Health Minister Robin Swann today (Monday May 4) confirmed that Executive funding is in place to secure an additional 300 nursing and midwifery undergraduate places in Northern Ireland this year, bringing the total to a new all-time high of 1,325. New Decade, New Approach set out a key priority ofRead More →
Scientists are calling on the public to sign up to a new study which will help identify who is most at risk of contracting COVID-19 and why some people become more ill than others with the disease. Public health scientists at Queen’s University Belfast are collaborating with colleagues from QueenRead More →
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is urging people who are invited for routine vaccinations to be aware that it is more important than ever to take up the opportunity during the COVID-19 pandemic. The call comes during World Immunisation Week (24-30 April) which highlights the importance of vaccines in protectingRead More →
The Ministers of Health and Justice have today highlighted guidance on contact between parents and children during the Covid-19 restrictions. Minister of Health, Robin Swann said: “The emergence of the Covid-19 pandemic has created an environment unfamiliar to us all. I understand this health emergency will be causing great concernRead More →
As part of its Skills for Tomorrow programme, BT has teamed up with Computing at School (CAS), to launch dozens of activities, designed to support parents in Northern Ireland with their children’s digital skills at home… The series of activities is based on the Barefoot Computing programme, a programme fundedRead More →
Belfast Live has reported that post-primary transfer tests are under review in case schools don’t “return to normal” by autumn, according to a Stormont department. Derek Baker, The Education Permanent Secretary, told the committee the private companies delivering the tests were “considering all options”. When questioned by the Education Committee chair, Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle,Read More →
The Public Health Agency (PHA), the Health and Social Care Board and a senior paediatric consultant are urging parents and carers to be vigilant of other childhood illnesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are reassuring them that help and support is available for those who need medical attention. Dr JoanneRead More →
A new safeguarding app will now be available to teachers as well as parents and carers in Northern Ireland. The Safer Schools app has been offered to the Department by the iNEQE Safeguarding Group, run by Jim Gamble Parents and carers will be able access advice on information on socialRead More →
With thousands of children at home for the Easter holidays because of the coronavirus lockdown, parents all over Northern Ireland are no doubt grateful for having the internet to keep them occupied. However, NSPCC Northern Ireland is urging parents and carers to be more vigilant than ever when their children areRead More →
Education Minister Peter Weir is calling for more volunteers to give urgent assistance in the provision of supervision for vulnerable children and the children of key workers, in response to the threat of the COVID-19 virus. The Minister said: “On Friday 27 March I issued a call for volunteers fromRead More →
Belfast Zoo is helping to spread some positivity and coming to you through the world of social media while it is temporarily closed to the public due to Covid19. The dedicated zoo team are providing regular updates so you don’t miss out on the animal antics, and posting them onRead More →
Northern Ireland’s education system is under “extreme pressure” and “cannot fulfil its obligation” to all children with special educational needs (SEN). These were just some of the critical claims presented by the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY), Koulla Yiasouma, in the robust report published on theRead More →