Latest Edition of SHOUT UNION
Our June Edition is now live – packed with stories, updates and insights from across Northern Ireland.
We’re delighted to share the latest edition of our digital publication, SHOUT UNION. This issue highlights the dedication, creativity and resilience of our teaching community. More than a newsletter, SHOUT UNION is a platform where we amplify members’ voices, celebrate achievements and keep you informed about the key issues shaping education across Northern Ireland.
Inside, you’ll find interactive content, features from schools across the region, and contributions from members, partners and organisations who support and strengthen our profession.
In this edition, you’ll find:
- A farewell message from Ex-President Janice Mullan, reflecting on a busy year in office and looking ahead to the summer break.
- A Voice for the Vulnerable – new President Jon Bleakney on three decades teaching Northern Ireland’s most at-risk young people, and his mission to put care-experienced pupils at the top of the agenda.
- Workload Review: Progress Is Possible – Larry Flanagan, former EIS General Secretary and Teachers’ Panel nominee on the Independent Review of Teacher Workload, brings a Scottish perspective to the challenge here.
- A word from the General Secretary, Jacquie White, on the Heads of Agreement, the Independent Panel’s report and the ballots now underway.
- Full coverage of our 106th Annual Conference under the theme ‘Teaching Today, Inspiring Tomorrow’ – including the installation of the new President and Vice-President, key debates, and the spellbinding Macosquin Primary School choir.
- Northern Ireland at the Global Teaching Summit – representing the NI Teachers’ Council at the ISTP in Tallinn, Estonia.
- AI in the Classroom – supporting teachers, not replacing them: a balanced look at workload benefits alongside the ethical, environmental and safeguarding considerations.
- Breaking Poverty’s Cycle in Kenya – how Jengana is transforming young lives, and the NI pupils and staff travelling out to volunteer this July.
- The People’s Champ – a new Blue Plaque honours Alexander Bowman, founding secretary of the Belfast Trades Council.
- 200 Years at Culcrow PS and Bonjour, Paris! from Hardy Memorial Primary School, Richhill.
- Features from schools across Northern Ireland, including Dungannon PS’s Farm to Fork project, Ballymoney Model’s ninth Green Flag, Victoria College’s Ovar-Dressed Day and the Riverside conference on restorative practice.
- Coverage of May Day in Belfast, Workers’ Memorial Day, joint INTO/NEU/UTU training on supporting autistic colleagues, and the winners of our members’ and pupils’ art competitions.
…plus much more from across our union, our schools and the members we proudly represent.