Fury as McGuinness scraps 11-plus exams

Sinn Fein Education Minister Martin McGuinness has announced that 11-plus exams for pupils in Northern Ireland will be scrapped in two years.

Fury as McGuinness scraps 11-plus exams

Sinn Fein Education Minister Martin McGuinness has announced that 11-plus exams for pupils in Northern Ireland will be scrapped in two years.

As furious defenders of the controversial Transfer Tests accused him of “political malice“, Mr McGuinness made his move just days before the devolved Stormont administration’s expected suspension.

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