Education

Learn, develop and grow

When you consider that the religious mix of the 140,000 plus pupils in controlled schools encompasses Protestant, Catholic, no religion…

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Investigating Links in Achievement and Deprivation

The Executive Office has finally published a report commissioned by the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister…

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Room for improvement

The education system is failing too many children in Northern Ireland. That is the analysis contained within a biennial report…

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School leaver qualifications

agendaNi analyses the most recent tranche of annual statistics for qualifications and destinations of Northern Ireland post-primary leavers provided by…

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Surveying the skills scene

The results of the most recent UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES) Employer Skills Survey indicate a growing complexity…

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Higher education retention and participation

Between 2014/15 to 2016/17 the dropout rate for higher education in Northern Ireland was almost 8 per cent. agendaNi looks…

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Leading the work experience revolution

At Ulster University employability is placed firmly at the heart of the student experience. Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education, Professor Paul Bartholomew,…

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Language barrier

A recent report prepared by academics in Stranmillis University has recommended that learning a second language should be made a…

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The power of a second chance

John O’Farrell of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions outlines how the Union Learning Fund is helping to upskill members…

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New Minister: Peter Weir MLA

Following his appointment as the DUP’s first Education Minister since the establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998, long-serving…

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