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Carrickfergus Grammar School will host a Belfast conference which is dedicated to sharing education research. The ResearchED Belfast conference will include a day of talks featuring world-renowned experts and local practitioners, helping teachers bridge the gap between research and practice

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) is pleased to announce a second application process for the Scholarship programme for senior leaders of non-selective controlled post-primary schools. 

The purpose of the Scholarship is to offer funding towards a Unit of the Chartered Teacher (Leadership) Status course, provided through the Chartered College of Teaching.

The 2024 ICT Excellence Awards return for the school year 2023/24.

The ICT Excellence Awards celebrate the innovative use of technology in transforming teaching and learning, while improving educational outcomes in Northern Ireland.

CSSC would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas and New Year and hope that you get to enjoy a well-deserved break over the festive period.

The Independent Review of Education report was published today 13 December 2023 by the Independent Panel. Read full report here. 

CSSC provides high quality professional support enabling controlled school leaders to raise standards and make an impact in their schools. In this academic year 2023/24 controlled school leaders signed up to participate in CSSC’s Ethos and Leadership programme, Building Capacity module. This module addresses one strategic priority in the School Development Plan focused on improving learning and teaching.

Chief Executives of the seven main education bodies in Northern Ireland have issued a joint letter to the Northern Ireland Secretary of State.

They have collectively repeated their call for sustained investment, fair pay for all our staff and continued investment in the transformation of services.

You can read the letter below:

Applications are now open for those interested in becoming a Governor in a controlled school.

The controlled sector is the largest, most diverse education sector comprising 49% of all schools across all phases: nursery, special, primary, secondary, grammar, integrated & Irish-medium schools.  Controlled schools are #OpenToAll, welcoming children and young people of all faiths and now, richly diverse and inclusive, reflective of and embedded in the communities they serve.  Governors have an important role in developing and leading ethos in controlled schools. 

CSSC provides high quality professional support enabling controlled school leaders to raise standards and make an impact in their schools.

CSSC Schools’ Support Officers have been supporting #ControlledSchools in the controlled sector.

More time to apply to be a Member of the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations & Assessment (CCEA): Extended to 26 October

The Department of Education (DE) is working to fill vacancies on the Council of CCEA. The closing date has now been extended for applications until 4pm BST on Thursday 26 October.