EVEN by Covid standards, it’s been a bit of a white-knuckle ride on the roller-coaster of life these past few weeks, and as if an emergency appeal by the South West Acute Hospital for off-duty staff to come in wasn’t enough, we have the whole ‘hokey-cokey’ of disrupted learning, exams and assessments starting to brew up – something that every pupil, parent and teacher is fully aware of. Starting first with the transfer test, let’s look at what we have. Currently, there are two companies or consortia who run it, and Northern Ireland being as it is, each serves mainly, but by no means exclusively, one side each of our sadly still-polarised community. The ‘Post Primary Transfer Consortium’ that runs the GL exams, and represents 33 schools including St. Michael’s College and Mount Lourdes Grammar School, has already announced they it not be running any transfer examinations, and the responsibility falls on schools to decide how. This will not be published yet, so it�
Students bring spirit of Christmas with carol service Posted: 2:13 pm December 18, 2020
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THIS year due to COVID-19 restrictions Eniskillen Royal Grammar School is not able to join together in the beautiful surroundings of St Macartin’s Cathedral with the wider community for its annual Carol Services.
The school wanted to find an alternative way of sharing the Christmas message, in a Virtual Carol Service.
This brought together the traditional Christmas readings, along with some traditional Christmas music, led by a socially distanced brass and woodwind ensemble, filmed in Portora Castle adjacent to our Lough Shore Site.
As one Year 13 pupil commented, “It was really enjoyable to see everyone again and get playing together. It made me realise how much I’ve missed school ensembles and band and I really hope we can get back together soon.”