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Controlled schools need fairly funded from NIO – Campbell
DUP MP Gregory Campbell calls for a review of Northern Ireland Office education funding, arguing that controlled schools that are already naturally integrated in pupil intake are being overlooked in favour of integrated schools. He says funding should be fair and evidence-based across all sectors.
Education Public finance and taxation Original release: Controlled schools need fairly funded from NIO – Campbell (opens in a new tab)
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Mathison: Unclear value for money case has been demonstrated for Strule project
Alliance Education spokesperson and Education Committee chair Nick Mathison says he has written to the Education Minister seeking clarity on the business case and value for money for the £375m Strule shared campus project after contractors were appointed. He questions whether a ministerial…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Strule shared campus project contractors appointed for £375m build Original release: Mathison: Unclear value for money case has been demonstrated for Strule project (opens in a new tab)
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Minister commends Dromore primary schools’ charity bicycle initiative
Education Minister Paul Givan praises Dromore Central Primary and St Colman's Primary pupils for a cross-community bicycle project that refurbishes used bikes for donation to local families. Givan attended a presentation event at Dromore Town Hall.
Education Justice and policing Issue: Dromore primary schools cross-community bicycle project presentation Original release: Minister commends Dromore primary schools’ charity bicycle initiative (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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Sheehan welcomes cross-party support for shared and integrated education
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan welcomes cross-party Assembly support for shared and integrated education, condemning the British government's decision to withdraw funding for new shared and integrated school builds, which he says affects at least ten schools.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Sheehan welcomes cross-party support for shared and integrated education (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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Education Minister must explain how he will meet obligations to integrated education, says Mathison, ahead of motion
Alliance education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA says the Education Minister must set out how he will meet his duties to integrated education after £150m Fresh Start funding for ten new-build integrated schools was withdrawn. Ahead of Alliance's motion, he urges the UK Government to reverse the…
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Education Minister must explain how he will meet obligations to integrated education, says Mathison, ahead of motion (opens in a new tab)
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Funding reprofiling is act of vandalism, says Mathison
Alliance education spokesperson Nick Mathison MLA says the UK Government's reprofiling of £150 million for shared and integrated schools is vandalism, and calls on the Secretary of State to reverse it and on Education Minister Paul Givan to secure the funds for his Department.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Funding reprofiling is act of vandalism, says Mathison (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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Nick Mathison calls on Education Minister to protect Integrated Education funding
Alliance Education Spokesperson Nick Mathison calls on the Education Minister to prioritise 10 integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding for capital investment and to redirect £150m taken from the scheme to projects ready to progress.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Integrated schools denied Fresh Start funding Original release: Nick Mathison calls on Education Minister to protect Integrated Education funding (opens in a new tab)
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Cuts to long-running education schemes ‘extremely disappointing’ – Sheehan
Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan says cuts to the long‑running ‘Sharing the Learning’ programme and ‘In Your Corner’ scheme are extremely disappointing, will harm children and young people, and urges the British government to invest in public services and for an Executive to be restored.
Education Public finance and taxation Issue: Cuts to Sharing the Learning and In Your Corner education schemes Original release: Cuts to long-running education schemes ‘extremely disappointing’ – Sheehan (opens in a new tab)