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Agriculture Commissioner visits Northern Ireland
European Agriculture and Rural Development Commissioner Dacian Cioloş has visited Northern Ireland for the first time. The Commissioner met with…
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John O’Dowd interview
Education should be seen as an area-based service, rather than serving the needs of individual schools, John O’Dowd tells Meadhbh…
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Integrated Education Fund: accelerating real integration
Integrated Education Fund Chair Marie Cowan outlines its ambitions for maximising integration in Northern Ireland’s schools. We have a window…
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Schools in statistics
An overview of the key statistics on schools, teachers and pupils in Northern Ireland’s complex education system. Pupil-teacher ratios (2011-2012)…
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PwC: the future of education: we don’t know what we don’t know
Nichola Kennedy examines reforms in Britain from which the local sector can learn. Education reform is a bit like waiting…
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Party policy summary
agendaNi outlines the parties’ main proposals for schools and youth and children’s services, from their Assembly and Westminster manifestos. Sinn…
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Common funding scheme review
An independent review is considering whether a school’s performance should influence its budget. Teachers, parents and others with an interest…
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Early Years: the importance of early education
Commencing on the path to economic stability and shared communities Siobhán Fitzpatrick CBE, CEO of Early Years – the organisation…
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Northern Ireland GCSE & A-level review
Michael Gove’s announcement of a replacement of GCSEs in England has prompted a fundamental review of Northern Ireland’s examinations system.…
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Dawn Purvis: tackling disadvantage
Dawn Purvis discusses her report’s priorities for tackling educational disadvantage, including equal funding across all levels of schooling. Eighteen months…
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