukahlukene ekwakhiweni kwenguquko yemfundo, eminingi yayo eyayithonywe umbono oyinhloko weqembu osekela ukuhlanganiswa.

Ukugqugquzelwa Nokuvikelwa Kwezikole Ezilawulwayo

I-UUP ibilokhu isekela ngokungaguquguquki ezikoleni zesikole ezilawulwayo − esifundayo esisesifundazweni esinemfundo ehlangene kakhulu nabafundi abangamaProthestani futhi abaphethwe yiziphathimandla zemfundo yendawo. Lezi zikole zabhekwa njengendlela efana nemfundo yaseBrithani futhi njengendlela yokudlulisela impucuko yobuhlanga. Leliqembu lamelana nemizamo yokuzibandakanya noma ukuhlanganisa lezi zikole, liphikisa ngokuthi abazali kufanele babe nelungelo lokukhetha imfundo ehambisana nesizinda sabo esingokwenkolo nesesiko. Lesi simo sasungulwa kuyi-1989 C. Imfundo yenguquko yezemfundo, eyasungula inqubo yesizwe kodwa yalondoloza isikhundla esilawulwa ngokuzithandela sezikole zobuProthestani.

Ithonya Emfundisweni Kathisha

Izimiso ze-UUP ziye zakuhlela ngokuqondile lokho okufundiswa ezikoleni zase-Northern Ireland. Emashumini eminyaka, uhlelo lwezifundo lwagcizelela ukulandisa kokuhlangana, zigxila ezenzakalweni ezifana neSiege of Derry neMpi yeBoyne kuyilapho zilulaza imibono yobuzwe. Ukuqeqeshwa kothisha futhi kwathonyeka: iStranmillis University College, eyasungulwa ngo-19222, yayiyi-Protestani, kuyilapho i-St Mary’s University College eBelfast yayingumKatolika. I-UUUUUUP yayisekela le ngxenye, ibheka njengesivikelo senhlangano yothisha benyunyana. Kwangonyaka ka-1990 kuphela lapho iqembu laqala ukusekela iziphakaliso zemfundo zemfundo eziphamba i-combuduksi.

Ukuchitha Imali Nemithombo Yezinto

Ukulawula kuka-UUUP uhulumeni we-Sponsont kusukela ngo-1921 kuya ku-1971 kwasho ukuthi yalawula izinqumo eziningi zemfundo. Izimiso zakuqala ezazithandwa kakhulu izikole ezilawulwa kakhulu, neziko lezemfundo zamaKatolika zigcinwa zithola izimali eziphansi. Imfundo yango1947 kanye nokubuyiselwa kwezemfundo (umz., i-U.Act ka-19969) yayandisa kancane kancane ukuxhaswa kwemali, kodwa isigaba esihlukene saqhubeka. Iqembu lamelana futhi nokucelwa kwezimali ezikoleni ezihlangene, elalizibheka njengosongo eqenjinini elilawulwayo. Kwakungathathwa ngo-19 1989 i-Education Reformation Order, eyayidluliswa nguhulumeni ngesikhathi kubekwa umthetho we-UK, eyayithola ukuqashelwa kweze kusuka ekuxhasweni kweze i-UUUUUUUUP.

Intuthuko Eya Emfundweni Ephoqelelwe

Ekupheleni kwekhulu lamashumi amabili kwaba noshintsho olukhulu ezimweni zengqondo nasemithethweni yomphakathi ngokuphathelene nemfundo ehlangene, okwabangela inselele enkulu ekumeni kwenqubo yokuthula kwe - UP.

Ukuphikiswa Kwemizamo Yokuqala Yokuzifaka Ebusweni

Kuwo 1970 nawo-1980, amaqembu ahlohlwa abazali aqala ukusungula izikole ezihlangene, njengeLagan College (1981) neHazelwood Integrated College (1985). I-UUP, kanye ne-Democratic Unionism Party (Dupu), yaveza ukuphikisa okunamandla. Abaholi beqembu baphikisa ukuthi ukuhlanganisa izikole kwabazali kwalulaza ilungelo lokukhetha imfundo esekelwe ngokwenkolo futhi bangahlukanisa isigaba sesikole esilawulwayo. I-UUUP’s 1992 yaveza ngokucacile ukuthi “kungamelana nanoma ikuphi ukuguguleka kwengxenye elawulwayo yesigaba esilawulwayo” futhi kumelene nokuxhaswa kwemali yezifundo ezixubile. Lesisikhundla sabonisa ukuthi kokubili isibopho semibono sokukhetha imfundo nezibalo, njengoba inyunyana eningi yenyunyana yayiphikisana neqembu lamaKatolika eziko.

