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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.
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Inside Post-Primary Selection

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.
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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.
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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

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Caitriona Ruane: It’s time for schools to embrace change

Friday, 16 October 2009

Post-primary schools must step up their efforts to provide a broad range of subject choices for every child, according to Education Minister Caitriona Ruane.
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Bishop joins growing calls to end transfer stalemate

Friday, 16 October 2009

The head of the Northern Ireland Commission for Catholic Education (NICCE) has urged Assembly members to find a solution now to the ongoing row over school transfer.
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300 schools hit by exams blunder

Thursday, 15 October 2009

The wrong maths scores from a computer-based assessment test have been sent out to pupils in over 300 primary schools across Northern Ireland, it emerged today.
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Schools transfer: Parties will meet weekly in a bid to make progress

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Weekly meetings will take place at Stormont in an attempt to reach political consensus on a new school transfer system.
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Schools transfer: SF stay out of the loop

Thursday, 15 October 2009

John O'Dowd cut a lonely figure as he stood in Stormont's Great Hall yesterday morning.
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Parties vow to resolve schools transfer turmoil

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Four of Northern Ireland’s political parties have responded to the Belfast Telegraph’s Sit Down, Sort It Out campaign by signalling that they will work together to resolve the schools transfer debacle.
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Education Blog: It was short and sweet, but at least it’s a start

Thursday, 15 October 2009

Not much could be resolved in a meeting which lasted just over an hour — but it was an important starting point.
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Transfer talks: Sinn Fein won’t sit down

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Sinn Fein was today urged to put children before party pride after it snubbed all-party talks aimed resolving the school transfer crisis.
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Rachel Dunlop with her daughter Sophie signs the Belfast Telegraph sort it out petition

Schools transfer: the talking finally starts

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Four of Northern Ireland's main political parties will today prove they have listened to the voice of thousands of parents when they meet in a bid to resolve the logjam over the schools transfer issue.
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School transfer talks: One empty chair at the talks table

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Representatives from four of the main parties will today take an important first step towards possible agreement on a new school transfer system ... without Sinn Fein.
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Opinion: We need to create a school system which no longer raises one school type above another.

Wednesday, 14 October 2009

Today’s talks involving four of the main political parties is a positive move — but unlikely to result immediately in groundbreaking agreement which will break the deadlock on school transfer.
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Sinn Fein urged to attend school transfer talks

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

The Alliance Party has urged Sinn Fein to send a representative to all-party talks on school transfer this week.
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