Education

Attendance disparity in Northern Ireland’s schools

With the aim of tackling socioeconomic educational attainment imbalance, the Education Authority has completed a consultation on the Education Welfare…

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Academic selection limiting intergenerational mobility

Northern Ireland’s continued use of academic selection is leading to a much lower rate of intergenerational mobility compared to that…

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Education budget ‘wholly insufficient’

Despite being only second to health in the overall allocation, the Department of Education’s budget is “wholly insufficient” to address…

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First Education Authority review deems authority ‘not effective’

The body responsible for the spending of the vast majority of the education budget has been deemed “ineffective” and “probably…

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Skills shortages impacting profitability, growth and staff wellbeing in Northern Ireland

Employers in Northern Ireland are currently being faced with a skills gap, with more than three quarters (83 per cent)…

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New education framework suggests reform of 14-19 qualifications

The “complex” qualifications landscape for 14 to 19 year olds is to be streamlined under plans to better align the…

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New political composition of the Education Authority Board

There have been four changes in the political makeup of the Education Authority board following May’s Northern Ireland Assembly elections.…

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Skills supply gap faces ‘stigma’ challenge

Moves to address a predicted annual shortfall of some 2,000 level four and level five qualifications over the next decade…

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SEN demand outstripping places

Almost 100 pupils with statements of special educational needs (SEN) are awaiting re-placement in the education system, as the Education…

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Integrated Education Act: An important first step

Kellie Armstrong MLA’s Integrated Education Act has placed the initiative on the Department of Education to encourage and facilitate the…

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