Ellie-Mae Kerr and Jokin' Joe competing for Ballyclare Secondary in the Inter-Schools show jumping league held by Ballymoney High School. Well Done Ellie-Mae!

Nibras Ouhtit (9O) travelled to Amsterdam with his team, St Mary's FC, to compete in the Euro Sporting Holland Cup. There were over 300 teams from multiple European countries in a wide range of age groups. Nibras and his team came third. Well Done!

We are delighted to see one of our past pupils, Jason Walker, being presented with the Motor Vehicle Apprentice of the Year Award by Workforce Training Services. Well done Jason, keep learning!

Applications for Free School Meals and Uniform Allowance for the upcoming academic year are now open! Click here to apply

Please note, as well as new applicants, parents/guardians of children who are already in receipt of Free School Meals and Uniform Allowance will need to apply again for the 2024/25 school year.

If you don’t already have an EA Connect account, you will need to set one up. This is quick and easy to do, and there is lots of helpful information available on www.eani.org.uk/fsm to show you how.

You will also find details on eligibility and the supporting documentation you will need to upload when making your application.

Any pupil who has loaned an ICT device from school needs to return it to the ICT Technicians by Friday 21st June at 3pm. The devices need to be returned with the charger and laptop bag provided at the time of the loan. Pupils need to physically hand the device to an ICT Technician who will check it and then get them to sign a form to indicate they have returned it. Please do not just leave it in the room.

We were delighted to attend the Take 5 celebration event held by the NHSCT and even more delighted to receive our Level 2 Take 5 Award!

This award recognises all we have done this academic year to move forward in our approach to emotional health and wellbeing in our school community.

We look forward to developing this approach in 2024/25 and working towards our Level 3 award.

Thanks to the team at NHSCT and EA for their continued support in this area of work.

Due to popular demand, further courses have been released

Understanding Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA)
Thursday 20th June
6-9pm
Free online course via zoom

Understanding Autism
Tuesday 25th June
6-9pm
Free online course via zoom

Following a very enjoyable evening we are delighted to share our success at the Families First Awards 2024 with Ms Miniss receiving a Special Award for 20 years Service and the whole School receiving the award of Highly Commended in the 'School of the Year - North Region' category.

We love to hear of all the places, jobs and even countries where past pupils find themselves. One past pupil, Kofi Balmer, having completed his A Levels at BSS embarked on a professional football career. He has just been snapped up by Motherwell FC for the incoming season. Well Done Kofi!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/c3ggzddp7p2o