Raft of School Closures Expected as Minister Sharpens Axe for Unprecedented Cuts

Burrows warns education cuts would ‘decimate’ Northern Ireland’s school ecosystem

Inset: Ulster Unionist Party leader and education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA Ulster Unionist Party leader and education spokesperson Jon Burrows MLA has issued a stark warning over proposals contained within the Executive’s proposed Five-Year Education Budget Strategy, cautioning that cuts to classroom assistants and the use of unqualified substitute teachers would have devastating consequences for schools, staff and pupils across Northern Ire…

Raft of school closures expected as Minister sharpens axe for unprecedented cuts

A raft of schools are expected to be recommended for closure under plans to bridge a funding crisis within education in Northern Ireland. All schools will be assessed and judged on whether or not they are sustainable under a programme of measures which could see unprecedented cuts across the entire educational sector. Special education needs, school transport policy and meals provision are also to be looked at as part of a five-year review. Educ…