Castlewellan Education

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.