Education minister
Stormont committee chair says minister failing to deliver promised investment in PE
Nick Mathison said Paul Givan acknowledged PE’s importance in schools but instead funded outdoor play and computers
Teacher strikes, new minister and Irish language school row - a look back on education this year in Northern Ireland
The past 12 months have brought industrial action, a Ceili dancing DUP minister and plans for a radical shake-up of education in the north
Newton Emerson: Have our schools and teachers learned the lessons of the Covid pandemic?
Acknowledgement of the scale and needlessness of the disaster would be a start
Era of Irish language politicisation ‘hopefully over’ DUP minister Paul Givan says
Education minister Paul Givan visited Glór na Móna in west Belfast where he heard concerns over Irish medium youth sector funding
Chris Donnelly: Sinn Féin needs to build a sharper, more professional operation
The party’s handling of the McMonagle and Ó Donnghaile episodes reveal the need for deep rooted changes
Should mobile phones be restricted in schools? A Gen Z’s thoughts on Paul Givan’s guidance
Anna Flynn goes back to school to hear why a principal welcomes the education minister’s policy, while a sixth former explains why phones are now essential learning tools
Paul Givan defends criteria used for selecting schools to benefit from new educational programme
The Irish News revealed earlier this week concerns the scheme could potentially provide money to a £5,000 a year prep school
Education minister Paul Givan meets group representing Irish medium youth sector
It comes amid controversy that the DUP minister met with the Loyalist Communities Council last month
Paul Givan needs to explain his department’s confusing approach to educational underachievement - The Irish News view
Woolly language and vague concepts have no place in education
Paul Givan was ridiculously naive and unbelievably stupid to meet the LCC - Tom Kelly
It’s difficult to comprehend in a civilised society how anyone could raise rational objections to the building of an educational facility