Peter Weir

Sinn Fein ‘ignored role of 3,000 deaths in damaging community relations’

Michael J Fox among stars recognised with honorary Oscars at Governors Awards

Former Stormont first minister and education minister to join House of Lords

Mallon and Storey among high-profile casualties of Assembly poll

Newly elected Alliance MLA praises surge for her party

Assembly stalwarts Beggs and Weir lose seats

Sinn Fein ‘planning border poll’ following Stormont election, claims DUP

Half of NI households in fuel poverty, regulator estimates

Police responded to nearly 2,000 calls where ambulance service could not attend

Regular testing for Covid-19 in post-primary schools is to be expanded to includ...

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Stormont Executive agrees that all children in Northern Ireland will return to s...

Education Minister Peter Weir pictured at Studio 2. Photo by Jim McCafferty Photography

Education Minister opens new-look arts centre in Derry

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Back to school today for thousands of primary school pupils in Derry

Criticism of the standardisation used by CCEA for the 2020 A-Level results forced Peter Weir into a U-turn.

Back to school for all primary school pupils

The Education Minister is recommending all primary school pupils return to the classroom on Monday next.

Executive meet today to consider all primary school pupils returning to the clas...

Primary one, two and three pupils will now stay in school from next week on

New legislation being brought in to help schools tackle bullying
Renewed focus on the problem
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Teachers in Northern Ireland accept new pay offer

Education Minister announces the dates on which A-Level and GSCE results will be...

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More details on the phased return of children to the classroom

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Some staff in Northern Ireland schools to be offered Covid vaccine

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Majority of pupils in Northern Ireland will not return to school until March 8

File pic: The Thomastown school is set to get a new extension with four classrooms

New financial support package put forward for substitute teachers in Northern Ir...

HOW DARE HE: Education Minister Peter Weir criticised by Derry principals for tr...

Still no clarification of what is happening with this year's GCSE and A-Level ex...

Education Minister says schools to remain closed until January 11 at the earlies...

Transfer test children face 'worry and anxiety' over Christmas, says Derry MLA

Education Minister writes to Derry schools to reiterate that schools will not cl...
Demands have been made for early closure to help ease the spread of coronavirus
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Derry school allowing children to stay off the last week of term to protect 'f...

St Cecilia's is celebrating being shortlisted for the Secondary School of the Year award.

Derry school wins prestigious UK-wide Secondary School of the Year award

Education Minister Peter Weir officially opened the new room today.

Derry primary school opens a new magical hideaway to help its pupil through toug...

New calls for next year's GCSE and A-Level exams to be cancelled because of the ...

Faustina Graham pictured with the Education Minister Peter Weir at Stormont.

Derry woman appointed to one of the most important roles in the education sector...

Transfer tests for primary 7 pupils have been postponed until January 2021

Education Minister Peter Weir.

GCSE results to be awarded based on predicted grades

Pupils will remain our top priority say board of historic Derry school which is ...

Survey: Do you believe the transfer test should go ahead this year?

St Eithne's Primary School principal, Terence McDowell. (Photo: Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

Derry primary school principal supports calls from church leaders for this year'...

Weir visits Rainey Endowed School to view £4million investment

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Education Minister approves closure of Altayeskey Primary School

Delight as primary school celebrates official opening of new £3m building

Playgroups celebrate being awarded top Early Years accolades

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Lumen Christi College awarded 15,000 for 'visual impairment works'

Campbell concerned at withdrawal of Irish language schools funding

Construction work set to begin on £2.7m building project at St Columb's College

£4,500 awarded to repair school's roof

Parents of eligible children urged to apply for free school meals

Proposal for Irish-medium nursery unit at Derry school turned down

‘The reasons given for not granting statutory status are, quite frankly, farcica...

Primary school principals 'deeply disappointed and concerned' over Education Min...

Golden celebrations after staff at Derry college receive top award

Four local schools to benefit from minor works programme

Logue calls on Education Minister to focus on addressing academic under-achievem...

Childline's Esther Rantzen appeals for more Derry volunteers

Minister rejects proposals to develop Irish Medium Unit at Derry school

Education Minister should continue to tackle disadvantage to improve attainment:...

Derry teachers take to the the picket lines over pay levels and working conditio...

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