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Up to eight new special schools to be built, Givan announces

Up to eight new special schools will be delivered in Northern Ireland over the next decade, Education Minister Paul Givan has told the Assembly. Mr Givan announced the programme of capital investment for the development of facilities to support ...

30 Apr 2024 at 16:06

Derry News

Delargy: Education Minister should revisit her approach to COVID in schools

Sinn Féin MLA, Pádraig Delargy, has said the Education Minister must revisit her approach to managing COVID in schools and has said that air filtration and proper ventilation is key to ensuring our schools can remain open safely in the time ...

07 Dec 2021 at 18:03

Derry News

300 children with special educational needs are without school place for September

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy has called on the education minister and the Education Authority to ensure children with special educational needs and their families have certainty over school places for September. The Foyle MLA said: ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:47

Local News

Sod turned on new £6.3 million County Derry primary school

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has cut the first sod on a major capital project to provide a new school building for Roe Valley Integrated Primary School (IPS) in Limavady. The sod-cutting marks the commencement of ...

27 Sept 2022 at 16:18

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 and said ...

19 Nov 2021 at 12:28

Northern Ireland

New childcare strategy could cost Executive £400m a year, Givan tells MLAs

A new early learning and childcare strategy for Northern Ireland could cost £400 million a year, Education Minister Paul Givan has told MLAs. While the minister said there was “no time to waste” in delivering the ...

12 Feb 2024 at 17:00

Northern Ireland

‘Entirely unacceptable’ children with SEN still without school places – Givan

It is “entirely unacceptable” that hundreds of children with special educational needs (SEN) are still without a school place for September, Paul Givan has said. The Education Minister told MLAs that significant ...

12 Jun 2024 at 18:09

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 ...

16 Feb 2022 at 15:40

Northern Ireland

UK Government ‘undermined education commitment’ by moving ring-fenced funds

The UK Government has “undermined” its own commitment to support integrated and shared education in Northern Ireland after 10 schools had ring-fenced funding withdrawn, Stormont’s Education Minister has said....

12 Mar 2024 at 13:03

Northern Ireland

Plans for 22.5 hours of free pre-school education each week announced

Every child in Northern Ireland aged three to four should have access to a minimum of 22.5 hours of funded pre-school education each week, Education Minister Michelle McIlveen has said. She said the move ...

07 Sept 2022 at 15:00

Northern Ireland

Education minister corrected after mixing up capital and corporal punishment

Northern Ireland’s Education Minister had his work corrected after mixing up capital and corporal punishment while answering questions at Stormont. The clarification came after Paul Givan twice assured ...

30 Apr 2024 at 16:23

Northern Ireland

SF ministers had ‘one eye towards’ Dublin over Covid schools closure – Weir

Sinn Fein ministers acted with “one eye towards” Dublin when considering whether schools in Northern Ireland should close in the early months of the Covid pandemic, Lord Peter Weir has said. A ...

08 May 2024 at 13:00

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