The Education Minister, John O’Dowd, was guest speaker at the Northern Conference of INTO in Limavady last week where over 200 delegates gathered.
On Thursday, INTO will reveal whether enough votes have been cast by its members to take industrial action over the region’s education system which INTO representatives have referred to as ‘dysfunctional’. INTO says enough is enough. Here’s the full story:
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Markethill High School has been ranked by the Irish News as one of the top three Controlled non selective schools in Northern Ireland in this year’s annual listings
The school, which offers pupils 27 GCSE subjects in-house, offers one of the strongest and broadest curricula for its pupils in the whole of Co Armagh. This year the school celebrated its highest ever pass rates in GSCE English, currently sitting at 19 per cent above the NI average.
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For over two years Markethill High School have been campaigning for a new build school and sixth form provision.
At the school’s recent prize night the chairman of the Board of Governors told the audience of parents, pupils and stakeholders that he and the staff are confident the SELB will reach the right decision for the development of post-16 education for the non-selective Controlled Sector in the Markethill area.
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Education PR is so important because there are a number of audiences to satisfy. Our communications have been tailored for students, parents, teachers, schools, the board of governors, traders, politicians, staff and more.
We have been leading a media campaign for Markethill High School since September 2012 – a campaign which continues to build momentum. Here’s what Principal James Maxwell has to say.
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Markethill High School is going from strength to strength and the appointment of James McCoy as new Vice Principal, will strengthen its position even more.
The school, which is campaigning for a new build school and sixth form provision, welcomes Mr McCoy to join the team who will help lead the school to continued growth and success.
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Achievements and standards, leadership and management, provision of education and the strong role in which the school plays in the community are aspects highlighted in the recent ETI Report.
Markethill High School is a school where pupils ‘Believe To Achieve’ so standards of education continue to get higher year on year. The school is campaigning for a new build school and sixth form provision as it celebrates the ETI Report findings.
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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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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.
Read Full Story » Statistics published by the Department of Education show Markethill High School has officially topped the new Annual Area Profiles as the best non-selective Controlled school in Northern Ireland.
Markethill High School is campaigning for a new build school and sixth form provision. The school is one where pupils ‘Believe To Achieve’. The figures show the strength of rural, sustainable schools.
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Armagh City and District Council announce it is to extend its partnership with Markethill High School by continuing its support for the community sport and leisure initiative which promotes health and well being for the entire community.
The Recreation Centre has been hugely successful so far with both the school staff and pupils using the facility but also the wider community who come to the school in the evenings with their family members in order to get fit.
Read Full Story » The Markethill community are pushing for decisions to be made on the future of education at Markethill High School.
The chairman of the Board of Governors said it’s time decisions were made and he anticipates the right decisions being made by the SELB and the Education Minister in relation to sixth form provision and a new build school on its current site on Mowhan Road.
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The Royal School Armagh, St Patrick’s Grammar, City of Armagh School and St Brigid’s High School have been praised by Markethill HIgh School for working together to reach a solution for their pupils.
Chairman of the Board of Governors, Willie Johnston, says he applauds their efforts to find a solution to the problem in Armagh city. He said he anticipates they will come up with a solution.
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Northern Ireland’s Young Entrepreneur of the Future 2012, Laura Marshall, joined a star studded panel as a guest speaker at the prestigious Young Enterprise NI Awards 2013.
The awards, which were supported by Ulster Business School, the University of Ulster and Ernst & Young, prepare young people in Northern Ireland for the world of business and recognise their achievements.
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The 2012 Annual Examination Results released by the Department of Education have been compiled into league tables by the Belfast Telegraph.
The Belfast Telegraph analyse the results by putting all schools into an order of how well they perform at GCSE level. The results have found Markethill High School is ranked in NI’s top five best non selective controlled schools at GCSE. The ranking is a significant achievement.
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