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Education Minister announces new nursery unit at Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan

Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has approved the establishment of an additional nursery unit at Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan.

Decision on nursery unit for Braniel Primary School

Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has turned down a development proposal for a change in the pattern of attendance at Braniel Primary School Nursery Unit.

Minister announces decision on Irish-medium nursery units

Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has approved development proposals for new statutory Irish-medium nursery units to be established at Gaelscoil na gCrann in Omagh and Gaelscoil Uí Dhocartaigh in Strabane.

Fógraíonn An Taire Cinneadh Ar Aonad Naíscoile Lán-Ghaeilge

Tá faomhadh tugtha ag an Aire Oideachais, Caitríona Ruane, do mholtaí forbartha le haonaid nua reachtúla naíscoile a bhunú ag Gaelscoil na gCrann ar an Ómaigh agus ag Gaelscoil Uí Dhochartaigh ar an Srath Bán.

Ofqual appointed to investigate Chemistry A level result

Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has appointed Ofqual to undertake the investigation into how incorrect grades were advised to Chemistry A level students.

Schools Inspectors promote self-evaluation to raise standards

The Education and Training Inspectorate has updated a valuable resource, ‘Together Towards Improvement’, to support schools in the process of self-evaluation and so help raise standards.

Chief Inspector of the Education and Training Inspectorate, Stanley Goudie, pictured with Rhonda Moles and Gary Trainor at the launch of the revised “Together Towards Improvement” resource

Ministers welcome GCSE results

Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane and Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, have congratulated young people on this year’s GCSE results.

View the latest GCSE headline statistics 2009/10

Ruane orders Chemistry A level investigation

Education Minister Caitríona Ruane MLA has ordered an external investigation into how incorrect results for the Chemistry A level were issued last week.

Exceptional Circumstances Body

The Department has established an independent Exceptional Circumstances Body to consider exceptional post-primary admissions cases. Further information and an application form can be found on the nidirect website.

Nidirect brings together lots of information from government departments and agencies, written in a language that is easy to understand. You don't need to know the workings of government to find what you are after.

Current Issues

Polasaí Gaeilge na Roinne Oideachais/DE Language Policy for Irish

Leagtar amach sa doiciméad polasaithe seo na seirbhísí riaracháin atá le fáil ón Roinn Oideachais i nGaeilge faoi láthair agus cuirtear in iúl do na daoine sin ar mhian leo an Ghaeilge a úsáid an bealach le cumarsáid a dhéanamh leis an Roinn Oideachais sa Ghaeilge.

This policy document sets out the administrative services that the Department of Education (DE) currently offers in Irish and informs those who wish to use Irish how they may communicate with DE through the Irish language.

Polasaí Gaeilge na Roinne Oideachais/DE Language Policy for Irish - Irish and English PDF 47.7KB

We need your views on..

The Department is inviting comments on the policy framework which has emerged from the Review of Teacher Education. The consultation document outlines the policy framework under which the system will deal with the challenges facing teacher education and sets out the respective roles of the various players.

Further information and consultation documentation are available under the Teacher Education Review section.


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