Call for 11-plus replacement
Published Date:
29 November 2008
INCREASING numbers of people believe pupils should should transfer to post-primary schools at age 14, the deputy first minister has said.
Earlier this week, MEP Jim Allister unveiled a document that he said was from the DUP, suggesting the party was more open to transfer at 14.
The four main churches have also proposed for pupil transfer at 14.
Speaking today on the BBC, Martin McGuinness said: "here is, I think, a very important debate raging within education and within the wider community.
"There appears to be, in my view, a growing consensus that pupils should be transferred at the age of 14 as opposed to 11."
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29 November 2008 1:01 PM
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