Support for students vital – Dodds

It is vital that higher education institutions do everything possible to support students, Economy Minister Diane Dodds has said.




Department details ongoing work on identification of new variants

In the light of some misleading commentary in recent days, the Department of Health wishes to detail the ongoing work in Northern Ireland to identify new variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.




Weir announces £1m for Residential Outdoor Education Centres

The Education Minister has secured funding to provide much needed support to Outdoor Education Centres.




Income Support Scheme for Substitute Teachers

Education Minister, Peter Weir has introduced a further scheme to help support substitute teachers during the current six-week period of school closures.




Dodds announces public appointment extensions

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has made extensions to the terms of office of Governing Body (GB) members across five further education colleges.