The beginning of March saw Wellbeing week kick off in BCC! To start the week off our 1st years got the opportunity to try out a new sport – Ultimate Frisbee. This was something new to most students and they enjoyed learning all about the rules of a new, fun sport. All 1st years had...Read More
On Monday 9th March our 3rd year science students visited Dublin Zoo to complete their ecology field study. The students didn’t let the bad weather dampen their spirits too much as they worked through their experiments and then got to have a walk around the Zoo in the afternoon to say hello to all of...Read More
Family life has become a little more complicated now that we have to respond to Covid-19. I am contacting you to let you know Barnardos is here to support parents throughout this challenging time. We have just launched a dedicated telephone and email support service to provide advice to parents on a wide range of issues that may have come up during...Read More
All schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings will remain closed to students until 19 April 2020. The decision has been taken following advice from the NPHET (National Public Health Emergency Team) as part of efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. All young people and children are urged to practice social distancing, and...Read More
Please note that Michele Condra and her team at SCP are available for students linked with School Completion Programme during the closure. Her Team may be contacted at michelecondra@balbriggancc.net or 0861723477 from 9.30 – 4.30pm each day with any concerns that you may have.Read More
200323SecondLevelMgmtBodiesPressReleaseCOVID19Download Press Release on Covid-19 from second-level school management bodies ACCS ETBI JMB The management bodies representing all of the second-level schools in the State have communicated with their schools asking them to forward the message delivered by President Higgins on the importance of social distancing to the parents of students in their schools. President...Read More
Please click below for resources to help parents with Wellbeing for Children and Young People:Covid-19 Wellbeing for Children and Young People CYPSC March 2020 DownloadRead More
In the current climate of uncertainty, the Department of Education and Skills appreciates that students, staff and parents are being affected in various ways by the Covid-19 pandemic. We are equally aware that there are many students and parents in Ireland for whom English/Irish is not their first language. With this in mind, the Department...Read More
Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh TD has today (Thursday 19 March 2020) announced the cancellation of oral and practical performance tests of the state examinations which were originally scheduled to take place from Monday 23 March to Friday 3 April 2020. All students who were due to take these tests will be awarded...Read More
12 March, 2020 STATEMENT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND SKLLS An announcement was made this morning by the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar TD of the closure of schools, pre-schools and further and higher education settings, for a period until 29 March 2020, to support efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. This will take effect...Read More
