SDLP councillor Brian Tierney has expressed his concern after a group of Covid-19 deniers gathered at a secondary school in…
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Delargy expresses concern at failure to register teachers
SINN Féin’s Pádraig Delargy has expressed concern following reports that the General Teaching Council is still failing to register many…
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…
‘Unacceptable delay in Covid-19 testing for special schools’
THE SDLP’s Mark H Durkan has criticised the continued delay in implementing weekly Covid-19 testing for children and staff within…
Coronavirus: Full school return ‘unlikely for some time’
A full return to school by all pupils in the North of Ireland “may not be possible for some time”,…
Minister rules out stats tool for exam grades
SCHOOLS in the North of Ireland will calculate GCSE, AS and A-Level grades to be awarded to their pupils in…
Mullan: We back Assembly recall on school reopening
SINN Féin will back a recall of the Assembly on the need for an urgent review on the re-opening of…
Mullan: Minister must cancel transfer tests
SINN Féin’S Education spokesperson Karen Mullan has called on the Education Minister to listen to the calls from parents, teachers…
Durkan repeats call to scrap 2021 exams
THE SDLP’S mark H Durkan has repeated his call for GCSE and A Level exams in 2021 to be cancelled…
Department’s U-turn over cash for school counselling
THE Department of Education (DE) has reversed a decision not to allow schools to pay for counselling for pupils using…