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Education Authority notified of 48-hour strike by Unite
This afternoon, Tuesday 7th November, Unite the union notified Northern Ireland's Education Authority of a 48-hour strike action...
Nov 7, 2023


NI summit held to address serious pupil attendance issues at school
Attendees pictured at the summit which was hosted recently The Department of Education will today hold an Attendance Summit to discuss...
Nov 5, 2023


Agriculture and Land-based Engineering students graduate from Greenmount Campus
Charlotte Moore (Ballyclare) was presented with the new Northern Counties Co-Operative Award for performance in Business Management on...
Nov 4, 2023


Students grow and blossom at Greenmount Campus
Lois Neely (Broughshane) was awarded with the DAERA Prize for top student on Level 3 Advanced Technical Diploma in Floristry course. Lois...
Nov 3, 2023


Northern Regional College going for gold!
Northern Regional College students who have qualified for the WorldSkills UK national finals later this month with their lecturers, Mark...
Nov 3, 2023


Co Antrim schools compete for place in agri-skills competition final
The team from Cambridge House Grammar School: Rebekah Millar and Joanna Curran Three County Antrim schools are competing for a place in...
Nov 2, 2023


Dunclug College students get outdoors at Ecos Nature Park!
Young people and staff from Dunclug College at a recent visit to the Ecos Nature Park Mid and East Antrim Borough Council welcomed...
Oct 30, 2023


Future agri-food leaders sought as McDonald’s launches Progressive Young Farmer programme
Students of the McDonald’s Progressive Young Farmer programme 2022-2023 McDonald’s has kickstarted its search for tomorrow’s farming and...
Oct 29, 2023


Concerns over “chronic under funding” in Northern Ireland’s education system
Permanent Secretary of the Department of Education (DE), Dr Mark Browne and Chair of the Board of the Education Authority (EA), Barry...
Oct 26, 2023


Queen’s University Belfast astronomers witness second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen
An international team of scientists, including from Queen’s University Belfast, has observed an exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst...
Oct 25, 2023


Liam Neeson fronts major awareness campaign for Integrated Education in NI
Emma Hassard Communications Officer at the IEF at the TV advert shoot. (Inset) Ballymena born Liam Neeson. The Integrated Education Fund...
Oct 24, 2023


Mid and East Antrim’s Labour Market Partnership Restaurant Academy serves up great results
Participants in Mid and East Antrim’s Labour Market Partnership programme Mid and East Antrim’s Labour Market Partnership recently...
Oct 22, 2023


Public Health Agency launches new primary school organ donation education resources
Children from Cedar Integrated Primary School The Public Health Agency (PHA) is delighted to launch new primary school organ donation...
Oct 18, 2023


Construction students get sneak peek of NRC’s new campus in Ballymena
Cullybackey College pictured during a tour of Northern Regional College’s new campus in Ballymena as part of a construction activity day...
Oct 18, 2023


Northern Regional College developing core manufacturing skills in Ballymena
Graham Whitehurst, Chair of Manufacturing Task Force and Christine Brown, Northern Regional College Vice Principal for Teaching and...
Oct 16, 2023


Education Authority advises parents of ‘potential disruption’ in schools
Northern Ireland's Education Authority (EA) has issued a statement this evening, Sunday 15 October, advising parents across the province...
Oct 15, 2023


Go Digital with free events across NI for Get Online Week 2023
Head of Civil Service Jayne Brady has launched Get Online Week 2023 activities in Northern Ireland, aimed at helping people get online...
Oct 14, 2023


Wild days out: NI schools competition launched
Pictured are Dianne Keys, Lana Haughian with mum Emma Haughian. The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) and Hughes Insurance have launched a...
Oct 11, 2023


NI Civil Service launches Student Placement Competition
Debora Mosso, a student at Queen's University Belfast, and Will McKeown, a student at Lancaster University, spent the 2023-24 academic...
Oct 9, 2023


Local woman endorses Higher Level Apprenticeship - a popular way to ‘earn as you learn’
Leanne Crawford, second year Higher Level Apprentice in Supply Chain & Logistics at Northern Regional College, and works as a Supply...
Oct 7, 2023
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