Tag: Department of Education

Unite Registered Childminders seek meeting with Education Minister Peter Weir over inadequate support payments

Department of Education’s enhanced financial package amounts to a mere £150 a month in July and August when Covid-19 restrictions impact operations Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, challenged the Northern Ireland Executive on the inadequacy of supports provided to Registered Childminders at a time when pandemic restrictions are impacting revenues of operators across the…

July 24, 2020
Department of Education review on school bus transport threatens child safety, parental choice and low-income households

Unite launches online petition challenging ‘sham consultation’ that fails to consider alternative options including increased funding for education services December 17th: Unite Regional Officer, Gareth Scott, announced the launch of his union’s online petition opposing the current ‘Review of Home to School Transport’ consultation by the Department of Education for Northern Ireland. “The consultation on…

December 17, 2018
Welcome for Department’s three-month extension for fixed-contract Youth Workers

Department of Education confirms more than one hundred fixed-term youth workers will have their contracts extended to the end of June 2017 Political parties now need to agree re-establishment of a functioning Executive to secure vital public services March 24th: Unite Regional Officer, Taryn Trainor, has welcomed the confirmation by the Department of Education that…

March 24, 2017
Executive parties must commit to long-term funding of vital Youth Services

Staff left anxious for future after receipt of protective notice letters from Education Authority January 24th: Unite Regional Officer, Taryn Trainor, who represents the union’s membership in the Youth Service sector called for all Assembly parties to commit themselves to the long-term funding of this vital service: “Youth Services provide vital outreach to young people,…

January 24, 2017
Education Minister must reconsider decision to dissolve Youth Council of NI

Youth Council has a pivotal role to play in supporting quality of youth service provision Decision runs contrary to recommendation of Assembly Education Committee which considered responses to a public consultation on the proposal December 10th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for Community Youth work, Taryn Trainor, called on Minister John O’Dowd to reconsider his…

December 10, 2015