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The Department of Education (DE) has announced a consultation into the recommendations from the Taskforce Report into a Proposed Model of Support for Controlled Schools. The Controlled Schools' Support Council (CSSC) has been working towards this since its inception in 2016.
The consultation is an important step as we move towards improved support for controlled schools. We encourage controlled schools those in wider school communities to share their views.
CSSC welcomes the Minister's commitment to strengthening support for controlled schools as an important step toward achieving the greater consistency and fairness envisioned by the Independent Review of Education.
CSSC welcomes the opportunity to take part in a consultation on the recommendations of the recent Taskforce Report - Development of a Proposed Model for Support for Controlled Schools. CSSC fully endorses these recommendations.
It is vital that we take this important opportunity to focus on the specific needs of the sector by engaging in the public consultation.
Access the consultation here - https://www.education-ni.gov.uk/consultations/consultation-establishment-new-organisation-support-controlled-schools
Take part by 11 December 2025, 11.59pm
The Department of Education is consulting on proposals to establish a new organisation to support controlled schools. This is the most significant and critical opportunity in decades to shape how controlled schools are managed and supported.
Everyone with an interest in controlled schools including principals, teachers, governors, parents, young people and the wider community are asked to share their views.
If your school is registered with us you can find your Schools' Support Officer by clicking on the map below.
Representatives from the Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) will give evidence to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee on Wednesday 5 December, as part of its inquiry into education funding.
The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) has today, Tuesday 4 December, launched a programme that will enable over 250 primary school children and their parents to learn sign language.
Killicomaine Junior High spent the 2017/2018 school year focusing on pupil mental health and resilience.
The Controlled Schools’ Support Council has launched its Christmas card competition, and is seeking entries from nursery schools across Northern Ireland.
CSSC member school Limavady High School launched a video to celebrate decades of shared education with St Mary's High School. The event was attended by Barry Mulholland, Controlled Schools' Support Council chief executive.
The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) is the sectoral support body for controlled schools in Northern Ireland. CSSC works on behalf of controlled schools and the wider controlled education sector to enhance the quality of education provision.
The controlled education sector is the largest, most diverse education sector in Northern Ireland comprising 49% of all schools across all phases: nursery, special, primary, secondary, grammar, integrated and Irish medium schools. Controlled schools are managed by the Education Authority.
Controlled schools are #OpenToAll, welcoming children and young people of all faiths and none, richly diverse and inclusive, reflective of and embedded in the communities they serve.
CSSC became operational on 1st September 2016 as a result of The Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014.
CSSC is grant funded by Department of Education.
CSSC's vision
CSSC’s vision is to empower controlled schools to serve their communities by enriching the lives of their children and young people.
CSSC’s mission
CSSC Ethos
The Controlled Schools’ Support Council supports controlled schools, which are open to all faiths and none, in providing high-quality education for children and young people to enable them to learn, develop and grow together, within the ethos of non-denominational Christian values and principles.
Watch videos below for further information.
Controlled Schools’ Support Council staff are putting their best foot forward on Friday 16 November in aid of Cancer Focus NI, CSSC’s charity partner of the year.