Ukuzihlola Ngokuvamile

Ukusayinwa kwe-Belfast Agreement (Isivumelwano Esilungile sangoLwesihlanu) kwaphawula inkathi yenguquko. Isivumelwano sahlanganisa “isivumelwano sokuhlanganyela imfundo nokuhlanganiswa kwezikole” futhi samisa iKhomishane ye-Equality. i-UP, njengesatifiketi, kwadingeka ukuba ivumelanise isimo sayo sesiko nomongo omusha wezombangazwe. Abaholi be-UUP, njengoDavid Trimble futhi kamuva uMchingi uMike Nesbitt, baqala ukuguqula isikhundla seqembu. Ibhukwana lika-2005 liqaphela inani lemfundo efanayo nento ehlongokwakhelwayo yokuzithandela lapho izicelo zendawo zikhona. Lokhu kwakuwukuhlenga ngokuqaphayo kodwa okuphawulekayo ekuphisweni okusobala.

Imfundo Ehlanganyelwe Neyabenyelwa Esikoleni

Namuhla, i-UUP isekela indlela ehlukene: ukulondoloza ukuphumelela kwezikole ezilawulwayo nezinakekelwayo kuyilapho isekela nokukhula kwezikole ezihlangene lapho abazali befuna khona. Leliqembu lithanda “izifundo ezihlanganyelwe”, njenge-Bibligate Education Programme (SEP) exhaswe yiSikhuthazo sobuProfesz, evumela abafundi abasuka ezikoleni ezihlukahlukene ukuba bafunde ezikoleni ezihlukene ukuba bafunde izifundo ezifana nemidlalo, idrama, nobuchwepheshe. UUP’s 20222 evereoo Okhethweni lweNyakatho ye-Ireland kubizwa “inhlangano enkulu phakathi kwezikole” nangenxa yokukhetha imfundo ehleliwe, isimiso esisaphikisanayo. Iqembu lisamelana nokuvinjelwa okuphoqeshiswa nganoma isiphi isikole ukuba kwenziwe ngendlela ehlukile, ukuphikisa komzali kufanele kube kukhulu.

Indima Nezikhundla Zokuqondisa

Ekhulwini lama-21, i-UUP isebenza endaweni enezigaba eziningi lapho ingasasebenzi khona. Ithonya layo emfundweni liboniswa ngamakomiti oMhlangano, izikhundla zobukhonza (lapho iphethe i-portfolios), nezivumelwano ezihlangene. Izindaba eziyinhloko zamanje zihlanganisa ikusasa lokukhetha imfundo, ukusekela isikole, nokwanda kwemfundo ehlangene.

Ukukhetha okuyimfihlo kanye nePlus engu-11

I-UUP iye yasekela ngokomlando ukukhethwa kwezemfundo njengomshayeli wezindinganiso nokuhamba phakathi kwabantu. Ukuhlola kokugcina okungu-11 kwaqedwa ngo- 2008, kodwa izikole eziningi zolimi, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezihlangene, ziyaqhubeka zisebenzisa izivivinyo ezingagunyazi (umz., i-GL Assesssment) ukukhetha abafundi. I-UUP iye yasekela ukuKhetha i-Academic (i-Guidance kanye nokudlulisa) uBill futhi yaphikisa ukuthi abazali kufanele bakwazi ukukhetha phakathi kohlelo lwezolimi nohlelo lweposi nohlelo olungakhethi izikole zezemfundo. Lokhu kufaka iqembu eliphikisanayo nezemfundo eqenjini lezemfundo ehlangene, eliphikisa ukukhetha okuthuthukisa imfundo yomphakathi nenkolo. Ngo-2023, u-Uupullet, u-Robilerbar, u-Rodler, u-Rhover, “ie, i-eqeqelela ukuthi iqembu leze izikole zemfundo ezisekelwe eziko zezemfundo zezemfundo.”.

Ukuxhasa Isikole Namathuba Alinganayo

I-UUP ibilokhu ishiseka ezimpikiswaneni eziphathelene noMnyango wezemfundo, icela ukusakazwa okulungile phakathi kokulawulwa, ukugcinwa, nokuhlanganiswa kwezingxenye. Eminyakeni yamuva, leliqembu liye lasekela ukusekela ukusekela kwezimali eziyinhloko zezikole ezisemaphandleni asemaphandleni, okuthiwa kudinga izimali ezisekela izikole ezinkulu zasemadolobheni. Leliqembu futhi lisekela iziphakamiso zemfundo eyodwa, ezihlanganyelwayo ezizothatha indawo yesakhiwo samanje esihlukene, kodwa kuphela uma zingalulazisi iqoqo lesikole esikhona. Lokhu kuyisenzo esilinganiselayo esibonisa isisekelo sobuhlangane seUuuciunci lapho sivuma isidingo senguquko.

