Paul Givan has mounted a robust defence of academic selection in dismissing calls for him to begin the process of ending the transfer tests in Northern Ireland.

SDLP MLA Cara Hunter proposed an amendment to the motion which called on Mr Givan to introduce a “clear timeline for ending ...

The leader of the UUP was told to ‘shut up’ on air by a fellow MLA as they debated reforms to the education system.

Communities Minister and Committee members trade jibes over standards commissioner report and funding for Ulster Scots ...

Northern Ireland Assembly members (MLAs) have clashed over the definition of a Troubles' victim during a debate at Stormont. It followed a Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) motion demanding the Irish ...

Academic selection is "negatively impacting children", the Northern Ireland Assembly has heard.

A Stormont committee has heard claims that Sinn Féin assembly member Carál Ní Chuilín's son may have been involved in damage to a former Belfast lord mayor's portrait. The allegation was raised during ...

Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin has said we must use every tool available to prevent the creation and sharing of sexually explicit ...

Sinn Fein’s education spokesperson has told a colleague on Stormont’s education committee to “shut up” – just a day after the ...

Sinn Féin MLA Deirdre Hargey has announced that former Health and Social Care Board Chief Executive John Compton CBE will be ...