‘Education is too weak’

Saturday 1st March 2008, 9:27AM GMT.

Deputy Chief Minister Stuart Falla (pictured) and Chief Minister Mike Torode spoke to the media yesterday about the report which has been critical of the running of the Education Department. (Picture by Adrian Miller, 0543407)

EDUCATION has failed to deal with the problems within its management structure, it was claimed yesterday.

Deputy Chief Minister Stuart Falla has accused the board of being reluctant to investigate and deal with the problems within the department. ‘They had the tools in the box but did not pick them up and use them,’ he said.

The board’s lack of action led to a call from Deputy Jean Pritchard for an independent review of the management structure.