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Backlash forces Government u-turn on SNA cuts

February 27, 2026 Billy Flynn 

In mid-February the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) wrote to schools informing them of cuts to Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) from next September. Following a backlash by parents, SNAs, teachers, opposition parties, and trade […]

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Northern Ireland Assembly Executive forced into schools exams retreat 

August 17, 2020 Maurice Pollock

Sometimes the political representatives of the capitalist class, such as the Assembly, overstep the mark in a clumsy and stupid manner that is so obviously unjust that their actions threaten not only to fully reveal […]

Education

Letter of protest submitted to CEA

August 16, 2020 Cllr Donal O'Cofaigh

Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment 29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock Belfast BT1 3BG Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to formally protest the approach that you have taken in regard to the assignment of grades […]

Education

A-Level bias against working class young people

August 13, 2020 cwiadmin

Many young people in Northern Ireland will receive their A – Level results today. The traditional A-level exam system collapsed under the pressure of Covid-19.  As a result, it was replaced by a process of […]

Education

Leaving Cert Cancellation: Revolution in the Education system needed

May 14, 2020 Carah Daniel and Ciarán McKenna

The unprecedented cancellation of the Leaving Certificate has thrown the education system into chaos. Within Ireland these examinations determine progression into higher education and serve a similar role to A-Levels in the UK system or […]

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