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Phone-free classrooms: NI schools trial mobile ban to improve focus and mental health
Pictured at St Ronan’s College (L-R) are pupils Abigail, Dylan, Dylan, Jamie and Lucy with Principal Mrs Fiona Kane and Education...
Sep 25, 2025
From homelessness to bestselling author: Queen’s widening participation success
Tessa Breslin, Vice-Chair of Queen's Foundation Board, engaged in a fireside chat with Professor O'Sullivan during the event at Queen's...
Sep 24, 2025
Home schooling on the rise as parents warn NI’s education system is failing neurodiverse children
Home schooling parents have warned neurodiverse children in Northern Ireland are being “failed by the education system”. Heart-breaking...
Sep 22, 2025
CAFRE Open Week 2025: Your gateway to agri-food and land-based careers
Student Recruitment Team, (L-R) Laura Browne, Liz Simpson and Caoimhe Hegarty will be happy to answer your questions. The College of...
Sep 18, 2025
Consultation on future of GCSEs, AS and A Levels launched in Northern Ireland
Education Minister Paul Givan has launched a public consultation on proposals to reform the GCSE, AS and A level qualifications delivered...
Sep 18, 2025
Springboard secures £83,000 from The Gallaher Trust to support employment in Ballymena
Pictured are, from left, Lauren McAteer, Trustee at The Gallaher Trust and Caitriona Lennox, Northern Ireland Manager at Springboard UK....
Sep 16, 2025
School Uniforms Bill: Paul Givan welcomes progress on cutting costs for families
Education Minister Paul Givan has welcomed the passing of the School Uniforms Bill at Consideration Stage in the Northern Ireland...
Sep 15, 2025
PSNI launches Student Safety Campaign 2025 as Freshers’ Week gets underway in NI universities
(L-R) Belfast City Chief Inspector, Mark Conway, Paula Irvine, Student Wellbeing Manager and Deputy Designated Safeguarding Manager at...
Sep 15, 2025
Insight Youth: New Mid and East Antrim programme to empower young people into employment
Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Councillor Jackson Minford, is pictured with Noel Mullholland, Michelin Development Ltd; Adele McIvor,...
Sep 14, 2025
Greenmount Association welcomes back Class of ’85 for 40th anniversary reunion
Patrick Fee and Robert Edwards, past Greenmount students, are planning the Greenmount Association’s 40 year anniversary reunion for the...
Sep 13, 2025
Next generation of coachbuilders join Wrightbus apprenticeship scheme in Ballymena
Wrightbus welcomed 47 new apprentices to the Ballymena manufacturing facility. World-leading bus manufacturer Wrightbus has welcomed 47...
Sep 10, 2025
“Only the beginning”: Paul Givan updates Assembly on Northern Ireland TransformED education reforms
Education Minister Paul Givan has praised the early progress of TransformED, the Department of Education’s flagship reform strategy,...
Sep 10, 2025
Paul Frew calls Naomi Long remarks on teachers a ‘radical ideological agenda’
DUP MLA Paul Frew has called on Justice Minister Naomi Long to issue an “immediate and unequivocal apology” after she suggested that new...
Sep 9, 2025
Education Minister orders withdrawal of transgender guidance for Northern Ireland schools
Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan Education Minister Paul Givan has instructed the Education Authority to immediately...
Sep 8, 2025
Frew welcomes continued funding for counselling support in Ballymena schools
Harryville, Ballykeel, and Camphill Primary Schools in Ballymena. North Antrim MLA Paul Frew has welcomed confirmation from Communities...
Sep 4, 2025
Go Succeed and Young Enterprise NI launch initiative for NI’s next generation of business leaders
Launching the initiative at Northern Regional College’s new Ballymena campus, from left: Jane Hanna and Carol Fitzsimons MBE, Young...
Sep 2, 2025
Councillor raises alarm over SEN provision in rural Mid and East Antrim
Sinn Féin Braid Councillor Archie Rae A Mid and East Antrim councillor has voiced strong concern over what he described as the “alarming”...
Sep 1, 2025
Free training opportunities at Habitat ReStore Ballymena to help boost local job prospects
ReStore Volunteer Coordinator Matt Robinson will be providing free training for local people in Ballymena. Habitat for Humanity has...
Aug 31, 2025
Translink issues back-to-school travel advice ahead of September timetable changes
Translink has issued important back-to-school travel advice as thousands of pupils prepare to return to classrooms across Northern...
Aug 30, 2025
Hands-On Beef Farming Experience Awaits Year 11s in ABP Angus Challenge
As part of the ABP Angus Youth finalist programme, pupils embark on an international study tour with ABP and Certified Irish Angus....
Aug 30, 2025
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