Dunclug Primary School achieves Autism NI Impact Award
Staff from Dunclug Primary School, Ballymena recently undertook specialised training with Autism NI enabling the school to continue in...
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May 4, 2023
Paisley welcomes initiative that will see racing kit cars deliver STEM education in Co Antrim
Ian Paisley MP, the Member of Parliament for North Antrim, joined a Parliamentary celebration of the work of Greenpower Education Trust...
May 4, 2023
£70million investment for Shared Education Campus in County Antrim
The Department of Education has appointed Heron Bros contractors to build a new £70million Shared Education Campus in Ballycastle. The...
May 1, 2023
Gala Ball to celebrate the life of Baroness May Blood
The Integrated Education Fund (IEF) will be hosting a very special ‘May Ball’ to celebrate the life of Baroness May Blood and her...
Apr 30, 2023
Intrepid quartet complete Gold Duke of Edinburgh Expedition on Causeway Coast
Four young people from the Ballymena area recently completed their Qualifying Duke of Edinburgh Award Expedition from Binevenagh to...
Apr 26, 2023
Local students receive Young Enterprise Northeast Company of the Year Award
Young Enterprise Northeast Company of the Year 2023, Sew Sanitary, and representatives from Cambridge House Grammar School (including...
Apr 11, 2023
Top accountancy prize for Kilrea’s Ciara Morren
The Danske Bank Accountancy Award was recently presented to Ciara Morren at Danske Bank’s headquarters in Belfast. Ciara, who is a Senior...
Apr 9, 2023
Hats Off! Locals achieve special recognition at NOW Group Graduation
Antrim and Carrickfergus Participants Among Over 200 to Graduate from NOW Group Training Academies TWO NOW Group participants from Antrim...
Apr 8, 2023
Educational division in Northern Ireland estimated to cost more than £600,000 every day
Research undertaken by Ulster University has estimated that the total additional cost of maintaining a divided education system costs...
Apr 5, 2023
Northern Regional College: new hydrogen course a first in UK and Ireland
Northern Regional College in Ballymena has launched the first accredited Level 2 and Level 3 courses in Hydrogen Applications and...
Mar 24, 2023
‘An Irish Hello’ – Oscar & BAFTA winner returns to his old primary school in Co Antrim
It wasn't a normal kind of day for the children of a local County Antrim primary school on Thursday, for they had a VIP who decided to...
Mar 23, 2023
Liam Neeson congratulates parents of Ballymena Nursery School after voting Yes!
Parents at Ballymena Nursery School have voted overwhelmingly in favour of beginning the process of Transformation to Integrated status,...
Mar 20, 2023
Groundbreaking construction starts at Islandmagee Primary School
A major programme of construction has begun on a new build for Islandmagee Primary School. The project represents an investment of...
Mar 18, 2023
Good Food Fund to support 10,000 children in primary schools launches in Northern Ireland
The Good Food Fund, established by Business in the Community (BITC), has launched in Northern Ireland, designed to help tackle the issue...
Mar 14, 2023
Workforce at Queen's University to take strike action ‘to defend pay and pensions’
Both Unite and UCU at QUB are set to take further strike action at Queen's University as part of their ongoing industrial dispute with...
Mar 2, 2023
This World Book Day, half a million children in UK don’t own a single book
As reading attainment rises in schools, reading for pleasure continues its sharp decline To mark World Book Day 2023, the charity is...
Mar 1, 2023
The Gallaher Trust partners with the Ulster Farmers’ Union to launch Scholarship Scheme
Ballymena farming community to benefit from £65,000 scholarship funding.
Feb 22, 2023
Success for NI WorldSkills participants celebrated
Northern Ireland vocational skills students have once again showcased their abilities on the national and global stage. Five local...
Feb 21, 2023
McGuigan calls for fair pay for teachers after attending picket line in Ballymena
North Antrim Sinn Féin MLA Philip McGuigan has called for a fair pay settlement for teachers in Northern Ireland. Members of teaching...
Feb 19, 2023
Future Schools: Supporting sustainable primary school provision across Northern Ireland
The Education Authority’s latest Strategic Area Plan suggests more than 40% of rural primary schools in Northern Ireland could...
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