What we do

Although the origins go back to 1995, ACTE was set up in September 2002 to:

• Facilitate partnerships between education providers, policy makers, Muslim children and their families.
• Support schools to accommodate the needs of Muslim children with regard to their culture, education, faith and language.
• The main focus of ACTE is to enable Muslim pupils and parents to engage in an active dialogue with the education system.
• The management committee of ACTE consists of parents from black and minority backgrounds, members of community associations, education psychologists, teachers and educationalists, and those involved in promoting a society drawn from different cultures.

Examples of our work

• Promote greater understanding and awareness of Muslim culture and civilisation to the wider community. • To engage and facilitate Muslim parents to recognise their role and their responsibilities in helping to promote diversity in the curriculum and the mainstream education system in Northern Ireland.
• To create a bridge between the education system and the Muslim community by promoting constructive dialogue to accommodate faith, culture, language and ethical requirements.
• To work with teachers and policy makers to identify practical ways to adapt to religious, cultural and linguistic diversity.
• Produce relevant teaching materials for the language, citizenship and human rights curricula.

Contact Details

A.C.T.E
c/o 1 Quarry Court
Helen’s Bay
Bangor
County Down
BT19 1TY

Tel: 028 9185 2976
Fax: 028 9185 2976
E-mail: acte@hotmail.com