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…
Live Here Love Here environmental grant scheme open for applications
AN environmental grant scheme which offers awards of up to £3,000 is open for applications. Live Here Love Here helps…
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…
Delargy: Minister should revisit Covid approach to schools
SINN Féin’s Derry Assembly representative Pádraig Delargy has said the Education Minister Michelle McIlveen must revisit her approach to managing…
Vaccines for over-12s and boosters for over 50s
YOUNG aged 12 to 15 in the North of Ireland will be offered Covid vaccines, while all over-50s and healthcare…
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…
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…
‘Affordability and practicality key to school uniform provision’
SINN Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has said affordability and practicality should be key considerations of all school uniforms. Said Cllr…
COVID-19: Social distancing reduced to 1m in indoor settings
THE Stormont Executive has decided to relax some of the rules and guidance around social distancing. All indoor settings will…