News

24 June 2026

Killyleagh Primary School and St Mary’s Primary School Killyleagh are celebrating the continued success of their PEACEPLUS ASPIRE partnership, a long-standing collaboration that has brought pupils and staff together through shared learning, friendship and inclusion.

24 June 2026

Carr Primary School and Millennium Integrated Primary School have celebrated another successful chapter in their well-established Shared Education partnership, with pupils coming together for a series of engaging activities at the Loch Moss Centre as part of the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE project.

24 June 2026

Primary 6 and 7 pupils from St Francis Primary School, Drumaroad, and Spa Primary School have enjoyed a vibrant Shared Education programme during the 2025/2026 academic year, exploring the theme Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing.

24 June 2026

Fact file on the Local IMPACT Teams.

22 June 2026

The PEACEPLUS ASPIRE project is continuing to create meaningful opportunities for children and young people throughout year two by promoting peace, inclusion and respect across communities.

22 June 2026

P5 and P6 pupils from Bushmills Primary School and Carnalridge Primary School celebrated a year of creativity, friendship and shared learning at their Causeway Stories celebration event, held as part of the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Shared Education Programme.

22 June 2026

Pupils from St Patrick’s and St Joseph’s Primary School and Garvagh Primary School braved persistent rain to take part in a sponsored walk in support of red squirrels in Gortnamoyagh and Garvagh forests.

22 June 2026

St Paul’s Primary School, Ahoghill and Kirkinriola Primary School have celebrated the end of a remarkable ten-year partnership, as St Paul’s prepares to close its doors for the final time in June 2026.

22 June 2026

Teachers from across Northern Ireland recently participated in a two-day professional learning programme, The Holocaust as a Starting Point, delivered at Crumlin Road Gaol, Belfast, in partnership with the Mémorial de la Shoah, Paris, alongside the Education Authority and the History Teachers Association of Northern Ireland.

22 June 2026

Pupils from Lecale Trinity Grammar School and Down High School have strengthened friendships, teamwork and shared understanding through a recent PEACEPLUS ASPIRE residential at Lorne House.

22 June 2026

Two Bangor primary schools are continuing to strengthen their long-standing Shared Education partnership, bringing pupils together to learn, play and build friendships across the local community.

18 June 2026

Little Oaks EOTAS in Derry, a core component of the Local IMPACT Team (LIT) model of support, received a visit from the Education Minister Paul Givan, this week.

18 June 2026

Five talented young people from across Northern Ireland have been named as winners of the Education Authority's 'Drawn to Equality' youth artwork competition, with their creations set to feature in the EA's next Equality Action Plan.

17 June 2026

Fact file on the maintenance of the schools estate.

16 June 2026

EA’s Arlene Kee, Director of Youth Service, has been awarded an OBE for services to young people in the King’s Birthday Honours, which were announced on Friday 12 June.

16 June 2026

Congratulations to education sector colleagues recognised for services to Education and Young People on the King's Birthday Honours List 2026.

11 June 2026

Education Authority chief executive Richard Pengelly has thanked youth workers and youth organisations across NI for their work over recent days.

11 June 2026

Letter to Schools providing information and support following recent disturbances.

10 June 2026

Three Governor Networks for Chairpersons of Controlled Schools have recently taken place, building on the strong engagement and positive feedback from events held earlier this year.

10 June 2026

EA is grateful to all schools and youth organisations for their support to children and young people at this time.