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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  • The Assembly Story
    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...
  • Inside Parliament Buildings activity screenshot
    Welcome to Parliament Buildings. This is where MLAs from all over Northern Ireland debate issues and make new laws...
  • How a Law is Made activity screenshot
    Laws are rules to protect people and help a country or region to run smoothly...

Years 8-10

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  • Inside Parliament Buildings activity screenshot
    Welcome to Parliament Buildings, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly since 1998, Everyone is welcome...
  • 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...
  • Who are your MLAs?
    Which constituency do you live in and who are your MLAs? The people of Northern Ireland elect MLAs to...
  • 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...

Years 11-12

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  • 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...
  • Quiz Graphic
    Take part in our quiz to see if you could be a future MLA!...
  • Why do we have an Assembly?
    The Assembly was set up after the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement was reached on Good Friday, 10 April 1998...
  • 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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  • Inside Parliament Buildings activity screenshot
    The building was the home of the Northern Ireland Parliament. It opened in 1932. The Parliament used two chambers...
  • Why do we have an Assembly?
    On 2 December 1999, the UK Parliament devolved powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly for the first time...
  • 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...
  • How do we Elect MLAs?
    The Northern Ireland Assembly consists of 90 MLAs representing 18 constituencies. There are elections every five years....

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