NEWS

Mar 11, 2024

Education Minister welcomes progress on teachers’ pay negotiations

Education Minister Paul Givan A formal offer on teachers’ pay for 2021, 2022 and 2023 has been made to the five main teaching unions. The...

Mar 5, 2024

Minister pledges to act on affordability of school uniforms

Education Minister Paul Givan has said that he will act to ensure school uniforms are not a barrier to education for children and young...

Mar 1, 2024

Minister tells INTO conference resolution of industrial action is critical

Education Minister Paul Givan speaking at the INTO conference, and (inset) attendees calling for pay parity. A resolution to ongoing...

Feb 10, 2024

Minister pledges to deliver on key priorities for Education

Education Minister Paul Givan pictured with Rathmore Grammar School Principal Dr Arthur Donnelly and students during a visit to the...

Dec 5, 2023

NI pupils perform well in mathematics, reading and science in International Survey

A major international survey of educational achievement of 15-year-olds shows that young people in Northern Ireland continue to perform...

Nov 23, 2023

Unite union confirm date for further strike action in December

Unite the union has today notified the Education Authority of a further 24-hour strike by school support staff commencing at 00.01am on...

Nov 20, 2023

Teacher strike action will disrupt education of children and young people - Dept of Education

Strike action announced today by the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) will serve only to disrupt the education of children and...

Nov 7, 2023

Education Authority notified of 48-hour strike by Unite

This afternoon, Tuesday 7th November, Unite the union notified Northern Ireland's Education Authority of a 48-hour strike action...

Nov 5, 2023

NI summit held to address serious pupil attendance issues at school

Attendees pictured at the summit which was hosted recently The Department of Education will today hold an Attendance Summit to discuss...

Oct 26, 2023

Concerns over “chronic under funding” in Northern Ireland’s education system

Permanent Secretary of the Department of Education (DE), Dr Mark Browne and Chair of the Board of the Education Authority (EA), Barry...

Oct 11, 2023

Department of Education announces additional £5m funding for Special Schools maintenance

Education Permanent Secretary Dr Mark Browne pictured with (L-R) Mitchell House School Principal Miriam Donnan, Ethan Reas, Scott Robb,...

Sep 18, 2023

Construction work begins on £4.4 million sixth form accommodation at Parkhall Integrated College

Cutting the first sod to officially mark the beginning of construction works for purpose built sixth form accommodation at Parkhall...

Sep 11, 2023

Work begins on £11million building project for Coleraine Grammar School

Cutting the first sod to officially mark the beginning of over £11 million construction works at Coleraine Grammar School are (L to R)...

Sep 1, 2023

Consultation launched on Relationships and Sexuality Education in Northern Ireland schools

The Department of Education has launched a consultation seeking views on changes to elements of Relationships and Sexuality Education....

Jun 7, 2023

“Scandalous” – Allister slams Secretary of State’s “meddling” in NI’s education system

TUV Leader Jim Allister has slammed the intervention by Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris in Northern Ireland's education system. It comes...

May 23, 2023

“Systemic reform is critical” – Department for Education on report recommendations for SEN

The Department of Education has welcomed an independent review that forms the basis for transformational change of the SEN system in...