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Rise in NI pupils not toilet trained
Teachers in Northern Ireland say they are concerned about the rising number of children who are starting school before they are toilet trained.
Monday 6th February 2012
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Special needs support 'not scrapped' 
Proposed changes to the special educational needs system in Northern Ireland are about cutting bureaucracy, not support for children and their families, the Education Minister has said.
Wednesday 1st February 2012
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School audits deemed 'incomplete'
Education Minister John O'Dowd has ordered Education and Library Boards to resubmit their Viability Audits of schools in Northern Ireland after he deemed them to be "incomplete."
Friday 27th January 2012
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Honours for McIlroy and Lightbody
US Open champion Rory McIlroy and Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody are to be presented with honorary degrees from the University of Ulster.
Thursday 26th January 2012
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Four-year-old pupils get iPads
Children as young as four have been given iPads to use during lessons at a west Belfast school.
Thursday 19th January 2012
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90 weeks pay for teacher redundancy
Teachers in Northern Ireland will be offered a redundancy package of up to 90 weeks salary, it has been revealed.
Wednesday 18th January 2012
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Leaders push on with DEL cut plan
The First and Deputy First Ministers are to press ahead with their plans for the Justice Minister's job.
Wednesday 18th January 2012
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Preschool admission criteria to change
Children from low income working families are more likely to get a place at nursery school, following a shakeup of preschool admissions.
Tuesday 17th January 2012
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Parents battle for autism school place
The parents of an autistic child from south Belfast have vowed to fight on to get him the right school, after being told there was no room for him in one.
Thursday 12th January 2012
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Loreto school building ruling 'regrettable'
A Co Tyrone school never received a binding promise that it would get nearly £15 million to build new premises, the Court of Appeal has ruled.
Tuesday 10th January 2012
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Shared teacher for NI schools
Children who attend two small mid-Ulster primary schools of separate religious traditions have become classmates through the first shared teacher to be appointed in Northern Ireland.
Monday 9th January 2012
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Ruane 'not opposed' to new school
Former Education Minister Caitriona Ruane was not "blindly" opposed to a Co Tyrone school seeking nearly £15m to build new premises, the Court of Appeal has heard.
Tuesday 13th December 2011
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NI universities receive extra places
The number of university undergraduate places in Northern Ireland is to rise by 700 by 2015, the Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry has said.
Wednesday 7th December 2011
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Pupils sit final selection test
Thousands of primary seven pupils hoping to enter their chosen schools next year completed the third and final AQE examination on Saturday.
Saturday 3rd December 2011
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'Worrying' decline in university applicants
Concerns have been raised over the decline in the number of Northern Ireland students applying to go to university.
Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Stranmillis faces merger proposal
The future of Stranmillis University College could be under threat unless it combines with St Mary's University College, which delivers teacher training under the Roman Catholic ethos.
Monday 28th November 2011
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Three schools in closure plan
Three schools controlled by the South Eastern Education and Library Board have been earmarked for closure as part of major plans to reform education in Northern Ireland.
Monday 28th November 2011
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NI teaching cuts 'devastating'
The principal of a Belfast primary school has described the budget cuts announced by Education Minister John O'Dowd for schools across Northern Ireland as "devastating".
Monday 28th November 2011
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Parties clash again on transfer testing
The DUP and Sinn Féin have clashed again on the issue of transfer testing, after it emerged that discussions had been held in an attempt to agree on a single exam.
Monday 21st November 2011
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Talks expected over academic selection
The DUP and Sinn Féin are expected to begin within weeks about the establishment of a single transfer test for grammar schools.
Monday 21st November 2011
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