Over the last number of months Markethill High School revealed details of its ICT Vision, Literacy Vision and its ‘Vision 2014’ strategy. Those attending the school’s Open Night will hear more about the strategy.
Pupils from primary schools across Armagh city and District will learn of the ongoing drive for the highest quality learning and teaching at MHS.
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Markethill High School is popular, it enjoys the confidence of its stakeholders, it is oversubscribed by 23 pupils, it is successful in exam results, its ethos and its vision.
The school’s Governors has submitted a development proposals calling for the school to be allowed to grow and also urges the Education Minister, John O’Dowd, and the SELB to make the correct decision for the school, sooner rather than later.
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Agri-Food is Northern Ireland’s most successful industry. It’s a £4.4billion business which is exporting worldwide and currently employs almost 100,000 in the region.
Markethill High School is one of a few schools in Northern Ireland who have introduced a GCSE in Agriculture and Land Use. Corporate companies want highly skilled people so Markethill High School is ensuring it is producing the right calibre of students equipped with the right skills so we can continue to attract investment and expansion.
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A Tyrone chef beats off stiff competition to get through to the quarter finals of the BBC’s Masterchef as the competition from other chefs proves fierce.
James Devine, who is the head chef at Black Cat Traditional Restaurant, says he never focuses on style or trends above substance and combines methods of creating clean and simple dishes with his expertise gained while working in 3Michelin star restaurants in London.
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Markethill High School firmly believes that a pupil’s ultimate educational outcome at the age of 16 is closely linked with the effective development of their literacy skills across all subjects.
The school has in place an exciting, ambitious and comprehensive plan to develop pupils’ literacy skills from the moment they come to the school in Year 8. The school works closely with parents and feeder primary schools to ensure the right approach is adopted for each child.
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The Principal of Markethill High School has announced the school’s new ‘ICT Vision For The Future’ strategy.
The school, which is partnering with Microsoft, will introduce portable technologies, the widespread creation and use of audio and video broadcasts to support learning and the fostering of creativity through the opening of its new state-of-the-art iMac Suite.
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A well known Northern Ireland based car dealer has made the switch to solar on his showrooms and his home in a move he describes as a ‘no brainer’.
John Mulholland, of John Mulholland Motors, said his electricity bills were becoming horrendous so he decided to take control back and take charge of what he was spending. John contacted AmberGreen Energy who installed the system.
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Titanic Quarter based Inter Weld Inc has secured a €1.5million contract with a French company which will create 10 new jobs with the potential to create a further 23 posts.
Inter Weld Inc is a specialised welding company which operates out of its 44,000sq ft welding works. Inter Weld Inc is one of five companies worldwide who specialise in the welding overlay of high density piping for power stations.
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Green energy solutions company AmberGreen Energy expands to offer customers across the UK biomass solutions as well as solar pv.
The team had AmberGreen have launched AmberGlow – a heating solution which can be used in homes or commercial business premises in Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales. The team are currently taking order on this newly launched product.
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Niddocks, based in the South West of England, announces a strategic agreement with Google to become a Google Analytics™ Certified Partner.
The company offers clients a variety of services to help clients make the most out of Google Analytics, including web measurement planning, advanced feature implementations, media analysis and consulting, website optimization, and more.
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Tourism Ireland and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) give full backing to a new experiential tourism body.
Activity Breaks UK urges families from the region to staycate and encourages tourists to use the online platform as a means to explore the activity adventures provided by activity providers right across the province.
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A Farm Quality Assured company is urging farmers in Northern Ireland to ensure they are feeding their cows the right mix to gain maximum efficiency.
Hyde Farm Feeds are carefully formulated, using only the highest quality raw materials and designed to meet the requirements of today’s high performance ruminant animals. Hyde Farm Feeds are manufactures of Calf, Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Goat and Horse feeds.
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Markethill High School is one of 11 schools in Northern Ireland which has successfully broken the link between social disadvantage and educational attainment.
The school’s principal, James Maxwell, joined the Education Minister John O’Dowd at a special reception in Newry for the 11 schools highlighted as examples of good practice in an Education and Training Inspectorate (ETI). The recognition by the Minister reflects the hard work carried out.
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Green Future NI built Northern Ireland’s first zero carbon house which was accredited by the governments, North and South of Ireland.
Since its official opening hoards of visitors have come to see how renewable technologies work together to create a home which is sustainable and only costs £300 per year to heat and light. The house in Co Armagh has been visited by politicians including Mark Durkan, Environment Minister.
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It’s not every day a UK Minister picks up a story and talks about it in the House of Commons but this is exactly what happened with one of ours.
Minister Ed Vaizey was being quizzed by MPs on the status of broadband speeds in the UK. The Minister referred to our story stating he had read about Niddocks in Cornwall who said broadband speeds in Cornwall and faster than in the Silicon Valley. The story gained widespread coverage in print, on broadcast and on digital.
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