Paul Givan
School support staff to consider pay offer after months of strike action
GMB, NIPSA, UNISON and Unite the Union have agreed to consult their members
School uniforms: Public consultation launched on uniforms, including bringing in price cap
Mr Givan said no family should be excluded from their school of choice due to ‘prohibitive cost of a uniform’
Change to free school meals and uniform grants eligibility criteria announced
Education minister Paul Givan announced the ‘interim change’ on Friday
Planned strike action by education workers suspended
Education Minister Paul Givan welcomed the move which will allow schools to open on Monday and Tuesday.
Education minister gives green light to 15 school construction projects
Two integrated schools previously due to benefit from ring-fenced UK government funding are among those allocated capital funding.
DUP announces Jonathan Buckley as candidate in Lagan Valley
The seat is currently held by Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the party’s former leader, who is charged with a number of historical sex offences.
All children entitled to 22.5 hours of pre-school education per week under £25 million Executive package
The DUP minister said it was the ‘most significant enhancement of early years investment in NI in decades’
Young people to get help from peace-building funding to overcome mental health challenges
Northern Ireland has some of the highest levels of mental ill-health among children and young people in Europe.
Givan believes the DUP can hold Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s Lagan Valley seat
The former DUP leader resigned last month
Teaching unions in Northern Ireland accept formal pay offer
The Northern Ireland Teachers’ Council (NITC) and management met on Tuesday