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Schoolboy Lubo Mulkerns from St Paul’s High School, Bessbrook was this year’s winner of the local final of the Springboard FutureChef Competition, held at Southern Regional College’s (SRC) Newry campus on Wednesday 13th November. Lubo now moves forward to the regional final of FutureChef, held in Belfast Met early next year; the penultimate stage in […]
Congratulations to students Alex Heaney and Ethan McFee from St Joseph’s Boys’ High School, Newry who are the latest recipients of the PLAYR-FIT Elite Athlete Scholarship. The scholarship program is available to two pupils in each school. As part of the scholarship program PLAYR-FIT sets up a fund that financially helps the pupils with the […]
Newry City Councillor Aidan Mathers has praised students at St Josephs High School for the respect and attentiveness given to him and Council Officers on a recent is it to the school. The Sinn Féin elected representative explained, “My self and Council Officers visited to school to discuss with staff and pupils the concern there […]
Sinn Féin MLA Cathy Mason has welcomed the passing of a motion in the Assembly calling on the education and health ministers to bring forward a plan to tackle vaping in schools. Cathy Mason said: “I have been working with parents and schools listening to their voices and the growing concerns around vaping in schools. […]
Education Ministers from Northern Ireland and Ireland have officially announced the RAISE programme. Education Minister Paul Givan was joined by Norma Foley TD, Education Minister in Ireland, on a visit to a number of schools in one of the identified localities today. The RAISE initiative will deliver a range of education support measures to help […]
In an effort to continually enhance the sports offering, students at Southern Regional College participated in their first basketball match within the National Basketball College Committee league on Tuesday 15th October. Students faced a strong Atlantic Technological University (ATU) Sligo team in this opening league fixture at Newry Leisure Centre. Although the final result wasn’t […]
The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (the Social Care Council) has launched its campaign, ‘#Yes2SocialWork’, highlighting the many career prospects and pathways to become a social worker in Northern Ireland. The Social Care Council delivers the campaign annually on behalf of the Department of Health (DoH) to promote the benefits of studying social work in […]
Education Minister Paul Givan MLA helped launch the 2025 NI Primary School Road Safety Quiz. Primary Schools are being invited to enter their local heat of the Northern Ireland Road Safety Quiz 2025. The 11 heats are being held in January and February and two teams from each heat will progress to the NI final which […]
Carla Lockhart MP has welcomed the good news that school support staff across Northern Ireland will benefit from an agreed pay and grading review. This resolution, delivered by DUP Minister Paul Givan MLA in partnership with representative unions, marks a significant step forward for the dedicated staff who play such a vital role in supporting […]
New Driver Safety Ambassadors Limited (New Driver NI) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Road Safe NI Charity to deliver their award-winning safe motoring presentations to students across Northern Ireland this school year. The partnership was officially launched today at Lumen Christi College, Derry~Londonderry. This exciting collaboration and initiative aims to enrich the […]
The Assembly Committee for Education has today launched an inquiry into the teaching and implementation of Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) and is calling on parents and teachers to respond to a short survey in a bid to ascertain the effectiveness, inclusivity and alignment of current RSE teaching in schools here. Speaking after today’s inquiry […]
SDLP MLA Justin McNulty has welcomed new guidance issued by the Department of Education restricting the personal use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break and lunch times. The Newry & Armagh Assembly Member has said that the new guidance from the Department of Education is a step towards protecting the development […]
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