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A big thank you to Clodagh McMeel from Queen’s University Belfast for visiting our Year 13 students today to talk about the Pathway Opportunity Programme (POP). Students gained valuable insight into how the programme can support their journey to higher education, while exploring the exciting opportunities available at university. Thank you to Clodagh for taking the time to inspire and guide our students. https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/wpu/Post16Programmes/PathwayOppor

Our new cohort of Year 13 Peer Mentors has successfully completed their training and are ready to begin their volunteering duties. We have 45 exceptionally enthusiastic students participating this year. In addition to this new group, we are very fortunate to have 20 Year 14 Peer Mentors continuing their roles from last year, creating a mentor network of 65 students. To maximise their impact across the school, their responsibilities have been structured around four key pastor

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Team Shima writes: “The Belfast Half Marathon last weekend saw the latest joint endeavour of students and staff. Year 14 students Katelynn, Molly, Olivia and James took to the streets of Belfast alongside Ms Murphy and Mr Scott. Trading contour and cake lines for the finish line, they ran the 13.1-mile challenge around Belfast in support of the British Heart Foundation. We're pleased to report everyone made it from start to finish, with Katelynn and Olivia first to make it to