Education Minister, Peter Weir has announced that period products are to be made freely available to pupils in primary and secondary schools. The pilot is expected to cost £2.6 million, over 3 years, and will launch in all schools with female learners in the 2021/22 academic year. Education Minister, Peter Weir said: “I welcome today’s decision […]
Category: Education
Education Minister Peter Weir has today announced his intention to establish an Independent Review of Education. The Terms of Reference for the Review, which is an Executive commitment in New Decade, New Approach (NDNA) have been published today. Speaking in the Assembly the Minister said: “The ‘New Decade, New Approach’ agreement sets out the requirement […]
Education Minister, Peter Weir has announced a comprehensive package of measures to ensure fair and flexible public examinations in 2021. This includes: the opportunity for students to omit units of assessment at GCSE AS and A2; more generous grading across all qualifications; significant reductions in the content which will be assessed; support materials for GCSE […]
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