Category: Education
Reclamation of Donegal Begins
Donegal: northernmost of the Three Counties (red)
OK, maybe not, but following recent speculation about the transfer of Cavan to Northern Ireland, those who hear the word Ulster and think of the historic province, whose boundaries were set on the auth… more »
Calling Ruane's Bluff
by beano on 23 Jan 2008 at 15:38. Categories: Northern Ireland, Irish Republic, Sinn Fein, Education, Devolved Government
It's a busy day on the Caitriona Ruane front today. I'd just like to issue a quick thank you to Jim Allister for confirming that I was right when I said that Ms Ruane was talking out her arse when she said she wanted to change the law to prevent Northern… more »
Ruane Has No Answers on Post-Primary Education Reform
by beano on 23 Jan 2008 at 13:21. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Education, Devolved Government
Minister for Education Caitriona Ruane has refused to answer a list of questions submitted to her by the Assembly's education committee. These questions were agreed by the committee and included how much her plans would cost, what provision would be made… more »
Emporer Ruane Missing her Garments?
by beano on 07 Dec 2007 at 10:12. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Education, Devolved Government
Now that's a disturbing thought, apologies to anyone who's eating as they read this. Anyway, Bob Wilson of the local Tories has criticised the response of unionist politicians and the media to Caitriona Ruane's non-announcement on the abolition of gramm… more »
Ruane Confirms Grammar Abolition Plan
My favourite politician is making headlines again although, as Big Ulsterman points out, she hasn't really done anything except release a rather vague (and badly constructed) statement confirming her intention to end academic selection.
Long-time read… more »
Worst. Minister. EVER.
In her continuing quest to destroy the educations of hundreds of thousands of children, Caitriona Ruane is to change the law so that Northern Ireland's schools can no longer give preference to Northern Ireland-resident children when it comes to allocatin… more »
What's In A Name?
I was looking through the part-time prospectus for the new Belfast Metropolitan College when I noticed that GNVQs have been renamed again.
When I was doing my A-levels in 1999 Advanced GNVQs were being renamed to VCE (Vocational Certificate of Educat… more »
What if...?
I, like many others, see a lot of the problems in Northern Ireland today stemming from the segregation of society at various levels; none so damaging as at school level. As far back as 1968 Prime Minister Terrence O'Neill recognised that 'a major cause… more »
Employers Urged to Look Past Class
Not social class, degree class. A recent report has shown that men are being passed over for well-paying jobs because they're taking tougher courses at university than women. One-third of graduate jobs being advertised to graduates of any discipline wi… more »
When's A Democracy Not A Democracy?
by beano on 18 Feb 2007 at 13:43. Categories: Northern Ireland, Sport, Business & Economy, Myths and Lies, Education
Ah this ever-so-democratic Labour government, which has gone to war in the interests (in part at least) of "spreading democracy" to the middle-east. While I've never been particularly pro-war or anti-war, I do find the way the government have been acting… more »