{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67a0e00da78c5e076777bb77/69c44b0e176efa5257ade90f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EXCLUSIVE: Education Minister Paul Givan: \"The Critics are Wrong\"","description":"<p>Minister of Education Paul Givan joins <em>Stormont Sources</em> to issue a direct rebuttal to critiques of his landmark 'TransformEd' policy.</p><p><br></p><p>Two weeks ago, we heard from Sinn Féin and Alliance members of the Education Committee. </p><p><br></p><p>Today, the Minister himself responds to what he calls \"misrepresentations\" of his reforms. From the abolition of AS-Levels to the \"test factory\" culture in NI schools, we go into the weeds of the most significant education shake-up in a generation.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we discuss:</p><ul><li><strong>The Rebuttal:</strong> Why Paul Givan issued a Ministerial Statement specifically about this podcast.</li><li><strong>TransformEd Explained:</strong> Addressing the 10 \"myths\" of the new curriculum.</li><li><strong>Exam Overhaul:</strong> The move away from modular GCSEs and the future of A-Levels.</li><li><strong>The Academic Selection \"Elephant\":</strong> Why the Minister isn't touching the transfer test.</li><li><strong>Stormont Culture:</strong> Is the atmosphere between parties becoming \"toxic\"?</li><li><strong>The DUP &amp; Minimum Unit Pricing:</strong> Why the party is blocking Mike Nesbitt's health policy.</li></ul>","author_name":"Shortbread Media "}