As part of our commitment to improving home/school communication, please find our May Parent/Carer Information Bulletin attached. This will provide important information and dates for the month ahead.
The Education Aurthority (EA) has been notified by Translink that their bus drivers who are members of the Unite and GMB trade unions have voted to take industrial action in relation to a pay offer from Translink. Translink provide the bus services for our school.
Translink are continuing to engage with Trade Unions to avert the action, however, if it does proceed it would result in all Translink bus services being withdrawn from Monday 25th April to Sunday 1st May 2022 and Friday 6th May 2022 (one day).
Please read the letter below for further information.
I would like to remind Parents/Carers that school will finish for this term on Friday 8th April 2022 at 12.05pm. School restarts for the summer term on Monday 25th April 2022.
As part of our commitment to improving home/school communication, please find our April Parent/Carer Information Bulletin attached. This will provide important information and dates for the month ahead.
We’re absolutely delighted to inform our wider school community that today Mrs M McIlveen MLA, Minister of Education has announced that Ballyclare Secondary School is one of only twenty-eight schools to Advance in Planning under the Major Capital Works Programme. These schools will benefit from a capital investment in the region of £794m, with Ballyclare Secondary’s allocation thought to be approximately £30 million.
Please find more details in the letter below.
Major Capital Works Programme March 2022 ParentCarer Letter
Our Year 11 Parent/Carer consultation will take place on Thursday 7th April 2022. We have introduced a new virtual appointment and online booking system through School Cloud. This will allow you to book your own appointments with the specific teachers you wish to speak to. Appointments can be made from 12 Noon on Wednesday 23rd March 2022 until Wednesday 6th April 2022 at 4pm.
Please see the letter below for more information and the School Cloud Parent/Carer User Manual and Parent Guide for booking appointments are also available below.
Our Year 8 Parent/Carer consultation will take place on Thursday 31st March 2022. We have introduced a new virtual appointment and online booking system through School Cloud. This will allow you to book your own appointments with the specific teachers you wish to speak to. Appointments can be made from 12 Noon on Wednesday 16th March 2022 until Wednesday 30th March 2022 at 4pm.
Please see the letter below for more information and the School Cloud Parent/Carer User Manual and Parent Guide for booking appointments are also available below.
Year 8 Parent/Carer Consultation Afternoon Letter 2022
School Cloud Parent Guide for Booking Appointments
Ballyclare Secondary School - School Cloud Parent/Carer User Manual
Following our March Parent/Carer Information Bulletin, this is just a reminder to all Parents/Carers that our pupils are off school on Thursday 17th March 2022 as this is a Staff Development Day.
Unfortunately due to COVID-19, safe levels of staffing cannot be maintained in our school so classes must now be closed to face to face teaching and move to remote learning as detailed below.
Year 8 will access their learning remotely via Google Classroom on Monday 7th March 2022 only.
Year 9 will access their learning remotely via Google Classroom on Tuesday 8th March 2022 only.
Year 10 will access their learning remotely via Google Classroom on Wednesday 9th March 2022 only.
Please find below a letter from the Principal, Mrs. Bell