Castle Tower join Braidside School in a Water sports Activity

In June, Castle Tower pupils joined Braidside School in a Water Sports Acidity day in Coleraine. This was funded through Extended Schools and was a great success. The event was held over 3 days and all the staff and pupils can’t wait until next year when we can, hopefully, go again! Thanks to Rob and […]

POST 16 Graduation

For the first time in Castle Tower a formal graduation ceremony was held for the leavers in Post 16 pupils. It was a fantastic success and the young adults of Class of 2017 were amazing. They talked of their  memories and their favourite times at school. It was such a happy, joyous event, and the staff in Post […]

Rotary Club Fun Day Out

 Pupils from Castle Tower had a great fun day out courtesy of the Rotary Club. They went to see ‘Baby Boss’ and then onto the leisure centre for lunch. As you can see everyone had a great time. Thank you very much to the Rotary Club for their generosity and for thinking of us.  

Art Project with Sandalford Special School

Last month our annual art link with the Swifts Class in Sandalford continued with selected pupils from Dunfane Campus meeting up with The Swifts at the Giant’s Causeway to look at the rock formations and get to know one another. Day 2 saw the Swifts along with their teacher Miss O Connor and LSA Karen, […]

Transition 10

This years’ Transition 10 programme saw our Year 10 pupils along with Mr Fitzpatrick and Mrs O Connor visit a wide range of industries to learn about the world of work. Among the places included were Tesco, Norbev, Mc Atamney’s Meat Processing Plant, Big Al’s Pizza and The Merchant Fish Restaurant. The pupils learnt a […]

Secondary Departments Sports Day

We held a fantastic final sports day at the Fry’s Road Site on May 31st. Thank you to all our parents, carers and friends who came along to support. The pupils all tried very hard and there was a great competitive spirit to the whole event. Mr Murphy as always had everything organised to perfection and […]

Parent Training Courses

  The following courses are scheduled for parents and will take place at the Dunfane Campus. Claire Smyton, Learning Support Centre Manager and Specialist Teacher for Autism at the Middletown Centre for Autism will teach the courses. ‘Autism and Life skills’ on Thursday 1st June from 11 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.         and ‘Autism and anxiety’ […]

All Stars “Shine” Celebration

Well done to 8A on completing a ten week programme designed by Barnardo’s Northern Ireland in partnership with Mencap to prevent young people engaging in behaviours that will put their health and wellbeing at risk. On Friday 19th May 8A were joined by their parents and co-ordinators Laura and Christine from Barnardo’s to celebrate their […]

Year 12 Work Experience at Acceptable Enterprises in Larne

Six pupils from our current Year 12 group have had the opportunity to complete a day per week work placement with Acceptable Enterprises Ltd (Larne) and they have been given the chance to gain hands on training in a wide variety of areas.  This allows the pupils to mix with current clients and work in […]

Class 4 Studying the Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Class 4 have been learning about the lifecycle of the caterpillar. We have been enjoying the story of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. We have made lots of different caterpillar crafts in Art. In cookery we made caterpillars using apples, cheese and strawberry laces! Last week we had a tasting session to try the foods the […]