Charles Dickens biographer Claire Tomalin says children are not being taught to read with the attention span necessary to appreciate the novelist's works.
Shadow Education Secretary Stephen Twigg says Labour made a mistake in not putting enough emphasis on the 50% of young people who do not plan to go to university.
The more young people come into contact with employers the less likely they are to drop out of school and become unemployed, research suggests.
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St Patrick’s High School Annual Open Night was a huge success. The school was crammed with excited, eager, energized Primary 7 pupils. After a welcoming address from Ms McGuckian they had an extensive...
Drama Workshop with actor Stephen Beggs
Belfast actor Stephen Beggs, from the Bruiser Theatre Company visited the school on Tuesday 24th January to host a drama workshop with 908. Stephen’s...
Star’s in Their Eyes….a fun, fantastic, fabulous night for everyone. Pupils and teachers alike took to the stage to imitate the stars from ABBA to Lady GaGa to The Spice Girls. Everyone in...
On Saturday 28th the Golf club members and supporters took part in a fundraising “bag pack” in Sainsburys supermarket, Armagh. The boys and girls, assisted by teachers, parents and caretakers...
Representing St. Patrick's at the Ulster Schools Swimming Gala were:
Seniors: Oisin Young and Michael McGuigan, Intermediate: Niamh Young and Jonathon DeasyJuniors: Peter McGuigan and Orla Young
These...
Day 1 - Saturday: First time we arrived at school with smiles on our forty faces, some of us were that excited we forgot our money (Caolan)!! Roaring and screaming and having the craic. One hour down the...
The Home Economics Department had The LMC (Livestock and Meat Commission) in school on Wednesday for a cookery demo to some of our Year 10 classes.
