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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.

Congratulations to Sophie Magee, from Lisneal College, a controlled school based in Londonderry. Sophie was the winner of a Workwear Challenge Competition that involved five schools in the north west.

CSSC provides high quality professional support enabling controlled school leaders to raise standards & make an impact in their schools. In this collaborative event 'With us not without us' between Stranmillis University College and CSSC on 21 September attendees heard from Prof Noel Purdy, Director of Research and Scholarship and Director of CREU (the Centre for Research in Educational Underachievement) at Stranmillis University College, Belfast.

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) recognises the hard work of pupils across Northern Ireland as they receive their GCSE results on 24 August. 

Limavady High School is a controlled, co-educational school which offers a comprehensive education to all children living in Limavady town and the wider Roe Valley area.