Author: MrParkes

Although we don’t have a firm start date for construction of the new build to formally begin (we hope it will be before the end of this term), I am delighted that some pre-construction work is starting week beginning Monday 14 February. I wanted to give...

We are very proud of the results obtained by Year 12 in the recent November GCSE modules in English, Mathematics and Science. At this stage in the academic year, 69% of our pupils are on target to achieve A*-C in GCSE Mathematics, having completed 45% of...

The year 10 and 11 boys combined to make a team to play the year 12 pupils in a friendly Rugby match, in what could be the last fixture on our grass pitch before work commences on it for the new school. Many of the...

On Saturday 8th January, Ulidia Integrated College held its first socially distanced open day for two years. With all of the Covid restrictions in place, for once our current site which has no internal corridors were an advantage to us, and we were able to go...

Last term Sixth Form students, Courtney, Andrea, Shermen and Hope took part in a national engineering challenge that challenged them to plan and design different aspects of a new town before putting forward a sustainable and environmentally friendly improvement for Carrickfergus that would benefit the...

Well done to all the students who attended the different reward activities that took place throughout Monday 13th December. The top 20% of students from each year group were chosen. The students were selected due to the fantastic Attitude to learning grades they achieved during...

Students in the Geography department have been learning about the Artic Treaty system of 50 nations studying climate and marine life in the Southern Ocean to increase students' global awareness of international cooperation.  Antarctica is one of Earth’s 7 continents located in the southern ocean. It...

This year we have seen a successful start to many after school sports in Ulidia IC.  In particular, after school Football has been well supported.  Every Thursday, pupils from year 8-10 have been turning out in large numbers to train, develop and just enjoy getting...

Last weekend our Head of Geography Sandra Patterson attended and presented in Glasgow at Teachers COP hosted by the Office of Climate Education (OCE), UNESCO. Mrs Patterson was one of three teachers from across Europe who presented to 269 delegates from around the globe. The...