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As pupils from across Northern Ireland receive their A level results, CSSC Chief Executive Barry Mulholland today, Thursday 13 August, said,

Seven controlled schools were offered Partnership Grants as part of The Royal Society’s 2020 application round. Many of the successful projects will be part of The Royal Society’s ‘Tomorrow’s Climate Scientist’ programme.

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) advocates on behalf of controlled schools. Part of this advocacy includes celebrating the achievements of our pupils, staff and schools. Given the circumstances of the last six months it is essential that the work of the sector is recognised. 

Nurture approaches emphasise the importance of understanding what lies behind a child’s behaviour and, in assessing the child’s learning needs, the importance of understanding their social and emotional needs. 

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) welcomes the appointment of an Expert Panel to examine the links between educational underachievement and social disadvantage and looks forward to engaging with the Panel and will assist this important work in any way we can.

Grange Park Primary School were very fortunate that they had previously established online learning practices. Teachers were proficient, having had systems in place for many years. This developed further as the school explored even more ways of keeping in touch during lockdown.

Augher Central Primary School said farewell to their Primary 7 class of 2020 with a creative message to inspire pupils as they headed off to begin the next chapter in their educational journey.