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Budding young entrepreneurs from Year 13 represented Banbridge Academy in the most recent Young Enterprise Company Programme, with ‘Monkey Business Sweets’ achieving the ‘Digital Marketing Award’ as well as ‘Overall Runner Up’ in the Young Enterprise Big Market Competition.

Limavady Grammar staff recently engaged in a keep fit challenge to raise money for charity.  This helped raise staff morale, stay healthy and keep positive.

Shaftesbury Nursery School recently walked and ran 50 miles (or maybe even more!) to raise funds to support the work of Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND) charity in memory of School Governor, Mr Colm Davis who sadly passed away in January.

At Saintfield High School each and every child is treated as an individual. Staff, both teaching and non-teaching, have invested time and creative resources to meet the personal holistic needs of all pupils. 

The Department of Education has recently launched a public consultation on the review of the pre-school statutory admissions’ socially disadvantaged circumstances criterion. The deadline for submission of responses is 16 July 2021. 

Mr Peter Weir MLA, Minister of Education recently cut the first sod on a major project to build new facilities for the Limavady Shared Education Campus.

This first ever Northern Ireland Youth Assembly is looking for members! This is an exciting opportunity for 90 young people aged 13 to 17 years old who live in Northern Ireland to make a difference.

Grange Park Primary School were delighted to be nominated by a parent for a Lockdown Hero Award following a sad year for the school community.

Belfast Boys Model School recently celebrated winning the School of the Year 2021 for Excellence in Kindness.