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‘Artificial Intelligence: Religious Friend or Foe?’

2024 Theological Lecture at Queen’s now available online

This year’s Annual Theological Lecture at Queen’s University Belfast – on the theme of ‘Artificial Intelligence: Religious Friend or Foe?’ – is now available to play back on the Church of Ireland and Methodist Chaplaincy’s YouTube channel.

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Congratulations to Professor Noel Purdy OBE

Colleagues within the Church of Ireland have congratulated Professor Noel Purdy OBE on the acknowledgement of his services to education in the King’s Birthday Honours List.

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Board of Education (NI) Grant Funding Scheme 2024

Closing date: Friday, 31st May

Since 2019, the Board of Education (NI) has been running a funding programme to help parishes create new and innovative ways to develop their relationship/partnership with local schools.

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RE & Collective Worship in Northern Ireland’s controlled primary schools

“The Court of Appeal Judgement is detailed and merits careful consideration. However, we are heartened by the Court’s view that there was no breach of the relevant Protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights.”

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Churches in Schools

‘Preparing for Reconstitution’ events highlight opportunities to serve

“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.

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Your opportunity to discuss Churches in Schools

9th–11th April 2024

Clergy, school governors, and members of local Church of Ireland, Presbyterian and Methodist congregations are invited to three special ‘Churches in Schools’ events next week.

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Transferor representatives meet with Education Minister Paul Givan

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.

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TRC welcomes publication of Independent Review of Education report

The Transferor Representatives’ Council has welcomed the publication today (Wednesday, 13th December) of the report of the Independent Review of Education in Northern Ireland.

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Growing together in Belleek

A garden in the grounds of Belleek Controlled Primary School in County Fermanagh – opened in warmer weather in September! – is one of several projects which have received funding through our small grants programme for parish–school projects in recent years.

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School prayer garden officially opened

A colourful garden featuring sensory plants and a prayer space has been created at Belleek Controlled Primary School involving the entire school community but also the Church of Ireland parishes from the Garrison group.

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