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Banbridge Academy celebrate European Day of Languages

Fantástico! Fantastisch! Fantastique!

27 September 2019

Banbridge Academy celebrated the European Day of Languages. The staff and pupils embraced the day with a range of food and culture, as well as taking the opportunity to dress for the day!!

Education Support Team

Two new appointments to CSSC’s Education Support team

19 September 2019

CSSC has welcomed two new permanent full time staff to the education support team. Andrew Brown and Derek Harkness join the organisation in their new roles as School Support Officers (SSOs) to work alongside colleagues Jill Brown, Heather McKenzie and Tracey Woods to complete the education team, led by Jayne Millar, Head of Education Support.

Sign Language Programme 2019

Funding secured for second sign language programme

19 September 2019

CSSC is pleased to announce it has secured funding from the Department for Communities’ Sign Language Partnership Group’ to deliver its programme of sign language workshops, ‘Engaging with Sign – a language for you and for me’,  for the second year running. 

Erasmus+ programme

CSSC secure €60,000 from Erasmus+ programme

18 September 2019

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) has been successful in securing €60,000 from the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. 

Banbridge Academy

Banbridge Academy community choir celebration

16 September 2019

A group of senior pupils from Banbridge Academy joined a community choir to represent the school at a service of thanksgiving and celebration of Joseph Medlicott Scriven (1819-1886), famous son of Banbridge and author of ‘What a friend we have in Jesus’.

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CSSC celebrates third anniversary

03 September 2019

It’s hard to believe that CSSC is celebrating its third anniversary in September 2019, writes Barry Mulholland, Chief Executive.