Northern Ireland Assembly
Education Service

Supporting young people’s understanding of the Northern Ireland Assembly and democracy.

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The Primary and 8-10 sections of this website are available in Irish

Primary

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  • Who are your MLAs?
    MLAs are who work for us at the Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast...
  • Evolution of Devolution graphic
    Things that happened in the past affect how we live today. From 1969 to 1994, Northern Ireland went through...
  • How do we Elect MLAs?
    The people of Northern Ireland elect 90 MLAs to the Northern Ireland Assembly...
  • How a Law is Made
    Laws are rules to protect people and help a country or region to run smoothly...

Years 8-10

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  • The Work of an MLA
    One of the major roles of an MLA, or Member of the Legislative Assembly, is to work on new laws, or legislation...
  • How do we Elect MLAs?
    In an election, we choose the people we want to make decisions on our behalf. Although we live in a democracy...
  • Evolution of Devolution graphic
    The Assembly was set up after the Belfast Agreement was reached on...
  • Inside Parliament Buildings activity screenshot
    Welcome to Parliament Buildings, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998, Everyone is welcome...

Years 11-12

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  • How do we Elect MLAs?
    There are different ways to choose your elected representatives in a democracy, In Westminster elections, Voters put an X...
  • Who are your MLAs?
    Who represents you in the Northern Ireland Assembly? The people of Northern Ireland elect MLAs to represent them ...
  • The Assembly and the Executive
    The the power-sharing government of Northern Ireland consists of the Assembly and the Executive. They carry out different roles...
  • Inside Parliament Buildings activity screenshot
    The role of an MLA is just one of the careers available inside Parliament Buildings. Other jobs are essential to make government run smoothly...

Post 16

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  • The Work of the Assembly - graphic depicting Stormont
    The Northern Ireland Assembly, made up of 90 Members of the Legislative Assembly or MLAs,has three main functions...
  • Evolution of Devolution graphic
    On 2 December 1999, the UK Parliament devolved powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time...
  • The Assembly and the Executive
    The the power-sharing government of Northern Ireland consists of the Assembly and the Executive. They carry out different roles...
  • Inside Parliament Buildings activity screenshot
    The building was the home of the Northern Ireland Parliament. It opened in 1932. The Parliament used two chambers...

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