Education
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CCEA helping to bridge the digital skills gap in Northern Ireland
We live in a digital age. Today’s students, the post millennial generation, are very different to their predecessors. They are…
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Employment Bill
Provisions in the Employment Bill (Northern Ireland) 2016 aim to stimulate business confidence while strengthening the rights of employers. …
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Getting disabled people into work
agendaNi looks at a new strategy which aims to help individuals with disabilities achieve their full employment and career potential.…
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Mindskills at work
Philip McTaggart talks to Owen McQuade about mindfulness in the work place and how mindskills training techniques can be introduced…
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Social media pressures
A recent study by the University of Glasgow suggests social media pressures cause teenagers to suffer anxiety and depression. Young…
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Screen time and children
A recent survey suggests that many parents find it hard to get their children away from screens. A recent survey…
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One in five children unable to read
Report finds one in five children in Northern Ireland leave primary school unable to read. A recent report by Save…
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OECD apologises to Northern Ireland’s students
A report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development wrongly claimed students from Northern Ireland’s universities have some of…
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O’Dowd closes Youth Council
The non-departmental body’s functions will be subsumed into the Education Authority. Education Minister John O’Dowd has confirmed that the Youth…
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Children’s rights: Everyone’s business
The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People, Koulla Yiasouma talks about her role. I was appointed as Commissioner…
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