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Ag Ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2021 Ar Líne le Meascán Ceoil, Scéalaíochta agus Litríochta Cuideoidh Comhairle Ceantair an Iúir, Mhúrn agus an Dúin le ceiliúradh Sheachtain na Gaeilge ar líne i mbliana trí chlár speisialta ábhar agus imeachtaí ó 1 Márta go Lá Fhéile Pádraig, 17 Márta. Is í an fhéile is mó ar domhan […]
Almost 40,000 students studying in Northern Ireland will receive a £500 Covid Disruption Payment, Economy Minister Diane Dodds announced today. Every student from the UK or EU currently enrolled on a full-time higher education course in Northern Ireland will receive the one-off discretionary payment, which is in recognition of the disruption they have suffered as […]
SDLP Newry City Councillor Gary Stokes to bring a motion to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council calling on support for third level students during the Covid 19 Pandemic. Cllr Stokes will be proposing the below motion calling for adequate support for our students at February’s full council meeting. “The Covid-19 Pandemic has affected all […]
Education Minister Peter Weir has announced revised plans for schools reopening after the Christmas break. This follows recent advice on the current situation of the epidemic, levels of transmission and numbers of cases. From next Monday (4 January): Primary school pupils will be taught remotely until 11 January, after which they will attend school […]
Education Minister Peter Weir MLA has urged all stakeholders to try to work together to make it a reality that children can sit the transfer test in their own primary school setting. Peter Weir said: “My Department facilitates the transfer of all pupils every year from primary to post primary, whether they choose to participate in […]
A section of the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Act 2016 which requires the Education Authority to seek and have regard to the views of the child has come into operation today. Education Minister, Peter Weir said: “I am committed to improving the current system of special educational provision and to support pupils with Special […]
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 […]
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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