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Education system failing many pupils
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
[Belfast Telegraph] - Education Minister John O'Dowd is right to doubt the world-class status often attached to our education system, but can he retain the best of it whilst bringing up the standards in those areas where we fall short? In particular can he begin to create a
Teachers' redundancy deal criticised
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[BBC News] - Negotiations between the education minister, John O'Dowd, and the unions led to an increase to up to 90 weeks. The education department's Laverne Montgomery said 60 weeks would approximate to £ per teacher and 90 weeks could mean around £
Newspaper review: NI and Republic of Ireland stories
www.bbc.co.uk
[BBC News] - Education Minister John O'Dowd comes under scrutiny in the News Letter. The paper says one in every four of his official school visits have been to just one constituency - his own. He has been to schools in the Upper Bann area 10 times since he took
Catholic schools may close in shake up
www.u.tv
[U.TV] - Education Minister John O'Dowd said the needs of the pupils, rather than the institution, must be at the forefront of any new arrangements. "We need to establish a sustainable schools' estate for the benefit of our young people," the Sinn Féin minister
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