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Having opened his weeklong tour of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s (PCI) Presbytery of South Belfast at Lowe Memorial Presbyterian in Finaghy on Sunday – where he worshipped with his family from the 1970s – PCI’s Moderator, Right Reverend Dr Richard Murray, paid a visit to Fane Street Primary School, where, by coincidently, his late mother […]
Churches should be prepared to celebrate the distinctiveness of the schools in which they have a role and actively promote them for the value they bring, Church of Ireland bishop Ian Ellis has remarked while reflecting on this vital area of outreach and influence in local community life. Bishop Ellis was speaking in the course […]
The Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Right Reverend Dr Richard Murray, has praised the work of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) sector, and expressed the Churches’ ‘great appreciation for the dedicated and compassionate way that staff provide such a vital service for some of the most vulnerable in our society…” adding, ‘especially […]
With the school year drawing to a close and with Boards of Governors being reconstituted in schools across Northern Ireland, the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI), the Right Reverend Dr Sam Mawhinney, has written to retiring transferor governors to thank them for their ‘hard work and perseverance’ saying that while it has […]
In response to a request for comment from the News Letter, on the National Secular Society’s survey on collective worship in England, Dr Andy Brown, Chair of the Transferor Representatives’ Council (TRC), said: “This survey by the National Secular Society is drawn from responses from teachers in England, which has, in the main, a very […]
Having intervened last year in the appeal hearing with regards to Justice Colton’s decision in respect of JR87 on the delivery of Religious Education and provision of Collective Worship in primary schools in Northern Ireland, Dr Andy Brown, Chair of the Transferor Representatives’ Council (TRC), said today, “The Court of Appeal Judgement is detailed and […]
“The two constants in any community, no matter how small, are the local church and the local school,” Dr Andy Brown noted as he opened the first in a series of Preparing for Reconstitution events for clergy, school governors and church members held just after Easter. The Transferor Representatives’ Council’s roadshow, in Lisburn, Coleraine and […]
Clergy and members of local Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations are invited to take part in a series of events, in early April, to discuss the role of the Church and local schools. The three Churches in Schools events are organised by the Transferor Representatives’ Council. Each will be an opportunity to share […]
The Transferor Representatives’ Council recently met with Northern Ireland’s Education Minister, Paul Givan MLA, to discuss a range of challenges and opportunities facing schools as the new Executive begins its work. Pictured with Minister Givan are, from left, TRC representatives Dr Anita Gracie, Dr Rebecca Stevenson, Dr Andrew Brown (Chair), and Dr Peter Hamill (Secretary).
The Transferor Representatives’ Council has welcomed the publication today of the report of the Independent Review of Education in Northern Ireland. The Council’s Chairman, Dr Andrew Brown, said: “The TRC welcomes the publication of this important report and will consider its recommendations over the coming weeks. “Every child and young person living in Northern Ireland […]
