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Greenmount Agricultural College: Horticulture Awards

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:01:00 GMT

73% fall in teaching jobs for our graduates in just 10 years

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 07:00:00 GMT

The number of teachers securing jobs in Northern Ireland has plummeted from 89% to just 16% in a decade, it has emerged.

Catholic sector wants teacher ‘job bias’ law dumped

Wed, 29 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

The biggest employer of teachers in Catholic schools wants legislation scrapped that allows schools to “legally discriminate” on religious grounds.

Want an Eton scholarship? All you need to do is answer four (not so simple) questions

Sat, 25 May 2013 03:28:00 GMT

Children taking one of Eton’s entrance examinations were asked to imagine they were the Prime Minister.

Conflict studies institute launched

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Former Northern Ireland arms decommissioning inspector Martti Ahtisaari will officially launch a new conflict studies institute at Queen's University Belfast today.

Major jobs boost for teachers as £12m scheme recruits 230

Fri, 17 May 2013 03:44:46 GMT

The Education Minister has announced the recruitment of 230 newly qualified teachers.

School’s expansion proposal rejected by John O’Dowd

Thu, 16 May 2013 04:21:19 GMT

Education Minister John O’Dowd has turned down a development proposal to increase capacity at a rural school in Co Tyrone.

Children turn away from books in favour of reading electronically

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:51:30 GMT

Children are spending more time time reading on computers or other electronic devices than on books, magazines and comics for the first time, according to a study out today.

Girl with Down's Syndrome loses legal bid to go to Belfast school

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:31:17 GMT

A girl with Down's Syndrome has lost a legal challenge over being denied a place at the high school of her family's choice.

London vows to consult Education Minister John O’Dowd over any future exam changes

Tue, 14 May 2013 03:05:07 GMT

The Cabinet minister responsible for education in England has vowed to fully consult with Northern Ireland’s Education Minister in future after a public row between the pair over the future of GCSE and A-Level exams.

Minister's tribute to role of Open University

Mon, 13 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

The Employment and Learning Minister has paid tribute to the Open University for its role in producing skilled graduates.

Crumlin Integrated College: once struggling school makes grade

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:19:37 GMT

A troubled school that has been in an improvement programme for three years has finally turned the corner.

Six Catholic and Protestant Tyrone schools may form new campus

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:17:41 GMT

Northern Ireland's first shared education campus for Catholic and Protestant schoolchildren has been granted planning approval.

Psychologists at an Irish university develop 'IQ booster'

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:36:11 GMT

Psychologists at an Irish university have come up with a way for everyone to raise their IQ, for €15 a month.

AS/A-Level re-sits in January may be scrapped

Thu, 02 May 2013 03:20:02 GMT

Northern Ireland students will have just one chance each year to re-sit AS and A-Level exams from this September, if the Education Minister endorses recommendations made by his department.

£500k invested in Derry schools estate

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Around £500,000 has been invested in Londonderry’s schools estate to date this year.

It’s all hands on tech as future innovators get chance to shine

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

More than 6,000 schoolchildren are set to take part in Northern Ireland’s largest ever science and technology exhibition.

Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry hails education strategy

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has addressed the National Union of Students and the Union of Students Ireland (NUS-USI) annual conference in Enniskillen.

Integrated education is ignored amid slew of suggestions

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

More than 92% of children in Northern Ireland attend either Catholic schools or schools that are mainly attended by Protestant children, according to the findings of the Ministerial Advisory Group on Shared Education.

Shared schools report is an opportunity lost

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A new report designed to promote shared education has been branded a missed opportunity to allow Protestant and Catholic children to sit side by side in class.

Harding Memorial Primary School celebrates 100 years

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:07:57 GMT

It all began.... due to a local need for a larger Church and school Canon Harding approached Lord Arthur Hill about a plot of ground on the Cregagh Road.

In Pictures: Community Relations in Schools gala dinner

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:41:09 GMT

Community Relations In Schools held a gala dinner at City Hall, Belfast - celebrating 30 years as ‘a leading agent for change’ .

Secret's out... so sing it loud and proud, St Patrick's Primary School is top school choir

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

After a month of staying tight-lipped, young singers from Londonderry's St Patrick's Primary School – bursting with pride at having won the UK's biggest choir competition – have been able to celebrate their incredible triumph.

1,000 children miss out on first choice primary school

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

Almost 1,000 four-year-olds across Northern Ireland have missed out on their primary school of choice because they were oversubscribed.

Education body faces further delay after splits on clauses

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT

A split over Catholic versus state schools could scupper progress on a long-awaited single education body for Northern Ireland.