Schools

Almost 45,000 hours of PE, since the London Olympic Games in 2012, have been lost

Ad Feature 4,000 hours of PE lessons lost in the last year, study reveals

The EnergyTown game is marketed towards UK schoolchildren, and funded by energy giant Equinor

Warning over classroom game accused of 'brainwashing' schoolchildren

The Food Foundation says it's concerning children are being served so much processed meat in school meals

Call for change over 'worrying' health risk in school dinners

Cllr Maeve Donnelly. Pic: Mid and East Antrim Borough Council

Mid and East Antrim support for Caleb's Cause

There are a number of things we were all taught at school which it turns out were wrong

11 things you were probably taught at school which are wrong

Learning the recorder at school has been a tradition going back decades

School recorder playing plummets - the instruments taking its place

Attending the show launch. Schedules can be obtained at lurganshow.co.uk - entries strictly close on Saturday, May 24.

Picture Gallery: launch of Lurgan Show 2025

Carrick Model PS, quadruple winners

Model boys lay siege on Carrick Schools' Leagues

Downe House School's Jane Basnett says educators have a role to play in making sure pupils get accurate info on AI

Why teachers are concerned about pupils using AI for homework

These were some of the biggest school playground crazes of the 1990s

9 school playground crazes of the 1990s

Actor and father Hugh Grant has spoken out against screens in schools

Why an educator says Hugh Grant is wrong about screens in schools

One in four teachers say they experience pupil violence at least once a term

Teachers declare ‘pupil behaviour emergency’ - here's how bad it is

There's not long to go now until this year's primary school leavers find out which secondary school they will attend in September

NI's highest performing secondary schools, as end of school year nears

Northern Irish students have a slightly shorter Christmas break than their peers before it's back to school

When schools go back after Easter, and NI's other term dates for 2025

Emojis and the different understandings generations have of them is a key plot point in 'Adolescence'

Emojis with hidden meanings parents should know - and whether to worry

Adolescence has drawn fresh attention to young men and boys being radicalised online

Adolescence and 'incel culture in schools' - 12 signs to look out for

Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller in Adolescence. Picture: Netflix © 2024

Netflix’s powerful drama Adolescence to be shown in schools for free

Craigavon Senior High School u16 Football team

Danske Bank School’s Cup final preview

Do these photos bring back any memories for you of 1980s school days?

15 surprising things you'll remember if you went to school in the 80s

Maria Stewart from the Education Authority, Lorraine Finlay from the Department of Education, Dr Jessica Bates and Dr Claire Woods from Ulster University, Jill Caskey from the IEF, Jayne Millar from the Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC) and Majella Corrigan from the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS). Paul Caskey Chief Executive of the IEF and Professor Duncan Morrow from Ulster University.

Schools for the Future

Jon Rodgers of Wallace High School lifts the 2025 Danske Bank Schools Cup. (Photo by Andrew McCarroll/Pacemaker Press)

WATCH: The winning moment as Wallace celebrate lifting Schools' Cup crown

In the Ballycastle area, a major local project, the Ballycastle Shared Education Campus, developed by Heron Bros, will provide exclusive behind the scenes access to students. CREDIT BOCC

Schools' exclusive access to new Ballycastle campus

More than 4 in 5 head teachers say they have been abused by a parent in the last year

3 ways schools handle angry parents, as 4 out of 5 NI heads face abuse

Children dressed up for World Book Day are welcomed to school by their headteacher in 2021 (Photo: Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images)

Parents spend up to £50 on kids' World Book Day outfits – how to save

These secondary schools boasted some of Northern Ireland's highest attendance rates in the last school year

The 15 best secondary schools for attendance in Northern Ireland

Big Spring Clean volunteers

Join the BIG Spring Clean 2025 across Antrim and Newtownabbey

About two in five parents struggle with primary school maths terminology

The homework subject parents dread helping with the most uncovered

How to access DWP and local financial support during half-term break

A new study has examined how school sport and physical activity can boost young people’s wellbeing

PE, school sport and physical activity can transform young lives - new research

Over 14,000 under 17-year-olds sought treatment for addiction between 2023/2024

Ad Feature UK teen drug and alcohol addiction is a "growing crisis", experts warn

Household Support Fund to provide £300 payments for half-term holidays

These toys were banned in many schools for a whole host of different reasons

11 toys commonly banned from schools in the 2000s

The one thing you should never put in your child's packed lunch (Photo: Nina L/peopleimages.com - stock.adobe.com)

Foods you should not include in your child's packed lunch box

People walk in strong winds.

Watch: Map shows how strong winds will move across Northern Ireland

Viral infections like the flu are very common in children.

Flu symptoms in kids: warning signs parents need to know

Norovirus is highly contagious and cannot be killed by alcohol hand gels.

Parents warned to keep children with these symptoms off school

These are some of the key dates parents need to know for 2025

The key dates in education that parents need to know in 2025

These secondary schools were among the country's highest performers in the last school year

Northern Ireland's top 20 secondary schools for 2025 named

Christmas Jumper Day 2024 is nearly here.

Watch: Christmas Jumper Day 2024: When is Christmas Jumper Day?

Friends’ School in Lisburn won the award for Secondary School of the Year in Northern Ireland for Academic Excellence. (Pic: Friends' School).

Prestigious recognition for Northern Ireland's top performing secondary schools

A poll of 2,000 parents with children aged between 10 and 20 found 85 per cent worry they will give their offspring bad financial advice

Parents worry they will give their kids bad financial advice

Sheffield has woken up to snow this morning.

Watch: Snow coats roads and parks across UK as travel is disrupted