North Down Alliance MLA Andrew Muir has said the Education Minister must provide clearer guidance over what provision will be put in place for children and young people in Bangor Town Centre, as Bangor Central Integrated Primary School prepares to move to a new site at the Balloo Road. The school is due to leave […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has asked the Education Minister why school restart funding is not available to special schools. In a statement to the Assembly, the Education Minister Peter Weir referenced his ‘concern’ for pupils with complex and additional learning needs but the East Belfast MLA has asked why then the Minister’s Engage […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said the Education Minister must outline contingency plans for post primary transfer tests His comments come as he moved a motion on behalf of the Education committee in the Assembly, adding the safety, wellbeing and the right to an equal education must be at the centre of all […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said clarity is needed on funding allocated to schools as part of the Assembly’s October Monitoring Round. Mr Lyttle was speaking after the £64 million was given to help schools manage maintenance, COVID-19 pressures and free school meals, among other issues. Education Minister Peter Weir also announced the […]
There should be serious consideration given to abolishing transfer tests for post-primary admissions, Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said, after a major survey showed a significant percentage of respondents felt it should be scrapped. The survey, launched by the Assembly’s Education Committee in July to collect the views of parents/guardians, teachers and others […]
North Down Alliance representatives have called upon the Minister for Infrastructure to include North Down Schools within any further scheme of part time 20 mph speed restrictions outside Schools, after not a single location was selected for introduction of the much needed measures in the North Down area. Commenting on the issue, North Down Alliance […]
Urgent and decisive action is needed to stop the education system failing children with special educational needs (SEN), Chris Lyttle MLA has said, after the Auditor General reiterated the Alliance Education spokesperson’s call for an urgent review of SEN. A report by the Audit Office into progress made by the Department of Education and Education […]
It is important the Education Authority and Public Health Agency provide more clarity on the reasoning behind a two-week closure of a school in Bangor, Alliance representatives have said. Andrew Muir MLA and Councillor Connie Egan were speaking after St Comgall’s Primary School closed for two weeks after several cases of coronavirus were identified. The […]
The North Down Alliance Party has welcomed news Bangor Central Integrated Primary School has been given the green light for a new build following a long campaign. Local Alliance representatives have worked behind the scenes for many years pursing the need for a new build, alongside staff, Board of Governors and Parents. North Down MP […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said a decision to postpone academic selection tests until January 2021 quashes the Education Minister’s assertion that he has no control over the testing process. Announced on Wednesday, the move saw the Education Minister, the Association for Quality Education (AQE) and the Post Primary Transfer Consortium (PPTC) join […]