Local Councillors sign letter to PM to extend Free School Meals
Ahead of the Chancellor's Budget statement this week, over 750 local councillors have signed a letter to the Prime Minister calling for more support so that no child is left behind.
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Awarding Grades for 2021
Government acted too late. Had there been steps taken at the start of the academic year to prepare for the eventuality that exams may not be able to happen, this could have been more easily resolved.
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Government’s education recovery package
The NEU and the Sutton Trust have recommended to Government that £750 million is needed as the first immediate boost to Pupil Premium. Instead, £302 million has been announced.
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Peter Weir's executive dysfunction
Ciaran O’Halloran, NEU member, head of drama at a school in Belfast, and an examiner for Welsh Joint Education Committee (WJEC) shares her thoughts on the ministerial decision on WJEC exams in Northern Ireland.
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The Covid-19 emergency deepens – concern about low isolation figures
Mark Langhammer, Northern Ireland regional secretary's shares his concerns on the effect of low isolation figures on Covid-19 transmission in Northern Ireland.
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Coronavirus: getting the basics in first
What did we learn from the first lockdown that can help us better manage this and future disruptions?