The minister adds that the RE syllabus will change to include other main religions and philosophical traditions.

Fewer schools and "cashless" school meals are included in a five-year plan to reform education in Northern Ireland. Changes ...

Cara Hunter says ‘reform of special educational needs provision is urgently required’ but changes must ‘improve outcomes’ ...

School leaders have said the education budget could lead to shorter school days and fewer subjects being taught.

Proposals in the draft budget from finance Minister John O’Dowd are “breath-taking” and “wholly detached from the reality inside schools", a senior school union leader has warned.

Schools should continue to provide Religious Education (RE) based on the "holy scriptures", according to the Department of Education. They are also legally required to hold collective worship like ...

Education Minister Paul Givan has published a five-year budget strategy for public consultation in response to Northern ...

A new curriculum for the teaching of religious education (RE) in Northern Irish schools will be developed following a Supreme ...

SDLP MLA Cara Hunter proposed an amendment to the motion which called on Mr Givan to introduce a “clear timeline for ending ...

RE provision in NI to be reviewed but ‘Christianity will remain central’ – Givan - It comes after a Supreme Court judgment that Christian religious education at schools in the region does not comply ...

Paul Givan has mounted a robust defence of academic selection in dismissing calls for him to begin the process of ending the transfer tests in Northern Ireland.

Schools in Northern Ireland should continue to provide Religious Education (RE) based on the "holy scriptures", according to Stormont's Department of Education. It comes after a UK Supreme Court ...