Education
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Meeting the challenge of revising GCSEs and A-levels
GCSEs and A-levels are changing and differences are emerging in the shape of these important qualifications across Northern Ireland, England…
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Analysing assessment: the OECD report
A good foundation for evaluation and assessment is in place but risks being distorted by transfer tests. Peter Cheney summarises…
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Shared campuses planned
agendaNi previews the first three new projects under the Shared Educational Campus Programme. The concept of a shared campus was…
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Time to end segregation
Encouraging schools to seek integrated status, backed up by clear targets, will break down the major fault-line in our education…
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Planning the school estate
agendaNi sums up the trends for school numbers and the criteria used to assess viability. Just over 100 schools have…
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A STEM snapshot
agendaNi analyses the latest GCSE trends for science, technology, engineering and maths. STEM subjects are covered by 11 GCSEs, examined…
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John O’Dowd interview
Education should be seen as an area-based service, rather than serving the needs of individual schools, John O’Dowd tells Meadhbh…
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Integrated Education Fund: accelerating real integration
Integrated Education Fund Chair Marie Cowan outlines its ambitions for maximising integration in Northern Ireland’s schools. We have a window…
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Schools in statistics
An overview of the key statistics on schools, teachers and pupils in Northern Ireland’s complex education system. Pupil-teacher ratios (2011-2012)…
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PwC: the future of education: we don’t know what we don’t know
Nichola Kennedy examines reforms in Britain from which the local sector can learn. Education reform is a bit like waiting…
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