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That's how long the DUP's Alastair Ross says has passed since he tabled a question for Caitriona Ruane asking her if academic selection is safeguarded in legislation. He is still waiting for an answer from the Education Minister. We had a debate today on post primary transfer which did not produce a great deal that was new, although I did sit up when I heard the minister confirm that something she has discussed with educational stakeholders was an "inclusive transfer process" in which information about pupils would be shared without being the determining factor in their admission to a secondary school. Could this mean that secondary school heads would be able to see the academic side of the "pupil profiles" prepared on the applicants? If so could that lead to some kind of academic information being taken into account? The education department has told me colleague Maggie Taggart the notion of others seeing this information was discussed, but that does not mean it is the minister's policy.
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