The Controlled Schools’ Support Council (CSSC) has been successful in securing €60,000 from the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. 

CSSC is pleased to announce it has secured funding from the Department for Communities’ Sign Language Partnership Group’ to deliver its programme of sign language workshops, ‘Engaging with Sign – a language for you and for me’,  for the second year running. 

CSSC has welcomed two new permanent full time staff to the education support team. Andrew Brown and Derek Harkness join the organisation in their new roles as School Support Officers (SSOs) to work alongside colleagues Jill Brown, Heather McKenzie and Tracey Woods to complete the education team, led by Jayne Millar, Head of Education Support.

Barry Mulholland, Chief Executive of CSSC, has today, Thursday 17 August, praised the A-level exam success of pupils at controlled schools across Northern Ireland.

Banbridge Academy celebrated the European Day of Languages. The staff and pupils embraced the day with a range of food and culture, as well as taking the opportunity to dress for the day!!

Permanent Secretary, Derek Baker, visited Millington on Tuesday 24 September where he met Mrs Murray Principal of Millington Primary School together with staff and pupils.