Future of education
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John O’Dowd: excellence and equality
Education Minister John O’Dowd outlines his priorities for schools and the need for families and communities to value education more…
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We are all stakeholders
Marie Cowan, Chair of the Integrated Education Fund, contends that the future of education must be planned to meet the…
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Funding plans spark debate
John O’Dowd’s proposed changes to school funding have come up against strong opposition. Proposals to change the common funding formula…
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Delivering for children and young people
By Pauline Leeson CBE, Chief Executive of Children in Northern Ireland (CiNI), the umbrella group which has been representing the…
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Teachers are the future of education
Dr Carmel Gallagher, recently appointed Registrar of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland, reflects on her first year leading…
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Education: thinking outside the box
Sir Robert Salisbury has been commended for turning round the Garibaldi School, a failing post-primary in Nottinghamshire, and has reviewed…
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Why education matters: moving beyond segregation
NICIE calls for the education system to model a genuinely integrated and shared future. A failure to engage with historic…
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Policy innovations
agendaNi considers local educational policies which have learnt from the successes of other countries and regions. Northern Ireland parties tend…
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Supporting schools to hear the pupil voice
An overview of the work of the Participation Support Programme. The National Children’s Bureau (NCB) is a leading research and…
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Reform of teacher training still on track
Michael McKernan summarises Stephen Farry’s plans to integrate teacher training. It was Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry himself who…
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