Department of Education

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PSNI now treating email threat to around 300 schools as a hoax

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Industrial action confirmed for September 28 by union for head teachers, NAHT

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 8th January 2025 Cold weather continues across Belfast

230 nurseries and schools closed 5 days with extreme weather from 2019-26

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Teachers in Northern Ireland have voted to take industrial action over workloads

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NI school leaders have voted in favour of industrial action over workload

Kilclief Primary School

Stormont petition for closure-threatened St Malachy’s Primary School, Kilclief

Macra president Josephine O’Neill

‘Final nail in the coffin’: Macra slams €26m agriculture cuts

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Contingency plans to cover special school summer schemes being examined

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More than 100 arm’s-length bodies in NI, audit office report finds

UFU communications officer Lynsay Beattie, UFU policy and communications director James McCluggage, Minister of Education Paul Givan, Carla Lockhart, MP, teacher Kim Montgomery and UFU policy officer Kayleigh Ashton-Meek.

Meeting focused on promoting a deeper understanding of food production

The competition aims to fuel a passion among industry professionals

Ad Feature Department of Education and McLaren launch competition

The Executive has agreed June monitoring allocations

Extra funding allocated to departments

Tens of thousands of children are being taken on holiday during term time as parents look to save money

More parents opt to take children out of school for holidays

School kids want more digitally-based subjects on their curriculums

Gerry Darby with Francie Molloy MP, Cllr Cora Corry, Anne McConkey, Michelle O’Neill MLA and Arnold Hatch.

Lough Neagh Partnership celebrates historic land lease transfer

Minister Poots is pictured with (left to right) Jenny Fletcher P5 and Eco Council teacher; Naomi Kelly; Victoria Bakanova; Ben Kirk and Principal of Knockbreda PS, Pamela McKenna.

Minister visits primary school to mark Clean Air Day
Environment Minister Edwin Poots MLA visited Knockbreda Primary School in Belfast to mark Clean Air Day 2022.
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The move is part of One Britain One Nation Day on Friday, June 25 (Getty Images)

Government encourages children to sing this 'One Britain One Nation' song on Jun...

Pictured are Charlie McConville, Vice Principal; Daniel McCavigan, Head Boy; Patricia Carville, Chair, Board of Governors; Fiona Kane, Principal; Fionnuala McGuinness, Head Girl; and Ita Cosgrove, Vice Principal.

Work starts on £30m new build of St Ronan’s College, Lurgan

Education Minister Peter Weir with principal Alison Killough during his visit to Carnalbanagh Primary School at the end of September.

Carnalbanagh Primary School closure decision ‘ridiculous’ says campaigner

Pupils who miss school because they have to self-isolate will not be recorded as absent (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is what guidance says if children have to miss school due to travel quarant...

A level results will soon be revealed in England, however hugging your school mates will have to wait until the one metre social distancing measures are eased. (Shutterstock)

Students in England will receive their A level results soon - here’s how they ha...

International Day of Friendship is an annual event which celebrates human solidarity through friendship (Photo: Shutterstock)

Today is International Day of Friendship - here’s how you can celebrate

Schools will reopen to all pupils on a full-time basis in September (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is how much parents could be fined if their children don’t return to school...

Rainbows drawn by young children have become a symbol of the coronavirus pandemic (Getty Images)

This is when nurseries could reopen in England - according to government plans

Disadvantaged children are to be given free laptops and 4G internet connections as part of a new government scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is who is eligible to get free laptops for home schooling - and how to appl...

The Academy provides access to 180 video lessons per week across a range of subjects (Photo: Shutterstock)

The government has launched a new online learning tool for children - here’s how...

The government says ‘vulnerable children’ are exempt from the schools closure - ... Conor Marlborough

LMC Industry Development Manager, Colin Smith

Update to nutritional standards for school food welcomed by the LMC

Joy Rollston, Chair of UFU Rural Affairs committee

UFU concern at school proposals

Snow days: why some schools close and some stay open

UFU concern for rural schools

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