Education
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How well do we safeguard children?
The Safeguarding Board asks “are we doing the right thing” for children as opposed to “doing things right.” The Safeguarding…
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Fighting exploitation
Kathleen Marshall’s report into child sexual exploitation calls for renewed action by the health, education and justice services. A disturbing…
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The skills gap challenge
agendaNi considers the key trends and data for skills shortages in Northern Ireland and the reluctance among employers to recruit…
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Further Education: Supporting the economy
Further Education is central to rebuilding and rebalancing the economy. The Further Education (FE) sector, and its contribution to economic…
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The future of youth training
Peter Cheney examines the key changes proposed in the review of youth training, which aims to equalise the vocational and…
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Student trends
agendaNi looks at the trends and prospects for local student entry into third level education. In the 2012-2013 academic year…
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Developing construction skills and training
Well-trained employees are safer, better skilled, work faster and make fewer mistakes, CITBNI’s Barry Neilson explains. Investment will save time,…
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Steady reform for qualifications
agendaNi assesses the direction of travel for local GCSEs, A-levels and vocational qualifications. Since mid-2013, the reform of GCE and…
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Delivering results from education spending
Education Minister John O’Dowd puts forward the case for protecting the education budget. This approach, in his view, is the…
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The reconciliation priority
Twenty years after the ceasefires, deep sectarian divisions continue – reflected in the schools system. Tony Gallagher calls for real…
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