education

Motion: Post-Primary Transfer Testing – Monday 2 November 2020

https://youtu.be/kKLXljqlpwM Chairperson of the Committee for Education, Chris Lyttle, proposes a motion that the Assembly takes note of the feedback to the Committee’s online survey into post-primary transfer testing; and calls on the Minister of Education to outline contingency plans for post-primary arrangements. Read the report on the findings of the Committee’s Post-Primary Transfer Testing… Continue Reading Motion: Post-Primary Transfer Testing – Monday 2 November 2020

Committee for Education Meeting Wednesday 2 September 2020

https://youtu.be/GPLYWyMZlMQ The Committee received two briefings on the restart in schools following the temporary closures put in place due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The first briefing was from representatives of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers, the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance and trade unions UNITE, Unison and GMB.… Continue Reading Committee for Education Meeting Wednesday 2 September 2020

Assembly Recall – AS and A Level Grading Crisis – 18 August 2020

View the Official Report (Hansard) for this debate. The Assembly was recalled on 18 August 2020 to debate AS and A Level grading. The original motion was: Proposed: That this Assembly is deeply concerned that the modelling used to calculate grades for AS and A levels has awarded incorrect results for students across Northern Ireland;… Continue Reading Assembly Recall – AS and A Level Grading Crisis – 18 August 2020