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Middleton welcomes set up of expert panel to tackle educational underachievement
DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton has welcomed the announcement today by the Education Minister Peter Weir on the appointment of…
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No plans for mandatory masks or Covid-19 testing in schools, says Minister
EDUCATION Minister Peter Weir has said There are no current plans to introduce face masks or “blanket” COVID-19 testing for…
DUP Foyle MLA Gary Middleton has welcomed the announcement from Education Minister Peter Weir of a £10.5 million funding package…
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Coronavirus: Executive finally agrees to extend the free school meals scheme
THE Stormont Education Minister has said the Executive has agreed to extend the free school meals scheme during the summer…
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Social distancing measures in schools are ‘physically not possible’, says Derry principal
A DERRY school principal has said that social distancing measures for pupils in classroom are “physically not possible”. On Thursday,…
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Coronavirus: Some pupils in North will return to school in August
SOME pupils in the North of Ireland may return to school in late August with a phased return for the…
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Coronavirus: September target for re-opening of schools in North, says Minister
EDUCATION Minister Peter Weir is is “extremely likely” there could be a phased return of schools in the North of…
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Coronavirus: School exams in North of Ireland will not go ahead, says Minister
A level and GCSE exams in the North of Ireland will not go ahead this summer due to the coronavirus…
THE revelation that there are over 60,000 surplus places at schools in the North of Ireland represents a monumental waste.…
SINN Féin MLA Karen Mullan has called on the Education Minister Peter Weir to outline what steps are being taken…