Education
Row over DUP bid to veto Irish education bill
Sinn Féin accuses the DUP of "sectarianism" but the DUP says its move is in response to Drumcree.
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Education
Holiday hunger bill to face final Stormont hurdle
The new law would would help poorer families with food costs during school holidays.
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Headteachers say families will struggle after another rise in school dinner prices
The price of a school dinner in a primary school will have risen from £2.60 to £3.40 since the start of 2026.
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Free school milk scheme could end after 50 years
Free school milk has been provided to children in Wales since the 1970s, but that could now change.
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Society needs to act to help white working-class pupils, inquiry says
The education secretary says she is backing the inquiry to "get to the heart of the barriers holding children back".
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Secondary schools told to stop teaching GCSEs before Year 10
The government says pupils in Year 7 to 9 should have "richer, more engaging" learning than preparing for GCSEs.
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Nandy rejects claims of politicising Remembrance Sunday after Erasmus row
The culture secretary says the UK rejoining the EU's study and work scheme will help honour wartime sacrifice.
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Parents warned to be on alert after school data breach
There have been concerns that the breach may have allowed access to parent contact details and some pupil information.
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Education
'Misleading' student loans information left out examples of higher-salary repayments
The Treasury Committee chair says she is "shocked" after one university compared repayments to the price of coffee.
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Education
School failed to deal with racist bullying, father claims
The school and council say the school is safe for every pupil.
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Former permanent secretary alleges he was 'bullied' by education minister, says MLA
Sinn Féin assembly member Pat Sheehan made the claim during a committee hearing earlier this week.
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Education
Scottish colleges need £2.5bn investment boost by 2037, report warns
A new report has laid bare the financial challenges facing Scotland's college sector.
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