SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has urged families to be vigilant after a spike in cases of Strep A in…
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McLaughlin slams Education Minister over air filters refusal
Local SDLP Assembly member Sinéad McLaughlin has slammed the Education Minister Michelle McIlveen for her refusal to install air filtration…
Durkan welcomes contract for new Ardnashee School and College
THE SDLP’s Mark H Durkan has welcomed progress on the long-awaited new development for Ardnashee School and College. A £33.9m…
Covid-19: Schools get updated guidance on testing
SCHOOL principals should ask all pupils in a class where there are a number of Covid cases to take a…
SINN Féin’s Pádraig Delargy has welcomed the launch of the Safer Schools App by the Department of Education. Said the…
Coronavirus: Schools safe for children and staff, says CMO
SCHOOLS are safe places for children and staff, the North’s chief medical officer has said. Professor Sir Michael McBride made…
PHA to take over contact tracing in North’s schools
THE Public Health Agency (PHA) is set to take over responsibility for the contact tracing of close contacts of Covid-19…
Pupils in contact with Coronavirus case can stay in class
SCHOOL pupils in the North of Ireland will not have to self-isolate after coming into contact with a Coronavirus case…
School bully laws come into force in September
NEW legislation to tackle the issue of bullying in schools will come into operation from the start of the next…
Coronavirus: More people in North can meet outdoors
THE Stormont Executive has held its meeting to review lockdown restrictions. As reported here earlier, the lockdown will be extended…