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Back to school in NI: Does an average secondary school uniform cost over £1,000?
23 October 2025
CLAIM: The average cost of a secondary school uniform in Northern Ireland is £1,094.
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In an article in the Irish News published on 6 October, academic Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick and researcher Siobhán Harding wrote: “Parents with secondary school children
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Education in NI: Does Northern Ireland have a shortage of university places for local people?
2 October 2025
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Immigration in NI: Did a local bus company recently drop off a “bus load” of migrants in Lisburn? No.
17 June 2025
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Education in NI: Does academic selection lead to more children leaving school early?
23 May 2025
CLAIM: Northern Ireland’s system of educational selection based on academic ability at age 11 results in a much higher level of early school leaving than elsewhere in the UK and Ireland.
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In an article published in the Irish Times on 2 May, columnist John FitzGerald wrote: “Unlike the rest of the United Kingdom, which abandoned such
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Integrated Education Series: Did the Education Minister disagree with his own officials in denying two schools’ applications for integrated status?
27 February 2025
CLAIM: The Minister for Education’s own officials believed that applications by two schools in Bangor for integrated status should be approved.
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UPDATE – 23 October 2025: This is part of a three-article series. On 23 October 2025, each piece in the series was updated to reflect
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Integrated Education Series: Is there big demand for integration in an area where the Education Minister rejected two schools’ efforts at transformation?
25 February 2025
CLAIM: There is substantial unmet demand for post-primary integrated education in Ards and North Down.
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UPDATE – 23 October 2025: This is part of a three-article series. On 23 October 2025, each piece in the series was updated to reflect Articles
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Integrated Education Series: Why did two schools that voted to become integrated have their decision rejected by the Education Minister?
19 February 2025
CLAIM: The Minister for Education is “legally prohibited” from approving integrated status “unless it is likely that the school will provide integrated education.”
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UPDATE – 23 October 2025: This is part of a three-article series. On 23 October 2025, each piece in the series was updated to reflect
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Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Northern Ireland: has there been a 50% increase in children with statements in half a decade?
28 November 2024
CLAIM: There has been a 50% rise in the number of children with a statement of SEN and a 25% increase in the number of pupils in special schools over the past five years.
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In an Assembly debate about Special Educational Needs (SEN) that took place on 19 November, Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan said: “There has been a Articles
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Education in Northern Ireland: Is the number of qualified teachers for deaf children going down?
22 November 2024
CLAIM: The number of qualified teachers of the deaf has declined by 32% since 2011, with 30% of the workforce expected to retire in the next decade.
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In an Assembly debate on support for deaf children that took place on 21 October, Ulster Unionist MLA Robbie Butler said: “The number of qualified Articles
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Are 73% of childcare providers in Northern Ireland set to have increased fees before summer holidays this year?
31 May 2024
CLAIM: 73% of childcare settings in Northern Ireland have either increased fees in 2024, or plan to do so before the end of June.
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On 9 April in a statement about childcare costs delivered to the Northern Ireland Assembly, Alliance MLA Kate Nicholl said: “73% of providers have either Articles
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Are the UK and Ireland outliers within Europe because children are made to wear school uniforms?
15 May 2024
CLAIM: The vast majority of countries in Europe do not implement a mandatory school uniform policy.
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On 17 April in a meeting of the Committee for Education discussing school uniform policy, Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan said: “I just wanted to
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Have 75% of 16-year-old girls in NI been harassed on the street?
4 April 2024
CLAIM: Three quarters of all 16-year-old girls in Northern Ireland have experienced on-street harassment.
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On 26 February, during a debate in the Assembly, Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin said: “One of the statistics that really shocked me was in