Tag: education
GCSEs to be awarded based on teachers’ predictions
Education Minister, Peter Weir has announced that all pupils sitting GCSEs awarded by the CCEA will receive results based solely on teachers' predictions.
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Belfast Royal Academy students ‘must wear face masks’
A grammar school in Belfast is set to ban students and staff unless they wear face masks, according to a letter sent to parents.
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Here are plenty of fun activities to keep children entertained
We can't get out and about due to lockdown, so here's the next best thing - a range of activities for the whole family.
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Deadline for online applications for school and pre-school places
Parents should note that today is the deadline to submit your child’s online application for pre-school or for a primary one school place for...
Growing demand for school places in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland needs the equivalent of eight new secondary schools to cope with growing demand for pupil places, a new report has found.
An additional...
Our children deserve better!
Westminster must intervene to prevent any further damage to the education system here, in the absence of an Assembly.
That’s the view of Geri Cameron,...
Around £1,000 damage caused as vandals smash up Ballinderry Rivers Trust boardwalk
'Mindless vandals' have smashed up the boardwalk at Ballinderry Rivers Trust at Orritor on the outskirts of Cookstown, leaving the mussel breeding tanks inaccessible.
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Official opening of £21m Castle Tower School in Ballymena
Castle Tower School in Ballymena has held its official opening.
The new £21m state of the art education complex caters for pupils aged three to...