Department of Education Northern Ireland
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Oct- 2025 -16 OctoberFunding
Northern Irish schools face funding crisis, PAC report finds
NI education minister Paul Givan has said Northern Ireland’s schools face a “capital funding crisis” following the release of a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report on the management of the school estate. The report, which was published today (16 October), examined long-standing issues in school infrastructure and funding and highlighted…
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Sep- 2025 -24 SeptemberTeaching
NI bursary scheme to tackle post-primary teacher gaps
Education minister Paul Givan has announced a bursary scheme to encourage more people to train as teachers in subjects facing acute shortages across Northern Ireland. The pilot programme, due to begin in September 2026, will target mathematics, chemistry, physics, computing, technology and design, and Irish-medium education. It is expected to…
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Jul- 2025 -22 JulySchools
One in four NI parents prefer non-integrated schools, survey finds
Almost a quarter of parents in Northern Ireland would prefer their child not to attend an integrated school, according to a survey by the Department of Education. The research found that 24% of parents favoured a non-integrated school, compared with 31.2% who preferred an integrated school and 37.3% who said…
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