The Transferor Representatives’ Council, representing the Church of Ireland, Presbyterian Church, and Methodist Church, has made the following statement on the announcement made by Education Minister Paul Givan MLA to the Northern Ireland Assembly this morning
A clear and supportive framework for the roles of visiting clergy and Christian organisations in schools has been published by the Transferor Representatives’ Council (TRC). The Charter for Churches and Christian Organisations in Schools has been shared recently with all principals of controlled schools.
The TRC welcomes the Department of Education’s confirmation that it will issue prompt guidance regarding the implications of today’s UK Supreme Court decision.
From the Rt Reverend Andrew Forster, Bishop of Derry and Raphoe and Chair of the Transferor Representatives’ Council.
A full video recording of this year’s Church of Ireland Theological Lecture at Queen’s, by Professor John Wyatt, on the value of human life and its care is now available
A clear and sensitive approach to the value of human life and care in situations of suffering was shared by Professor John Wyatt on Monday evening (13th October) as he delivered the 67th Annual Church of Ireland Theological Lecture at Queen’s University Belfast.
How should we respond to questions of suffering, dignity, autonomy and the end of life?
It was with deep sorrow that the Executive Committee of the Transferor Representatives’ Council (TRC) learned of the sudden passing of John Wilkinson, one of its members.
Archbishop John McDowell, as Chair of the Church of Ireland’s Board of Education (Northern Ireland), has issued a message of thanks to principals of controlled schools as the school year concludes.
The harbour space in Harmony Hill Primary School, Lisburn, is one innovative way in which a school is meeting children’s needs with support from a local parish.
