Education

  The Belfast Met Student Funding Office has affiliated with Barclays to bring a funding opportunity to their FE students that have dependent children.  Please see below a message from Barclays regarding this new fund.   Introduction An increasing number of families are facing financial challenges, more than ever before. For families on a low income, these increasing costs at …

1.Text a Nurse Service Text-A-Nurse is now available for parents, carers and school staff. Links to resources below Text-A-Nurse – parents, carers and school staff | HSC Public Health Agency (hscni.net) Text A Nurse 11-19 year olds Text-a-Nurse | HSC Public Health Agency (hscni.net) 2. Autumn events Mid Ulster Please see the MUDC Events Flyer: 3. Tackling Textile Grant just …

The Department of Education has today published its new Corporate Plan, Every CHILD, which is available to view on the Department’s website at Corporate and business planning | Department of Education (education-ni.gov.uk). The Department’s Vision that “Every child and young person is happy, learning and succeeding,” Every CHILD puts children and young people at the heart of its priorities for …

  The Family Action Fund is a charity that the college affiliates with to enable our students that currently hold Asylum Seeker status and who are studying in Further Education to apply for a small grant of up to £250 to aid them with their studies. As per criteria set by Family Action, the applicant must meet the below:  Be …

The Digital Poverty Alliance are now accepting applications from Northern Ireland for laptops for children aged 4-16. All applicants must, with consent, provide details of a ‘Verifier” who works professionally with your child. Please read the full Terms & Conditions before applying. Applications can be made via the following link : https://digitalpovertyalliance.org/tech4families/

  19 primary school teachers from across Northern Ireland have completed Healthy Places, Healthy Children training with Belfast Healthy Cities. The programme supports the Key Stage 2 curriculum and tips on how use the resource to gain support for projects to improve the school area.   Might also be really useful in after-school and out-of- school programmes. To find out more …

Please see below the updated list of community-based English language classes in Belfast and surrounding areas – April 2023. UPDATED – English class ESOL list – 22 April 2023

RELATE NI are delighted to share with you their new rebrand –  New posters and trailer video for the RSE programme for 15-16 year olds.  Please feel free to share widely amongst your networks – posters attached and trailer at link below. https://www.relateni.org/relateni-services/relationships-sexuality-education/ If you have any further queries or questions, please contact: Kellie O’Dowd Development Manager – Relate NI T:   028 …

The Open University (OU) has launched a new free online course for people housing, caring for or working with Ukrainians in the UK. The course focuses on Ukrainian culture and language and has been developed specifically for UK residents hosting refugees, and service providers working with people who have arrived from Ukraine. Providing an insight into Ukrainian language, food, housing, and …