Teaching unions in the North today made an impassioned plea for politicians to broker a deal to end the confusion over the future of education.

The DUP should widen the education debate to reflect the feelings of most schools who are glad to see the end of academic selection, a leading school principal claimed today.

The North's schools are being offered a Swedish solution to indiscipline in the classroom – respect for human rights.

Thousands of teachers across Northern Ireland launched a campaign of industrial action today as the new term began.