Ukutholakala Kwe - Curicula Nesiko

Isimiso sohlelo lwe-Contemporal UUP sisekela uhlelo lwezifundo olufundisa kokubili imibono yobunyunyana nobuzwe, ikakhulukazi emlandweni nasemfundweni wesizwe. Leliqembu lasekela ukusungulwa kwengxenye ye- “Lonke Izwe" yemfundo ngo- 2007, ehloselwe ukuthuthukisa ukuqondana. Nokho, i-UUP iye yamelana nezimemezelo zokususa imfuneko yokukhulekela kweqembu ezikoleni ezilawulwayo, iphikisa ngokuthi ilondoloza i-ethos yamaProthestani. Lendaba iseyikhomba lokuphikisana nezwe nezemfundo ehlangene.

Ithonya Emphakathini WaseNyakatho Ireland

Ukuhileleka kweUUP isikhathi eside ekushintsheni kwemfundo kuye kwashiya ifa eliyinkimbinkimbi. Kwesinye isandla, leliqembu laba nengxenye ekusungulweni kwesimiso sesikole sikahulumeni esanikeza imfundo ezizukulwaneni zezingane zobuProthestani futhi sasekela iqoqo lezikole zolimi eziye zafinyelela imiphumela ephakeme yemfundo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukusekela kwalo okungokomlando kwemfundo ehlukanisiwe kuye kwavezwa njengokunengxenye ekwakheninini isigaba somphakathi. Ushintsho lweqembu lokuya kancane kancane ngakuthuthukisa imfundo ehlanganyelwayo lubonisa ukuqaphela ukuthi isibonelo esidala asisasekelwa emphakathini ofuna ukubuyisana.

Ukukhuthazelela Ukwehlukana Necala Lemfundo Engahlaziywayo

Namuhla, cishe amaphesenti angu- 94 ezingane zesikole zaseNyakatho Ireland afunda izikole ezilawulwa (iningi lamaProthestani) noma ezinakekelwa (amaKatolika amaningi). Kuphela cishe ayizi - 7% abakhona ezikoleni ezihlangene, naphezu kokuhlola kombono okubonisa ukuthi amahlelo angaphezulu kuka-60% abazali angathanda ukuhlanganisa imfundo elula. Ukuphikisana okungokomlando kokuhlangana kwesikole kuye kwanciphisa ijubane loshintsho, kodwa ukusekela kwayo kwamuva kakhulu kwemfundo eyodwa kuye kwavula umnyango wentuthuko ekwandiseni. Isigaba esiphikelelayo ezikoleni ngokuvamile sihlangene ngokuhlukanisa ngokwezenhlalo, nokucwaninga nge-Entervemental Frommentalmental Fund kubonisa ukuthi ukuhlangana kwesikole esiphakathininye isikhathi eside. Isigaba se-UUUUUUP sikhulu kule nqubo ephawulekayo: njengoba iqembu eliqaphile ekuvikeleni isimo sokulungisa isimo seqembu lezelela ukuhlanganisana.

Ukuhlengatha Kwemithetho Nezimiso

Naphezu kokulahlekelwa isikhundla sayo njengeqembu elikhulu kakhulu lezokuhlangana eDup ngo 2003, i-UUP isayalela cishe ngo-10-15% ye-volotate futhi ivame ukuba nokulinganisa amandla kumakomiti oMhlangano. Izimiso zayo zemfundo zinethonya, ikakhulukazi lapho iphethe uMnyango wezemfundo we-portfolio (impela i-John O’Dowd njengoMphathiswa wezemfundo kusukela ngo-2016 kuya ku-2017, kodwa i-UUP ayikayibambi iposi kusukela ngo-20). Ikhono leqembu lokuqhuba inguquko lilinganiselwe ngokobukhulu bayo, kodwa izwi layo libalulekile ekuxhumaneni kwezemfundo kanye nekusasa lokukhetha kwezemfundo.

Ukuxhumana Kwangaphandle Nokufunda Okwengeziwe

Isiphetho

IUlster Unionist Party ishiye uphawu olungacimeki esimisweni semfundo saseNyakatho Ireland, kusukela ekusungulweni kwayo kwasekuqaleni kwesimiso semfundo esihlukene kuya ekuhlanganeni kwayo kwamuva nje nokuhlanganisa. Nakuba izimiso ezingokomlando zalo ziqinisa ukuhlukana, izikhundla zalo zamanje zibonisa ukushintshela emphakathini oshintshayo. I-UP ilokhu iyisiphakamiso esiphawulekayo ezimpikiswaneni zemfundo eziqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi ezisekelwe ekukhetheni imfundo, ekusekeleni isikole, ukuxhasa isikole, nokwanda kwemfundo ehlangene. Njengoba i-Northernern Ireland iqhubeka ilwa nefa layo elihlukene, indima ye-UP ekuthuthukiseni imfundo engokwesikhathi esizayo iyosala inethonya futhi ikhona.