Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers. It’s about supporting the development of thriving farming and worker communities that have more control over their futures and protecting the environment in which they live and work. And it’s...
On Friday 12th December a group of Geography students from Year 11 visited Kilroot power station. The students were there to meet Davy Elliott, Compliance Manager at AES who congratulated them on their fantastic presentation during the AES Eco Challenge. As part of the Eco...
Due to our subscription to the C2K network, we are happy to offer the newest version of Microsoft Office 365 as a free download to all our students on PC and Mac. Office 365 is web-based, meaning that it can be installed on 5 devices (including iPad and...
Dear Parents/Guardians You are probably aware from recent media coverage that the education budget is under severe pressure and that overall spending is to be reduced considerably. The Department of Education for Northern Ireland (DENI) has issued a consultation document explaining the funding position at the...
For young people with Autism Spectrum Disorder between ages of 11-17 years. Aim: A one session workshop, introducing the Do’s and Don’ts of networking, in order to support young people with ASD to be safer online. When & WhereMonday 16th February 10-12pm (11-14yrs) / 12:30-2:30pm (15-17yrs); Sandel...
On Friday 5th December the eco team marked the centenary of World War 1 by planting sapling trees and having a Christmas 1914 party. The sapling trees were provided by the woodland trust to mark the centenary of WW1. The team planted them in our 'nursery',...
On Saturday 6th December, Mrs Mercer accompanied a group of trusty Senior art students to Acorn Integrated Primary School’s Annual Christmas Fair. There were a range of art, craft and design activities on the menu, including making Christmas cards and Frozen-inspired hair decorations. Face-painting (Elsa, Anna and...
On Friday December 5th during their geography lesson, 8GRT took part in a tree planting activity. Originally planted as seedlings two years ago as part of the jubilee celebrations by the then Year 8, the trees have now grown big enough to be planted down at...
Talented Year 14 student Lauren Craig recently attended Cloud 9 studios in Belfast where she recorded her debut album, 'Lost in the Music'! The CD contains three songs, 'I See Fire' by Ed Sheeran, 'Riptide' by Vance Joy (played on ukulele) and Lauren's own composition...
With the last football training session of the year taking place on Thursday and our fixtures coming to an end, I would like to thank all those that got involved. They contributed to it being our most successful year to date in terms of the...