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The Education Authority’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Transformation Programme has been established to deliver all the work that is required to make positive and lasting change to the special educational needs system in Northern Ireland.

A report outlining the catastrophic consequences of cuts to education for children and young people in Northern Ireland is welcomed by the Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC).

Controlled School, Rathcoole Primary School & Nursery Unit (Rathcoole PSNU) has won a Pearson National Teaching Silver Award. Rathcoole PSNU was honoured with the Silver Award for Early Years Team of the Year for their outstanding commitment to changing the lives of the children they work with every day. 

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) congratulates all those from the education sector recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Honours are given to people from all walks of life and all sections of society who have made a difference to their community.

CSSC congratulates Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College on this additional win as one of the 547 controlled schools in Northern Ireland that CSSC supports to include nursery, primary, secondary, grammar, integrated, special & Irish-medium schools.

Controlled school Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College’s Young Enterprise Team is celebrating as the top student company in Northern Ireland in the 2023 Young Enterprise Competition.

The High School Ballynahinch, a controlled school based in County Down wins the School of the Year at the Families First annual school awards on 20 May.

The British Council's ‘Stronger Together: Strengthening the EU-UK relationship through Youth Engagement’ project offers young people aged 15 – 30 from the UK and EU, the opportunity to connect, cooperate, influence, and implement change on issues of common interest.

NI children and young people continue to receive significantly less towards their education than children in England, Scotland and Wales.

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) will present evidence on the education funding crisis in Northern Ireland to the NI Affairs Committee at Westminster at 10.30am with EA and NAHT.

CSSC supports all controlled schools which include Nurseries, Primary, Secondary, Grammar, Integrated, Special and Irish-Medium Schools.