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Schools deterioration and £800m maintenance backlog in Northern Ireland 'could lead to closures'
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Schools deterioration and £800m maintenance backlog in Northern Ireland 'could lead to closures'

18 June 2026
The Education Authority (EA) has warned a lack of funding for school repairs could lead to more classrooms being closed on safety grounds.
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Digital technology lessons proposed for NI school pupils
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Digital technology lessons proposed for NI school pupils

16 June 2026
Learning about digital technology from an early age, and "awareness of different cultures" are part of planned changes to what is taught in schools.
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Schools in Northern Ireland praised for being ‘bedrocks of safety’ for pupils amid disorder
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Schools in Northern Ireland praised for being ‘bedrocks of safety’ for pupils amid disorder

11 June 2026
Schools in Northern Ireland have been praised for keeping children safe and helping them continue to learn amid the disorder prompted by a knife attack in Belfast.
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NI teachers may strike over 'unsustainable' workload
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NI teachers may strike over 'unsustainable' workload

03 June 2026
Teachers in Northern Ireland are to vote on whether to take industrial action over what they say is their "unsustainable" workload.
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Families call for stronger allergy protections in NI schools
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Families call for stronger allergy protections in NI schools

01 June 2026
The mother of a boy who died after a severe allergic reaction in school is pressing for new legislation to protect pupils in Northern Ireland schools.
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