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Ulster-Scots Agency Newsletters
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DENI and DEI are pleased to invite Primary, Post Primary and Special Schools to participate in a new pilot creative partnership programme for children and young people, teachers, creative practitioners and school communities. This could be a chance to explore our culture and traditions here (the Irish language, Ulster-Scots, etc) with a partner school and in a cluster, and to work with an artist. This could suit those schools not yet involved in a Shared Education partnership.
Creative Connections will run in two phases;
Phase 1 runs from February to June 2025 and begins with professional learning events for teachers and creative practitioners which are followed by funded in-school residencies where children and young people, teachers and creative practitioners work in creative partnership.
Phase 2 commences in September 2025 and runs to June 2026. During Phase 2 schools form clusters of schools north and south to create cross border creative learning communities.
The DENI would particularly encourage expressions of interest from schools supporting pupils living in RAISE localities and will endeavour to ensure representation in the programme from all such localities. DEI invite applicants from the border counties of Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan, Cavan, and Louth.
Burns Night - 25th January 2025
Burns Night is celebrated every year on 25th January in honour of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns.
The Ayrshire poet and lyricist died in 1796, at the age of 37, but he is still regarded as the most prominent poet to have written in the Scots dialect.
His most well-known poems include To a Mouse, Address to the Haggis.
Robert Burns Night Talk 2024.pptxThanks to Dr Frank Ferguson from Ulster University for sharing this wonderful presentation on Burns Night, with some great tips and ideas for creating your own Burns Celebration!
You can read more about Burns Night here: https://www.scotslanguage.com/
Leid Week - November 2024
Leid Week runs from Monday 25 – 29th November 2024. This annual festival celebrates Ulster-Scots culture and traditions. You may consider organising an event involving language learning, storytelling, drama, music or creative writing.
If you want to get started, try out these interactive, fun resources from the Ulster-Scots Agency. Twarthy Wurds is a brilliant Leid Resource teachers can use to introduce an Ulster-Scots word a day in the run up to Leid Week.
Twarthy Wurds for Mae School.pptx
Good Relations Week - September 2024
This runs from Monday 16th - 22nd September. Schools and Shared Education partnerships are encouraged to plan activities and events to celebrate this week.
Northern Star Learning Resources - 19th June 2024
We are thrilled to be able to share a link to these fantastic short films by Norther Star Learning Resources. Click the link to navigate to the site.
Harry Ferguson - Short Films - 28th May 2024
We are delight to be able to host a series of five short films on Ulster-Scots innovator Harry Ferguson. These films have been created for use in post-primary schools.
Click this link to be directed to the films.
Ulster-Scots in Virtual Reality - 10th April 2024
Click the button to see some Ulster-Scots VR videos.
Burns Night - 25th January 2024
Burns Night is celebrated every year on 25th January in honour of Scotland's national poet, Robert Burns.
The Ayrshire poet and lyricist died in 1796, at the age of 37, but he is still regarded as the most prominent poet to have written in the Scots dialect.
His most well-known poems include To a Mouse, Address to the Haggis.
Robert Burns Night Talk 2024.pptxThanks to Dr Frank Ferguson for sharing this wonderful presentation on Burns Night, with some great tips and ideas!
You can read more about Burns Night here: https://www.scotslanguage.com/
If you have any activities or events and would like to showcase them on the Hub, just let us know!
Just email: eilish.gormley@eani.org.uk
Leid Week
Ulster Scots Leid Week runs from 20-25 November 2023 across Northern Ireland with a wide variety of activities being delivered to promote awareness of the Ulster-Scots Language coordinated by the Ulster-Scots Agency.
Check out your local council area for details of activities.
Note - Competition Closed
Note - Competition Closed
Calling All Schools!
Calling All Schools!
Closing date is Friday, 10th November at 5pm
Closing date is Friday, 10th November at 5pm
The Ulster-Scots Agency are inviting all schools to help us celebrate Ulster-Scots Leid Week.
The Ulster-Scots Agency are inviting all schools to help us celebrate Ulster-Scots Leid Week.
Ulster Scots Leid Week runs from 20-25 November 2023 across Northern Ireland with a wide variety of activities being delivered to promote awareness of the Ulster Scots Language coordinated by the Ulster Scots Agency.
We have launched our Ulster-Scots poetry competition and encourage all schools to get involved. The competition is open for all school pupils, from nursery onwards. Poems must incorporate some use of the Ulster-Scots language.
The categories for entries and prizes are:
NI Pre-school & foundation stage / ROI Junior & Senior Infants - winner £50
NI Key Stage 1 / ROI 1st & 2nd class - winner £50
NI Key Stage 2 / ROI 3rd, 4th & 5th class - winner £50
NI Key Stage 3 / ROI 6th class plus 1st & 2nd year - winner £50
NI Key Stage 4 & Post 16 / ROI 3rd year + - winner £50
In addition, one overall winner will be selected from the category winners and will receive a trophy, with their school receiving an additional £250.
Full guidelines for the poetry competition can be found here, but please contact the Ulster-Scots Agency Education Team on education@ulsterscotsagency.org.uk if you have any queries and require further information.
To help prepare, why not complete a fun class activity asking pupils to complete the Ulster-Scots language games below. At the end of the games, pupils should be able to download their certificates and claim their Ulster-Scots language pin which we can present to your school.
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