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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry Southern Regional College Students Host Intergenerational Coffee Morning

Christmas is “the most wonderful time of the year”, to quote a popular Christmas song, and with that, the most precious gift one can give is time.  This year Health and Social Care students at Southern Regional College’s Newry Model campus took a morning away from class to host local community groups, Sunshine Club and […]

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Community Education Government Politics Stormont

Financial Crisis In Education While Government Play Truant – Aontu

Aontú Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Gemma Brolly has responded to the publishing of the Independent Review of Education in the North by calling for the restoration of the Executive and a properly resourced education system Mrs Brolly: “I attended the launch of the Independent Review of Education today, presented by the panel, making 25 […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

SRC Newry Hosts the Local Heat For Springboards Future Chef Competition

Southern Regional College’s Newry campus hosted the local heat for Springboard’s FutureChef competition which saw four students from local schools compete to represent their county at the Northern Ireland finals in February 2024. The competition is a school-based programme across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that supports the development of key life skills whist […]

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Community Constituency Education Government Newry Newry and Armagh Stormont

First SRC Recipients of NI Traineeships Recognised at Stormont Event

Students from Southern Regional College (SRC) were among thirty young people from Northern Ireland’s Further Education (FE) Colleges recognised as the first recipients of a Northern Ireland Traineeship at a ceremony in Stormont. The students were among the first cohort from Northern Ireland to complete a NI Traineeship. The new NI Traineeships enable school-leavers and […]

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McNulty: Voices of Striking Teachers Must Be Heard

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that the concerns of teachers must be heard and addressed. He was speaking as five teaching unions take part in strike action across the North on Wednesday. Mr. McNulty said that teachers and other school staff were entitled to fair pay and working conditions. Newry & […]

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Unite Announces Strikes by Education Authority Workers on Friday 1st December

Industrial action by school support workers, including bus drivers, set to coincide with wider public transport strike Unite the union has today notified the Education Authority of a further 24-hour strike by school support staff commencing at 00.01am on Friday 1 December. The strike action follows two days of industrial action last week and is […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

Newry Students Retain SRC’s ‘Best in UK’ Title at WorldSkills UK Competition For Second Consecutive Year

Following a tense week of competitions, Southern Regional College has been named as the best performing College in the UK for the second consecutive year at the WorldSkills UK competition.  The College topped the leaderboard in both points awarded and for the highest number of medals won.    SRC students competed across multiple venues in the […]

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New School Will Give Local Children a First Class Space to Learn – Finnegan

Sinn Féin councillor Aoife Finnegan has said the official opening of the new ‘St Jospeh’s’ school for Crossmaglen marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter for local students and young people. The Slieve Gullion councillor said: “I was delighted to attend the official opening of the new school building for St. Joseph’s last week. […]

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Community Education Government Politics Stormont

Pupils Can Hide Their “Gender” From Parents In NI Schools – TUV

TUV leader Jim Allister has slammed NI schools following revelations that pupils can hide their gender from parents in schools here. Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “While exploring some issues relating to the revised RSE curriculum, I was contacted by a teacher who asked me to look into the School Information Management System (SIMS) […]

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Community Council Education Government Louth Louth County Council

CBS Primary to Park’ n ’Stride this Irish Road Safety Week

Louth County Council have joined forces with Dundalk Chamber of Commerce and An Garda Síochána to ask parents and students across Louth to rethink their daily commute by taking part in the ‘Park ‘n’ Stride’ campaign. The aim of this initiative, which coincides with Irish Road Safety Week, October 2nd to 9th, is to reduce […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

Hospitality Awards for SRC Staff and Students

In a glittering awards ceremony at the Culloden Hotel and Spa, the Institute of Hospitality Northern Ireland Awards for Professionalism 2023 returned to present 18 awards.  With over 350 hospitality professionals in attendance at the event on Friday 8th September, hosted by TV personality Pamela Ballantine, Southern Regional College was delighted to have lecturers, students […]

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Community Constituency Education Newry Newry and Armagh

Employ Me Employability Programme Launch at SRC

At the formal launch of the Employ Me employability programme at Southern Regional College’s Newry Campus on Thursday 7th September, 80 guests including local businesses, community organisations and elected representatives were updated on initial progress made and future plans. Employ Me is a two-year employability programme providing training, employability and wraparound support for Economically Inactive […]