“In a major shift, Sinn Fein wants to offer all schools the right to be the employers…”

Now this IS interesting, from a policy point of view at least. There’s been a bit of a power struggle going on over the precise shape of the education and schools authority (ESA) over the last couple of years between the Minister and Northern Ireland’s Grammar schools. That’s one reason the project has been long fingered for so long. A recruiting ban in the old boards – which have been left to carry the burden of the long delay – has …

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