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The Limavady Shared Education Campus is committed to providing a nurturing environment where pupils can thrive academically and socially. The campus is a leading example of shared education and inclusion in action in the Limavady community, following decades of cooperation between Limavady High School and St. Mary’s High School.
CSSC, Chief Executive, Mark Baker, presents at the Northern Ireland Assembly Education Committee on 09 April 2025 outlining the recommendations of the report produced by the Taskforce.
Taking Boys Seriously is delivered in partnership with Ulster University, Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC), Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (CCMS), Education Authority, Youth Action NI, Boys' Impact and Progressive Masculinity.
The Controlled Schools’ Support Council invites Principals, Governors, and Senior Leaders in controlled schools to explore the CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme. Created by CSSC, this programme is built on the understanding that a robust ethos is essential for a thriving school and for ensuring the best possible educational experience for all pupils. The CSSC Ethos and Leadership programme aims to support your leadership in fostering this crucial element at every level.
The CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme aligns with the Department of Education’s school improvement policy, Every School a Good School (2009) and Strategy for Teacher Professional Learning, Learning Leaders (2016) as well as supporting the implementation of TransformEd NI (2025).
The CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme also reflects the Education and Training Inspectorate's (ETI) focus on effective practice and self-evaluation, as outlined in The Inspection and Self-Evaluation Framework (ISEF) (2017) and Empowering Improvement: New Framework for Inspection (2024), highlighting the five Core Questions, Contributory Areas, and Associated Indicators, reinforcing the central importance of ethos, vision, mission, and values.
The CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme promotes an integrated approach, viewing ethos as a central lens through which to foster both personal development and whole-school growth therefore modules are inter-related and complement each other. As ethos development and the school improvement journey is unique to individual schools the CSSC Ethos and Leadership programme has been constructed to offer flexibility in module selection. You may choose any module as a stand-alone option, or progress through a number of modules. CSSC will work with you to accommodate bespoke approaches to ensure the support you receive is tailored to your school's needs and context.
CSSC is dedicated to developing long-term partnerships with controlled schools on their ethos journey, recognizing that sustained school improvement requires vision, strategic planning and perseverance. We believe a school's ethos is central to its long-term objectives and should be strategically integrated into the School Development Plan (SDP), with Teacher Professional Learning directly linked to the school's three-year priorities to ensure lasting impact.
All programme modules facilitated within your school or with a cluster of schools are provided at no cost. Please note that the centre-based Building Capacity Programme may require schools to arrange substitute cover.
We strongly encourage you to consider how the comprehensive modules offered by the CSSC Ethos and Leadership Programme can significantly benefit both your individual growth and ethos development within your school.
Click on links below for a description of each module.
Should you require further information please contact your CSSC Schools' Support Officer.
Andrew Brown SSO
andrew.brown@csscni.org.uk
Telephone: 07860 828 049
Jill Brown/Richard Reid
jill.brown/richard.reid@csscni.org.uk
Telephone: 07860 828 053 / 07938 485 903
Derek Harkness
derek.harkness@csscni.org.uk
Telephone: 07395 283 209
Heather McKenzie
heather.mckenzie@csscni.org.uk
Telephone: 07739 743 290
Tracey Woods
tracey.woods@csscni.org.uk
Telephone: 07860 528 004
Research-based professional learning opportunities will be provided through the activities and events associated with this project.
Self-Awareness enables participants to reflect on how values, personality characteristics and leadership styles impact on personal ethos. Consideration is given to the concept of Emotional Intelligence and how self-awareness can facilitate personal ethos development.
Relationships establishes the individual’s role in fostering an ethos of effective and meaningful relationships across a range of school stakeholders. Participants will explore how to build rapport, establish trust, listen actively and explore how a coaching approach can positively contribute to the ethos of the school.
Executive Coaching provides support for school leaders to enhance leadership skills and impact through facilitated focused conversations to encourage reflective thinking and positive mindsets.
Exploring Ethos facilitates the defining, or redefining, of the school’s ethos, with all school stakeholders. Through this collaborative approach the school will establish an agreed ethos statement and explore key values.
Governors and ethos (school vision) will explore the role of governors in establishing the school vision, monitoring its implementation and evaluating progress.
