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Post-Primary Selection

Sinn Fein signals a change of tone on schools

Schools chief John O'Dowd today signalled a fresh approach to education as he declared "bright kids must be allowed to rise to the top".

Inside Post-Primary Selection

Ulster grammar school rapped over standards

Saturday, 18 June 2011

A Co Antrim school has become Northern Ireland's first grammar to be placed in the Department of Education's formal intervention process.

Sinn Fein Education minister John 0'Dowd: 'A move away from academic selection is a key cornerstone'

Saturday, 18 June 2011

What Education Minister John O'Dowd has to say about the state of Northern Ireland education

Sinn Fein and unionists pledge 'clean sheet' on academic selection,

Thursday, 9 June 2011

Sinn Fein's new education minister and unionist MLAs have signalled their wish to start with a "clean sheet" after years of division over scrapping the 11-plus transfer test.

Most Northern Ireland P7 pupils 'get first choice school'

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Thousands of P7 pupils across Northern Ireland will today find out which post-primary school they will be going to in September.

Ruane may retain Education as Sinn Fein picks ministry again

Saturday, 14 May 2011

Sinn Fein is back in charge of Education after the Northern Ireland parties scored a first by choosing their ministerial portfolios live on Twitter last night. The identities of the new ministers won’t be known until Monday.

Selection debate isn’t finished yet, insist Ulster grammars

Saturday, 19 March 2011

Grammar schools have insisted that the argument over academic selection is not over — despite the Education Minister’s claim that the battle has been won.