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Freeze on school crossing patrol recruitment puts children at risk

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has expressed serious concerns after it emerged that the Education Authority (EA) has implemented a freeze in the recruitment of lollipop crossing patrol staff at schools across Northern Ireland in an attempt to cut costs amid ...

05 Feb 2023 at 11:57

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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

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Pupils with sensory issues must be supported at school mealtimes - Durkan

SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has written to both the Education Authority (EA) and Education Permanent Secretary, Mark Browne on behalf of parents with children who have autism or similar conditions and struggle with sensory issues, to ensure ...

15 Mar 2023 at 11:36

Local News

Translink announces important changes to school travel passes starting September 2024

Ahead of the summer break, Translink and the Education Authority (EA) have announced they will be issuing new bus and rail smartcards for eligible school pupils and further education students in the North West for their home to school ...

22 Jun 2024 at 16:00

Northern Ireland

Schools may be instructed to set up SEN provision amid crisis over places

Some schools in Northern Ireland could be formally instructed to set up specialist provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) due to a crisis over places. Currently there is a risk that more than 160 SEN children in ...

25 Jun 2025 at 12:36

Northern Ireland

Schools going for integrated status ‘experience significant barriers’ – report

Schools in Northern Ireland that want to obtain official integrated status are experiencing significant barriers, a new report has found. Around 70 out of 1,000 primary and post-primary schools across Northern Ireland are ...

30 Jul 2025 at 00:01

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Over three quarters of County Derry primary schools under subscribed

More than three quarters of all primary schools in County Derry are currently operating within their capacity, the County Derry Post can reveal. Data provided by the Department of Education (DoE) has shown that 90 of the ...

07 Sept 2022 at 09:00

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Derry woman retires from her role as Area Catering Manager for the Education Authority

Derry woman Carmel Campbell, who was in her post for 32 years, has recently retired from her role as a catering manager for the Education Authority (EA). Thanking her supervisors for the work they’ve done and the mutual ...

15 Jul 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Water infrastructure pressure affecting SEN provision, MLAs told

Pressure on the water infrastructure system in Northern Ireland is hampering efforts to provide more facilities for children with special educational needs (SEN), MLAs have been told. The chairman of Stormont’s ...

30 Apr 2025 at 17:12

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