Huge congratulations to Mrs Montgomery and Miss Keays who were worthy recipients of awards at the Families First Education Awards Ceremony last Friday evening in the Titanic Centre. We are very proud of all the hard-working staff in our College, and it's very special when parents and others acknowledge these efforts.
If you are in receipt of one of the following, you will need to upload a Proof of Benefit letter when applying for Free School Meals and Uniform Allowance for the 2024/25 academic year:
➡️ Income Support
➡️ Income Based Jobseeker’s Allowance
➡️ Income Related Employment and Support Allowance
➡️ Guarantee Element of State Pension Credit
To be ready for when applications open on the EA Connect portal on 18 June, you can request a Proof of Benefit letter now, by clicking here. It will take at least five days to be sent to you.
If you receive Tax Credits or Universal Credit, you do not need the Proof of Benefit Letter. However, you will still need to upload evidence of these benefits when you apply.
More information on eligibility and supporting documentation can be found at www.eani.org.uk/fsm
The Technology Department took a group of 23 Year 10 and Year 11 pupils to the CITB NI Construction Careers Bootcamp on Tuesday 4th June 2024.
The trip offered an opportunity to delve deeper into the world of construction careers. Pupils explored the diverse roles and pathways within the industry and engaged in hands-on construction job sampling activities in Joinery, Brickwork, Painting & Decorating and Wall & Floor Tiling.
OPEN EVENING
Your students and your wider school community would be very welcome to come and view our facilities, meet our tutors and chat to support services teams at the SERC Open Evening on Thursday 6 June.
We'd be delighted to see you between 5pm and 8pm at our Bangor, Downpatrick, Lisburn and Newtownards Campuses, where you can explore our full range of full-time and part-time courses.
Many of these courses may be of interest to parents who are looking for part-time opportunities to gain qualifications, progress their career or develop a hobby, so please share the information with your parent body if you can.
Prospective applicants can find out more and register their interest here
Please see attached poster for a Neuro Café taking place on Thursday 6th June 2024 in Newtownards. It is aimed at all parents and carers of children who have a diagnosis, or are awaiting assessment/diagnosis, of ASD or ADHD.
All schools have been contacted recently by the National Crime Agency and Education Authority Child Protection Support Services, and encouraged to share with parents some information around the rise in reporting of financially motivated sexual extortion within the UK (a type of online blackmail often known in the media as ‘sextortion’). This type of crime involves an adult threatening to release nude or semi-nude images and/or videos of a young person, unless they meet a financial demand. Anyone, of any age or gender, can be targets, however a large portion of cases in the UK have involved male victims aged 14-18.
Parents/Guardians are encouraged to have frequent and open conversations with your child about staying safe online and the importance of using privacy settings on their accounts to restrict who can contact them.
If you are made aware this is happening to your child, the advice is:
The following resources may be helpful:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/a-parents-guide-to-privacy-settings
https://onlinesafetyhub.safeguardingni.org/sharing-nudes-and-semi-nudes
Applications for 2024/25 for parents applying on behalf of their child for transport assistance to Primary or Post-Primary School are now available on EA Connect.
Please note if you already avail of home to school transport and have not moved home or changed schools then you do not need to reapply.
Apply here: EA SCHOOL TRANSPORT
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The Department of Health has launched a new bereavement support website for Northern Ireland. ‘Bereaved NI’ can be accessed at https://bereaved.hscni.net/ and provides a range of accessible resources for people who are experiencing bereavement to ensure that they have information and support for each stage of their bereavement journey. |
Code Clock is a two action-packed weeks in July and August delving into the world programming.
If interested, please speak with Mrs Nelson or Mr McKee.
Congratulations to Kyle and Harry (Year 11) who were part of a victorious three-man FIFA team for their Boys' Brigade Company (2nd Comber).
This year, Nendrum College entered the NICMAC dance competition and our 5 competitors did not disappoint!