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Education

Too many pupils not toilet trained

More children are starting school in Northern Ireland before they are toilet trained, a study showed.

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Inside Education

Taking centre stage at the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2012

Tuesday, 31 January 2012

The winners of the 48th annual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2012 have been announced marking another great year for the Northern Ireland finalists who scooped top awards at the exhibition.
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Northern Ireland university applications fall by 4%

Monday, 30 January 2012

The number of UK students applying to start university this autumn has fallen by almost 9%, official figures show.
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Teachers' union ATL accepts pension reform

Monday, 30 January 2012

The Association of Teachers and Lecturers has accepted the Government's controversial pension reforms.
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Graduate pay set to increase by 4%

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Graduate pay is set to increase by 4% this year after an "unprecedented period" of stagnation, a new report has predicted.
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1,000 Northern Ireland teachers may take redundancy package

Thursday, 19 January 2012

A Patten-style redundancy package could see more than 1,000 teachers step down from their posts this summer, it has emerged.
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Student sends Oxford University a rejection letter

Thursday, 19 January 2012

An English state-school pupil who was invited to Oxford University for an interview turned the tables on the institution by writing her own letter of rejection because it "did not quite meet the standard" of other universities.
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Pre-school admission shake-up puts end to birthday advantage

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

Children born in the summer will no longer have an advantage over younger applicants when it comes to securing pre-school education.
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Queen's scholar named UK's brightest student business brain

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

A final-year student from Queen's University in Belfast has outshone more than 3,000 competitors to be crowned the UK's Universities Brightest Business Brain.
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Friends School Youtube video clocks up the hits

Monday, 16 January 2012

Friends' School Lisburn is attracting thousands of hits on Youtube with a Glee-style promotional video.
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Northern Ireland young boffins triumph at prestigious Dublin science event

Monday, 16 January 2012

Two Northern Ireland schools have excelled in the prestigious BT Young Scientist and Technology Awards in Dublin.
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Belfast Telegraph student diary initiative kicks off

Friday, 13 January 2012

Belfast Telegraph student diary initiative was open to all Northern Ireland finalists who qualified for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition that is taking place in Dublin 12-14 January.
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Gove wants holiday cuts and longer days for teachers

Friday, 13 January 2012

Teaching staff will face longer working days and shorter summer holidays if Education Secretary Michael Gove gets his way.
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Weak teachers to be targeted under "one term sack plan"

Friday, 13 January 2012

Government ministers and union bosses have clashed over prosposals to allow schools to fire under-performing teachers in just one term.
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�120m windfall saves Northern Ireland school jobs

Friday, 13 January 2012

Schools were awarded a massive windfall last night after it was revealed they are set to receive a sizeable boost in funding in an attempt to help save hundreds of jobs across Northern Ireland.
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�120m is a welcome windfall for Northern Ireland schools ...but big challenges remain

Friday, 13 January 2012

The prayers of hundreds of schools across Northern Ireland were answered yesterday when it emerged the Department of Education's coffers are to be boosted by £120m.
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Failing school's grades 'now worse'

Thursday, 12 January 2012

One of Northern Ireland’s worst performing schools is still failing its 226 pupils two years after a radical overhaul, Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
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Northern Ireland schools 'must co-operate or face closure'

Wednesday, 11 January 2012

Economic uncertainty will drive an increasing number of schools in Northern Ireland to share teachers, resources and facilities, it was claimed last night.
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