A quick check of the Collins English dictionary will tell you that the definition of the word integration reads “to become part of a group or community or to combine (things) so that they become part of a whole”.
It was no coincidence that the Secretary of State chose Ulidia Integrated College in Carrickfergus as the venue to officially launch a new NIO resource package for secondary schools that explores the Good Friday Agreement and the effect it had on life in Northern Ireland, the 25th anniversary of which will be marked with a series of high-profile events over the next month.