1. Admission to over- subscribed schools – a review of the options Laura Lundy Graduate School of Education Queen’s University, Belfast October 28 2003

2. The Legal, Human Rights and Equality Framework Domestic legal requirements International human rights law The statutory equality duty New Targetting Social Need

3. Acceptable admissions criteria Siblings Eldest child Children of staff Compelling individual circumstances Catchment area

4. Unacceptable criteria Attendance/behavioural requirements Interviews Date of enrolment Relations who have previously attended the school

5. Criteria which need careful consideration Order of parental preference Contributory schools Specialist abilities

6. Key issues which need to be addressed How might pupils be selected down to the last available place? How might the system address issues of socio-economic inequality?

7. Implementation issues Should there be a set of mandatory criteria or range of options? Who should apply the criteria? Should the criteria be reviewed by a central/local admissions body?