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Education
Transfer talks making progress, say parties
A strong level of consensus and progress is being made during talks on school
transfer involving the Alliance Party, DUP, SDLP and Ulster Unionists.
Comments: 2
Inside Education
Ruane could face legal challenge in transfer stand-off
Thursday, 5 November 2009
Education Minister Caitriona Ruane could face a legal challenge if she ignored
an agreed Assembly decision on the way forward for the schools transfer
system, the DUP has warned.
Comment: 1
Education boards shell out £8m a year on taxis
Wednesday, 4 November 2009
Almost £8m is being spent every year on taxis by Northern Ireland’s five
education and library boards, it has been revealed.
Comments: 10
Education Minister rejects calls to enter talks on transfer issue
Tuesday, 3 November 2009
Education Minister Caitriona Ruane has rejected calls to join cross-party
talks on school transfer tests, branding them an attempt to save academic
selection.
Comments: 13
25 schools hit by swine flu
Friday, 30 October 2009
Twenty five schools in Northern Ireland have been hit with swine flu outbreaks
since the start of the new term, health officials revealed yesterday.
Comment: 1
Fresh error hits results of pupils’ evaluations
Thursday, 29 October 2009
A computer error in primary school assessment results led to teachers being
given false information about the performance of their pupils.
Comments: 7
Anguish over schools turmoil
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
The chaotic transfer process has caused bewilderment and anguish for parents
and placed primary principals at the centre of a tug of war between the
Education Minister and the grammar sector, it has been claimed.
Comments: 15
Should Northern Ireland end selection at age of 11 ... and make it 14 instead?
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The bitter political impasse on what should replace the 11-plus could be
resolved by moving the age of selection from 11 to 14.
Comments: 18
Creationism has its place alongside evolution in classrooms: survey
Monday, 26 October 2009
Over half of Britons believe evolution should be taught alongside beliefs such
as creationism in school science lessons, a survey reveals today.
Comments: 16
University chief: I’m fed up over expansion delay
Saturday, 24 October 2009
The vice chancellor of the University of Ulster has launched an astonishing
attack on Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey, accusing him of “playing games”
with the future of the university.
Comments: 2
Ministers unite to seek transfer talks
Friday, 23 October 2009
Two of Northern Ireland’s Ministers have called for a single item Executive
meeting to take place before the end of November to discuss the thorny issue
of school transfers.
Comments: 5
This transfer chaos is a disgrace. We have to act
Friday, 23 October 2009
We are now morethan two years into this Assembly — two years in which, in
spite of all the promises and rhetoric, people on the ground have become
increasingly disillusioned with devolution's ability to deliver.
Comments: 4
Could the bold vision for a Derry university be realised?
Friday, 23 October 2009
Stunning new proposals for a new, independent University of Derry to cater for
10,000 students and creating 4,000 jobs by 2020 have been unveiled.
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6,000 signatures ... and more to come as we prepare to deliver our Sit Down, Sort It Out petition to the heart of government
Thursday, 22 October 2009
Stormont leaders are facing an overwhelming demand to listen to the voice of
the people as more than 6,000 people have signed up to the Telegraph’s Sit
Down, Sort It Out campaign.
Comments: 11
Education Blog: transfer chaos petition notches up 6,000 signatures
Thursday, 22 October 2009
We're delighted to announce today that our petition has topped 6,000
signatures in just four weeks.
Comments: 2
Cutbacks could ‘wipe out’ Protestant schools in Republic
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Protestant schools in the Irish Republic could be entirely wiped out by
devastating cutbacks, the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin has said.
Comments: 36
Hundreds more add names to transfer petition
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Hundreds of people are continuing to add their names to the thousands already
signed up to our school transfer petition.
Comments: 2
Our kids bottom of class when it comes to funding
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Children in Northern Ireland are the poor relations, missing out on huge
amounts of government spending on their early years and education, it has
been revealed.
Comments: 3
Transfer fiasco is ‘the biggest failing of the Executive’
Monday, 19 October 2009
Not yet agreeing on a solution to the ongoing school transfer debacle is the
single biggest failure of the Northern Ireland Executive, according to the
leader of the Ulster Unionist Party.
Comments: 6
Starting age for school in Northern Ireland is far too young says new survey
Monday, 19 October 2009
Concerns over the age at which children start school in Northern Ireland — the
youngest in Europe — were raised today after a major study warned the
current system could cause lasting damage.
Comments: 3
One month until new entrance tests
Saturday, 17 October 2009
There is only one month to go until thousands of P7 pupils sit the first paper
of new independent entrance tests.
Comment: 1
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