Did you know: ‘Cúl Trá-il’ is derived from the Irish place name for Cultra (Baile Chúl Trá)?
This self-guided, educational trail at Ulster Folk Museum allows visitors to explore the rich and diverse language traditions associated with Irish-English, Irish and Ulster Scots. As you tour, you’ll get to explore the story of the Irish language through the places and people of the Ulster Folk Museum. The trail has been titled Cúl Trá-il, with its meaning derived from the Irish place name for Cultra (Baile Chúl Trá).
This is the first part of our wider ‘Languages of Ulster’ project, with research currently underway to introduce an Ulster Scots trail that celebrates local languages and culture as the next part. Choose to enjoy the trail using an illustrated map, which can be requested at admissions.
R.E.A.C.H Across will hold a training day to update their current accredited courses to include modules such as politics, cultural diversity, gender and human rights.
R.E.A.C.H Across is a cross community youth organisation for young people in the North-West Region of Northern Ireland.
The organisation creates, develops and provides a structured programme of activities and events that promote cross-community contact amongst young people.
For more info please email Barney McGuigan: Reach_across@hotmail.com
Foyle Deaf Association are hosting an open day which will highlight the different projects and services they deliver, whilst providing taster sessions in Irish Sign Language and British Sign Language.
Founded in 2009, the Foyle Deaf Association has been operating continually for the past 12 years. Set up as a social and sign language organisation, we are proud to deliver quality services and projects to our Deaf and hearing members.
For more info please email Foyledeaf.info@gmail.com
Allstate NI is hosting a healthy behaviours online workshop on the 26th September.
This will be led by a dietitian from Business In The Community (BITC) and will explore the 4 pillars of health and how they are interconnected.
It will look at the difference between micro and macro stress, the science behind our behaviours and how to create healthy habits and also how to find the balance between work and home life.
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council are the first council in Northern Ireland, in developing a series of videos for newcomer communities to our Borough.
The Community Development & Good Relations team have been working with The Law Centre to produce a total of 32 videos in 12 different languages, including English, which provide advice around public recourse/funds.
For anyone coming to the Borough who may not speak English but require access to support services this can be a very daunting and difficult time.
The Council are leading the way in this bespoke series of videos to ensure everyone has an immediate understanding of what their entitlements are in respect to health services, education, housing and benefits.
Find out more and access Partition — A Journey Through the Archives, a new graphic novel from Nerve Centre’s Creative Centenaries project which will be officially launched during Good Relations Week.
This is a Key Stage 3 curriculum linked resource that looks at some of the events up to and surrounding the partition of Ireland and the formation of two new states and explores the role that multiple people played in those events.
The story uses archive collections from institutions across the island of Ireland, including Ulster Museum, Public Record Office of Northern Ireland and the National Library of Ireland, as a means of exploring our past and showing its complexity. The story is supported by suggested creative educational tasks that can be used in the classroom.
Partition — A Journey Through the Archives, has been developed by the Creative Centenaries project which produces innovative resources around the Decade of Centenaries and important historical events. The new resource has been funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Shared History project.
Further graphic novels highlighting the roles of real people and stories from throughout the 1912 – 1922 period are available to access for free from www.creativecentenaries.org/resources
The JPD Menu provides schools/partnerships across Northern Ireland with details of the programmes which have been delivered across Nursery, Special, Primary and Post Primary Shared Education Clusters.
JPD Programmes focus on Leadership & Management, Curriculum Development or Teaching & Learning.
An outline of each programme has also been included which provides the reader with a brief insight into the work undertaken.
This programme has been developed to support teachers in Shared Education partnerships.
It will allow them to:
- explore their understanding of sensitive and controversial issues
- consider why and how they should teach them
- consider and find solutions to the challenges his may bring
This programme includes:
- CCEA resources on Teaching Controversial Issues.
- Tackling Controversial Issues in the Citizenship Classroom
(published by the CDVEC Curriculum Development Unit)
Please see programme below:
Shared Education – Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Issues (google.com)
This programme has been developed to support teachers in Shared Education partnerships.
It will allow them to:
- explore their understanding of sensitive and controversial issues
- consider why and how they should teach them
- consider and find solutions to the challenges his may bring
This programme includes:
- CCEA resources on Teaching Controversial Issues.
- Tackling Controversial Issues in the Citizenship Classroom
(published by the CDVEC Curriculum Development Unit)
Please see programme below:
Shared Education – Teaching Sensitive and Controversial Issues (google.com)
The Pupil Pathway can be used by Shared Education Partnerships to:
- Provide pre-school and school leaders with a clear
overview of the Shared Education journey, which can
then be embedded within the Pre-School/School
Development Plan;
- Guide Shared Education leaders/coordinators in the
development of annual action plans within the
partnership;
- Support practitioners in the planning, implementing,
monitoring and evaluation of Shared Education.
To access the pupil pathway document, use the link below.
A_Pupil_Pathway_Shared_Education.pdf – Google Drive