PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Latest News

7 July 2026

Pupils from Richmond Primary School, St Malachy’s Primary School and St Mary’s Primary School in Ballygawley have come together through the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE Shared Education programme to explore digital literacy, creativity and friendship.

7 July 2026

Two school partnerships rounded off the academic year with celebration, laughter and teamwork, as pupils came together for special end-of-year events designed to mark the friendships and connections built throughout the year.

25 June 2026

Primary 7 pupils from Cloughmills Primary School, Lislagan Primary School and St Joseph’s Primary School, Dunloy, came together recently for a memorable shared education trip to Ballycastle as part of the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE project.

25 June 2026

Pupils from Jones Memorial Primary School and Holy Trinity Primary School came together for a joyful end-of-term celebration marking the success of their Shared Education journey through the PEACEPLUS ASPIRE project.

25 June 2026

Pupils from Nettlefield Primary School and St Matthew’s Primary School have celebrated another successful year of learning, friendship and collaboration through their Shared Education partnership.

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.

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.

12 May 2026

Partnerships from pre-school, primary and post-primary settings delivered insightful and impactful presentations to educators attending the PEACEPLUS Festival of Learning event, held in Millennium Forum, Derry – Londonderry, on Wednesday, 29 April 2026.

7 May 2026

The cross-border partnership between St Columba’s College Stranorlar and Strabane Academy is a blueprint for shared education in action.

5 May 2026

Students from Deele College and the Royal and Prior Comprehensive School recently met President Catherine Connolly during her visit to Derry - Londonderry.

5 May 2026

Recently, the Léargas PEACEPLUS ASPIRE team joined an inspiring shared‑education session with the mixed‑ethos partnership of Glebe National School and Scoil Aodh Rua agus Nuala in Donegal Town.

5 May 2026

The partnership between two Donegal schools, Gaelscoil na gCeithre Maistrí and Scoil Naomh Chaitríona, puts cultural diversity and inclusion at the centre of their PEACEPLUS ASPIRE project.