Learning and skills
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Education budget ‘lacks detail’
The Assembly’s Education Committee is unhappy with the lack of detail from the Department of Education regarding its spending plans,…
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Tuition fees increase
Students in Northern Ireland could be forced to pay nearly twice as much for tuition fees under the Stuart Report’s…
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Draft education budget
The draft education budget will result in job losses across the system and no more new school buildings. Peter Cheney…
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Draft DEL budget
An overview of the budget plans for 2011-2015. Higher education will bear the brunt of the Department for Employment and…
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Programme for Government update
agendaNi reviews the Executive’s progress against targets on education, skills and training. Apprenticeships, GCSE results and further education enrolments are…
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Successful post-primary schools
The Assembly’s Education Committee has been meeting with successful secondary schools in disadvantaged areas to find out how their achievements…
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Joining up to help NEETs
All sectors in Northern Ireland must come together to tackle the growing dilemma of young people not in education, employment…
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Reforming higher education
The higher education sector needs to be transformed by focusing more on international connections and research. agendaNi unpacks the draft…
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University drop outs
Figures show that a high number of university students appear to be leaving courses within their first year. Emma Blee…
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Danny Kennedy interview: finding a way
Tuition fees and the Budget are dominating Danny Kennedy’s workload four months into his term as Employment and Learning Minister.…
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