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West Tyrone SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan has welcomed progress to legislate to replace the Northern Ireland General Teaching Council
SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan welcomes progress on legislation to replace the Northern Ireland General Teaching Council, after Education Minister Paul Givan confirmed he submitted a paper to the Executive and may introduce a Bill later this year. He says the SDLP will scrutinise the legislation when…
Education Issue: Education Minister Givan's paper to replace the General Teaching Council Original release: West Tyrone SDLP MLA Daniel McCrossan has welcomed progress to legislate to replace the Northern Ireland General Teaching Council (opens in a new tab)
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O’Toole: Executive parties must come clean on integrated education funding cut
SDLP Leader of the Opposition Matthew O'Toole MLA calls on Executive parties to be transparent about who agreed to remove £150m in funding for ten integrated schools' new builds, and when. He says a senior official's revelation contradicts claims that the UK Government was responsible, and asks…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Removal of funding for integrated school new builds Original release: O’Toole: Executive parties must come clean on integrated education funding cut (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP Opposition welcomes funding for Strule Campus, raises questions about integrated capital builds
SDLP Opposition Education Spokesperson Cara Hunter welcomes Executive funding of £150m over three years for the Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh, which will serve six schools. She calls on Ministers to restore capital money for ten shared and integrated school builds hit by the Stormont…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Executive £150 million funding for Strule shared education campus Original release: SDLP Opposition welcomes funding for Strule Campus, raises questions about integrated capital builds (opens in a new tab)
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SDLP launch petition to restore funding for integrated schools
SDLP launches a public petition urging the Executive to reinstate funding for new buildings at ten integrated schools, after the money was withdrawn under the financial package agreed with the UK Government. Claire Hanna MP questions Education Minister Paul Givan on when Ministers learned of the…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: SDLP launch petition to restore funding for integrated schools (opens in a new tab)
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Executive parties must explain integrated funding axe: SDLP
SDLP Opposition demands that Executive parties explain how and why capital funding for new integrated schools and shared education campuses was cut after being ring-fenced under Fresh Start. SDLP MLA Cara Hunter says the Assembly will seek to call the Education Minister to explain the decision.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Executive parties must explain integrated funding axe: SDLP (opens in a new tab)
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"The existence of “Christian-Focused Religious Education” as a choice, offered to parents, enriches our pluralistic society."
Aontú's Brolly rejects a University of Ulster UNESCO Education Centre research paper that criticises Christian-focused religious education, arguing it lacks evidence and that parental choice should be protected under human rights law.
Education Issue: University of Ulster report on repealing Christian-focused religious education in schools Original release: "The existence of “Christian-Focused Religious Education” as a choice, offered to parents, enriches our pluralistic society." (opens in a new tab)
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“Education priority for Secretary of State should be fully inclusive and in response to current crisis within the system in its entirety,” – Gemma Brolly
Aontú education spokesperson Gemma Brolly criticises Secretary of State Brandon Lewis's remarks on integrated education, claiming they show bias and disregard for the crisis in the education system. She calls for the priority to be repairing the system in its entirety, citing staff pay, waiting…
Education Issue: Secretary of State Brandon Lewis integrated education funding remarks and £1.9m transition investment Original release: “Education priority for Secretary of State should be fully inclusive and in response to current crisis within the system in its entirety,” – Gemma Brolly (opens in a new tab)
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McCrossan: Minister must introduce Education Authority review recommendations
SDLP Education Spokesperson Daniel McCrossan calls on Education Minister Michelle McIlveen to implement all 13 recommendations of the Education Authority review, and to publish a timescale and costed plan for reform of the EA.
Education Issue: Department of Education EA landscape review Original release: McCrossan: Minister must introduce Education Authority review recommendations (opens in a new tab)