Thousands of people from across the Armagh, Newry, Portadown and surrounding areas have signed a petition calling for a sixth form provision to be made at Markethill High School and new school to be built on the current Mowhan Road site in the town through the provision of a new build school. The Governors of […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie THE Principal of Markethill High School is calling on people in Portadown and the surrounding areas to make sure they have their say on the future of post primary education as the deadline for the public consultation draws to a close. People have two days left to take part in the process […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie FIRST Minister, Peter Robinson, is joining forces with one of Northern Ireland’s leading renewable energy providers, Amber Green Solar, to officially open a new City learning hub dedicated to solar energy. On Monday, October 29, the doors to Northern Ireland’s dedicated solar energy hub will open at a new retail unit where […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie THE manager of Northern Ireland’s drug and alcohol awareness programme, Breakthru, joined the Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Edwin Poots MLA, to promote the benefits of a community development approach to promoting health and wellbeing. Bernadette Mc Hugh, who has been Breakthru’s manager for three years, addressed the Pharmacy […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie THE Northern Ireland Assembly’s committee for education has called for Education Minister John O’Dowd to extend the consultation time on proposed departmental plans for the sustainability and viability of post-primary schools. Education committee members have received feedback from many schools, parents and concerned organisations that the consultation time is too short, that […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie SUPPORT for Markethill High School’s campaign for a new school build and Sixth Form status is mounting as the school is inundated with letters and phone calls of support from councillors, business representatives, churches, community groups, parents and past pupils who are joining the campaign. The school was packed out on September […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie HUNDREDS of people gathered at Markethill High School to join the community’s campaign to develop post-primary education in Markethill and to campaign for a new-build school and a Sixth Form which would provide local pupils, aged 16 plus, the education they want, need and deserve. Last night (Monday, September 10) Principal James […]
Read Full Story » By Eleanor McGillie THE Principal of Markethill High School, James Maxwell, will tell a packed Assembly Hall tonight (Monday, September 10) how his school and the wider community will campaign to develop post-primary education as the heartbeat of Markethill and the surrounding community. Mr Maxwell, who has been Principal for ten months at the school, […]
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