Audio interview with Colette Gaffikin, teacher at Hazelwood College integrated primary school, Newtownabbey, by the BBC. The Belfast Agreement/ Good Friday Agreement contained a pledge to encourage integrated education in Northern Ireland as a means of creating a tolerant society and to foster reconciliation between communities in Northern Ireland. Gaffikin discusses the impact of integrated education on the social development of students and the wider community. This interview forms part of the BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart online resource which documents thirty years of peace and violence in Northern Ireland from the Troubles to the Belfast Agreement/Good Friday Agreement.
Date of Release/Broadcast: Unknown
Name of First Interviewee: Colette Gaffikin
Role at time of Interview: Teacher at Hazelwood College integrated primary school
Interviewer: Unknown
Purpose: News, Research
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2012
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Northern Ireland A State Apart
Time Period covered: 2000
Key Individuals: Colette Gaffikin
Key Words: Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, education, community relations, religion