Hi °C | Lo °C Conflict studies institute launched
Former Northern Ireland arms decommissioning inspector Martti Ahtisaari will officially launch a new conflict studies institute at Queen's University Belfast today.
Major jobs boost for teachers as £12m scheme recruits 230
The Education Minister has announced the recruitment of 230 newly qualified teachers.
School’s expansion proposal rejected by John O’Dowd
Education Minister John O’Dowd has turned down a development proposal to increase capacity at a rural school in Co Tyrone.
Children turn away from books in favour of reading electronically
Children are spending more time time reading on computers or other electronic devices than on books, magazines and comics for the first time, according to a study out today.
Girl with Down's Syndrome loses legal bid to go to Belfast school
A girl with Down's Syndrome has lost a legal challenge over being denied a place at the high school of her family's choice.
London vows to consult Education Minister John O’Dowd over any future exam changes
The Cabinet minister responsible for education in England has vowed to fully consult with Northern Ireland’s Education Minister in future after a public row between the pair over the future of GCSE and A-Level exams.
Minister's tribute to role of Open University
The Employment and Learning Minister has paid tribute to the Open University for its role in producing skilled graduates.
Crumlin Integrated College: once struggling school makes grade
A troubled school that has been in an improvement programme for three years has finally turned the corner.
Six Catholic and Protestant Tyrone schools may form new campus
Northern Ireland's first shared education campus for Catholic and Protestant schoolchildren has been granted planning approval.
Psychologists at an Irish university develop 'IQ booster'
Psychologists at an Irish university have come up with a way for everyone to raise their IQ, for €15 a month.
AS/A-Level re-sits in January may be scrapped
Northern Ireland students will have just one chance each year to re-sit AS and A-Level exams from this September, if the Education Minister endorses recommendations made by his department.
£500k invested in Derry schools estate
Around £500,000 has been invested in Londonderry’s schools estate to date this year.
P1 school starting age for some Northern Ireland children may be deferred for year
Education Minister John O'Dowd has ruled out changing Northern Ireland's school starting age from four years to five – but has agreed to look at giving parents of younger children the option to defer P1.
It’s all hands on tech as future innovators get chance to shine
More than 6,000 schoolchildren are set to take part in Northern Ireland’s largest ever science and technology exhibition.
Shared schools report is an opportunity lost
A new report designed to promote shared education has been branded a missed opportunity to allow Protestant and Catholic children to sit side by side in class.
Integrated education is ignored amid slew of suggestions
More than 92% of children in Northern Ireland attend either Catholic schools or schools that are mainly attended by Protestant children, according to the findings of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Shared Education.
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry hails education strategy
Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has addressed the National Union of Students and the Union of Students Ireland (NUS-USI) annual conference in Enniskillen.
Harding Memorial Primary School celebrates 100 years
It all began.... due to a local need for a larger Church and school Canon Harding approached Lord Arthur Hill about a plot of ground on the Cregagh Road.
In Pictures: Community Relations in Schools gala dinner
Community Relations In Schools held a gala dinner at City Hall, Belfast - celebrating 30 years as ‘a leading agent for change’ .
Secret's out... so sing it loud and proud, St Patrick's Primary School is top school choir
After a month of staying tight-lipped, young singers from Londonderry's St Patrick's Primary School – bursting with pride at having won the UK's biggest choir competition – have been able to celebrate their incredible triumph.
In pictures: UK Soap Awards
New suspects in Maddie probe
In Pictures: North West 200
In Pictures: Balmoral Show
Nice-but-dull Kate's annoying baby bump pose
FHM's sexiest women - Kunis knocks Tulisa off her perch
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Mother of suicide sisters gives birth to boy
The mother of two teenage girls who took their own lives within six weeks of each other last year has spoken of her joy after giving birth to a boy.
Tornado survivors search nears end
Rescue workers neared the end of the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared areas down to bare earth and claimed 24 lives, including nine children.
Suicide at Notre Dame cathedral
Some 1,500 visitors were cleared out of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris after a man put a letter on the altar of the 850-year-old monument, pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head.
Latest Sport
Stoke confirm Pulis exit
Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.
Corbisiero looking to make his mark
Alex Corbisiero is desperate to put an injury-ravaged season behind him and reassert his position as England's first-choice loosehead prop in the upcoming fixtures against the Barbarians and Argentina.
Lion O'Brien healing quickly
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
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Burt's agony over daughter suicide
Music legend Burt Bacharach said writing his autobiography forced him to come to terms with the suicide of his daughter.
Pop music honour for Carole King
Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway.
Apprentice teams milking the profit
Apprentice hopefuls are hoping to avoid an udder disaster as they try to cream off the biggest profit in their latest task.
