Education, Training and Careers News
MLCs to take up Departmental roles
Two Members of the Legislative Council have been appointed to roles with Government departments.
Dawn Kinnish MLC will join the Department of Infrastructure...
Wednesday, 12 April 2023
Isle of Man Sports Awards 2022: Ingham and Cummins claim top prizes
World champion equestrian Yasmin Ingham and TT star Conor Cummins claimed the top prizes at the Isle of Man Sport Awards in Douglas on Thursday.
Yasmin was...
Friday, 31 March 2023
Initial findings received following concerns about RSE curriculum
The summary of evidence and interim conclusions for part of an investigation into the Isle of Man’s relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum have been...
Tuesday, 21 March 2023
Investigators appointed to undertake investigation into RSE delivery
The Department of Education, Sport and Culture (DESC) has appointed Independent External Investigators following concerns raised around the Relationships and...
Wednesday, 1 March 2023
Schools and UCM open as normal today
The Island’s schools and UCM will be open as normal today.
School buses will also be running as normal.
The public are asked to take care when travelling and...
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Schools closed due to travel difficulties, safety issues and the ongoing forecast
The Department of Education, Sport and Culture has announced that its schools and UCM will be closed today due to travel difficulties, safety issues and the...
Tuesday, 17 January 2023
NASUWT strike planned for Thursday 12 January suspended
Following the meeting on Friday 6 January between the NASUWT and the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, and the subsequent work which has continued...
Wednesday, 11 January 2023
150 years of education for all
A commemorative booklet has been produced to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 1872 Isle of Man Act for Public Elementary Education, which expanded...
Monday, 19 December 2022
Interactive learning to help students recognise exploitation
A ‘drop down’ day of workshops, educational theatre and group discussions will teach children how to recognise and report criminal exploitation.
Over the next...
Friday, 18 November 2022
Government doing all it can to keep schools open to students during NASUWT strike action
Every effort is being made to keep schools open during six days of strikes planned by teachers who are members of the trade union NASUWT, but asking students...
Friday, 18 November 2022