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'Devastating' cuts will hit hardest for vulnerable children - Derry MLA

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concern that a potential £110 million funding gap in the Education Authority (EA) budget will have catastrophic consequences for the delivery of Special Educational Needs (SEN) services. Mr Durkan ...

16 Feb 2023 at 17:19

Derry News

£2 million NI outdoor learning project launched by McIlveen

Education Minister, Michelle McIlveen, has announced the launch of an Outdoor Learning Project for pre-schools, nursery and primary schools across Northern Ireland. The project will provide additional funding to pre-schools, nursery schools ...

16 Feb 2022 at 15:40

Derry News

Future of Ballougry Primary School hangs in the balance

A meeting to discuss the future of Ballougry Primary School is to be held tomorrow night. Parents, staff and governors are invited to attend the event at the school which begins at 7.30pm. The meeting has been called following a letter ...

03 May 2022 at 11:47

County Derry Post

McLaughlin says Early Years providers must be supported with sustainable funding and workforce strategy

SDLP Foyle MLA Sinéad McLaughlin has called for urgent action to support early years providers in the community and voluntary sector. It follows the publication of a new report by Early Years which reveals a decline in pre-school ...

24 Apr 2025 at 13:00

Derry News

Councillors voice ongoing 'frustrations' over stalled Magee expansion

An Ulster University chief has been warned that the institution is “under the microscope” in Derry and has to deliver for the Magee campus. Vice Chancellor Paddy Nixon gave a presentation to the Governance and Strategic Planning ...

04 Oct 2019 at 15:52

Local News

Funding opens for voluntary youth organisations worth nearly £12million

The Education Authority (EA) has announced the launch of its £11.86 million Youth Service grant programme, inviting registered voluntary youth organisations - both regional and local - to apply for vital funding. Youth ...

04 Nov 2025 at 15:00

Local News

Teachers’ unions welcome pay increase while pledging to tackle workload

The largest teachers’ union in Northern Ireland has welcomed a 4% pay rise for the 2025/2026 year. Some 87% of NASUWT members voted in favour of the consolidated cost-of-living pay award that will be backdated to ...

13 Jan 2026 at 11:39

Derry News

£5 million funding granted for mental health and well-being support in NI schools

It has been announced today that £5 million in additional funding will be granted to support mental health and wellbeing services in schools. The Education Minister, MLA Michele McIlveen, made the announcement ...

19 Nov 2021 at 12:28

Local News

County Derry councillor calls on Education Authority to reinstate school crossing patrol

A councillor has slammed the Education Authority's decision not to reinstate a school crossing patrol at a Kilrea primary school. After many years of having a crossing patrol, St Columba's Primary School's ...

20 Mar 2024 at 11:00

Pictures & Videos

IN PICTURES: Education Minsister Paul Givan visits St John's Primary School

Members of the St. John's Primary School's students' council who greeted Education Minister Paul Givan MLA, on his arrival with Geraldine O'Connor, principal and on his left, Kathleen McCallion ...

06 Nov 2024 at 16:35

Northern Ireland

Vice-chancellor says CBE highlights success of Ulster University

Professor Paul Bartholomew has said it is “a great privilege” to have been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE). He said it is a wider recognition of Ulster University’s ...

29 Dec 2025 at 22:30

Derry News

Weir must rectify exclusion of Irish Language from education resources

Sinn Féin representatives Karen Mullan MLA and Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile have called on Minister Peter Weir to address and rectify the exclusion of the Irish language from Education ...

23 Apr 2020 at 12:09

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