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Investment programme in school facilities will support children with Special Educational Needs
Education Minister Paul Givan has announced a wide-ranging programme of significant and sustained capital investment for the development...
Apr 30, 2024


Lidl deliver boost to 10 schools in Co Antrim with Mental Health Athlete Mentorship Programme
Pictured (L-R) are hockey hero Shirley McCay MBE, Ireland badminton athlete Ciaran Chambers and Lidl Castlereagh Store Manager, Jonathan...
Apr 4, 2024


Birthday girl Doreen celebrates 90th year with a heart-warming Easter message at Galgorm Care Home
90-year-old Doreen, a resident at Galgorm Care Home Galgorm Care Home, in partnership with Moorfields Primary School, has been awarded...
Mar 28, 2024


St Colmcille’s champions travel to Dublin for All-Ireland Finals LEGO League Competition
Ten schoolchildren from St Colmcille's Primary School in Ballymena are travelling to Dublin today, Saturday 23rd March, where they will...
Mar 23, 2024


County Antrim primary schools invited to embrace ESB Science Blast
P6 pupils from St Theresa’s Primary School (Glen Road, Belfast) got a helping hand from Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) as...
Mar 22, 2024


Local schools compete in annual Rotary Technology Challenge!
Competition winners, St Louis Grammar School team (1) Back Row - Graham Whitehurst MBE (Manufacturing Taskforce), Tom Keane (Head Judge),...
Mar 19, 2024


Ballymena school teacher wins top award
Lynelle was named winner of the NI Women’s Award for Services to Education 2023 A Ballymena teacher has marked the end of her year as one...
Mar 19, 2024


Travel advice for those attending School’s Cup Final match between Ballymena Academy and RBAI
Ballymena Academy team Police are advising fans travelling to the Danske Bank School’s Cup Final match between RBAI and Ballymena Academy...
Mar 16, 2024


Parents vote ‘YES’ for Integration at Killowen Primary School!
Children from Killowen Primary School celebrate "It's a 'Yes'!" The school community of Killowen Primary School in Coleraine are...
Mar 14, 2024


Schoolchildren in NI denied engagement with natural world by ‘tree border’ – Gaston
Bannside TUV Councillor Timothy Gaston Local Bannside TUV Councillor Timothy Gaston has today highlighted the disadvantage being...
Mar 12, 2024


School pupils get ready to walk, cycle, wheel and scoot
Pictured (L-R) Claire Pollock, Head of Sustrans in Northern Ireland; Beth Harding, Active School Travel Manager at Sustrans; Louanne...
Mar 7, 2024


Dunclug U16 Boys triumph 36-8 in High Schools Trophy Semi-Final
The Dunclug U16 boys rugby team secured a convincing victory over Glastry College in the High Schools Trophy semi-final today, booking...
Mar 6, 2024


Minister pledges to act on affordability of school uniforms
Education Minister Paul Givan has said that he will act to ensure school uniforms are not a barrier to education for children and young...
Mar 5, 2024


Community store mark anniversary by giving back to local school
Elaine McCosh is pictured with Kells and Connor Primary School’s football team. McCosh’s SPAR Kells have announced further support for...
Mar 4, 2024


Ballymena school teacher pens first book inspired by daughter’s dreams
Andrew Crooks and seven-year-old daughter Lucy. What if your bedroom wasn't always what it seems? What if your bedroom could transform...
Mar 3, 2024


Minister tells INTO conference resolution of industrial action is critical
Education Minister Paul Givan speaking at the INTO conference, and (inset) attendees calling for pay parity. A resolution to ongoing...
Mar 1, 2024


Transformation of Special Educational Needs system essential – Givan
Education Minister Paul Givan with Principal Karen Hancock and Fleming Fulton Head Girl Mary O’Neill. Education Minister Paul Givan has...
Feb 28, 2024


EA submits planning application for extension to Co Antrim school providing 10 new classrooms
CGI of proposed extension to Fairview Primary School in Ballyclare, County Antrim. A planning application has been submitted by the...
Feb 18, 2024


Mid and East Antrim Borough Council celebrates NI Apprenticeship Week
Ballymena Academy pupils with Eugene Clarke, CEO, Clarke; Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, Alderman Gerardine Mulvenna; and Mr. Heaney from...
Feb 18, 2024


Integrated Education in Northern Ireland: The story so far
Children from Central Integrated Primary School, Carrickfergus. The Integrated Education Fund (IEF) welcomes the publication of the...
Feb 18, 2024
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