castlewellan education
Belfast
About us September 2016 saw the creation of a new advocacy body for almost half
of all schools in Northern Ireland, the Controlled Schools’ Support Council
(CSSC). It is the first time, in over thirty years, that the sector has a
representative voice. The need for CSSC has been made abundantly clear, with 96%
of controlled schools opting-in to register with the Council. The launch of CSSC
was the culmination of almost five years of work by a 10-person working group
comprising serving and ex-Principals and members of the Transferor
Representatives' Council. This work is now to be taken forward by the first
Board of Directors, elected at the inaugural AGM on 8 March 2017. Council works
on behalf of schools and the wider controlled education sector to enhance the
quality of education provision.