Independent living skills in action! Today we learned how to make a simple meal at home by cooking sweet potato soup from scratch. So, sit back and get them cooking over the Bank Holiday weekend!

As well as our relay teams in the Belfast Marathon, some of our classes also took part in their own mini marathons this week during Health and Fitness classes. Well done to 8LB, 8SG, 9CF and 12JA!

Well done to all our Students of the Month for April. They enjoyed their time out in our sanctuary garden receiving their certificates and treats.

We wish our Young Enterprise team, ‘Where’s Ma Keys?’, good luck at the awards ceremony which is taking place in the City Hall tonight. They have worked very hard and we are all very proud of them. We hope they enjoy this very special evening. And the evening just got even better! Not only did the team win the NI Company of the Year, but they have also gone and won Best in the UK for their presentation! Such a fantastic night of awards! We are so thrilled and proud of our s

Yesterday, saw our Key Stage 4 & Post 16 students completing the 'Who's Choosing' workshop with the visiting Love for Life agency. Students learned skills to help them stay safe, build healthy relationships, consider consent, and to develop resilience. A great time was had by all with some valuable RSE skills and knowledge being developed. Well done to all who attended the workshops for your maturity and enthusiasm. Thank you to #love4life for coming

Today saw our junior cross country teams compete in the interschools cross country championships at Beechlawn School in Hillsborough. A lovely sunny day saw around 100 students competing from 7 schools. In the girls event, Caitlin led the way, coming 7th overall - very impressive as a Year 8 competing against Year 10s! In the boys event Archie, Lucas and Alfie all came in the top 20 in a field of nearly 70 - a very good return. Most pleasing was the overall team results wh

Today, we had a visit from Love for Life who delivered RSE programmes called 'Access All Areas' and 'All Sorts' to our Key Stage 3 & 4 students. The workshops covered healthy relationships, staying safe online, puberty and hygiene, as well as many other topics. The students engaged superbly and really enjoyed the sessions!

Laughter plays such an important role in supporting our wellbeing, and here in Park School we love to celebrate moments that bring joy and confidence to our students. Recently, we ran a joke‑writing competition as part of our wellbeing activities, and we are incredibly proud to share that Ella in Year 12 has made it through to the final of the Northern Ireland Voice Box Awards. Ella has been invited to Stormont to tell her joke in front of MLAs, teachers and guests, which i

Moe, from LMC, was in on Wednesday for a cooking demonstration with 9CF and 9MS. The students were shown how to cook an Italian beef pasta dish. We would like to thank Moe for taking the time to come in and demonstrate the cooking process to the students.

On Sunday 3rd May, our staff have two relay teams entered the Belfast City Marathon. They are running to raise funds for the work of our school. The volunteers have been training hard and are looking forward to race day! Please show your support by donating through the link in the ParentMail notification sent today.