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Council held its meeting on Thursday 23 November at Castle Tower School. 

On Monday 27 November, the Education team and Marketing, Research and Communication team met with Carol Fitzsimons MBE, Chief Executive Officer Young Enterprise Northern Ireland.

Four students from Priory Integrated College travelled to India over the Hallowe’en break with their Principal, Jacqui Magennis and the charity, Saphara. 

CSSC Chief Executive Barry Mulholland was delighted to be invited to Newtownhamilton High School’s prize night celebrations on 9 November 2017.

The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) has today, Tuesday 14 November 2017, responded to a letter issued by the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) to the Education Authority (EA) that every teacher who drives a minibus must hold both a D1 licence and a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC).

CSSC is encouraging controlled schools across Northern Ireland to get involved with Anti-Bullying Week 2017.

CSSC team members attended the recent shared learning day at the Museum of Orange Heritage in Belfast on Friday 22 September. 

On Tuesday 7 November 2017, CSSC member schools Carrickfergus Grammar School and Carrickfergus Model Primary School, participated in the launch of the Northern Area Mental Health Initiative.  

Head of Education and Support, Jayne Millar attended the launch of the ‘Supporting Young Carers in Schools’ Booklet on 27 September 2017.

Preventing teachers from volunteering to drive minibuses in schools has been described as a ‘disaster for schools, with pupils suffering the most’.