Ballyoran Primary School

Ballyoran Primary School is a primary school located in Portadown, County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is situated at the edge of Ballyoran Housing Estate. It is within the Southern Education and Library Board area.

*Enrolment: 326 in 1994-95, 343 in 1995-96, 344 in 1996-97, 346 in 1997-98, 328 in 1998-99
*Address: Ballyoran Park, Portadown, BT62 1JY

The school was involved in the development of a "Good Practice in Early Years" DVD for the Southern Education and Library Board to disseminate good practice and to help all those involved with the provision of early years education in the primary sector. This was launched in April 2006 in Armagh.

Awards

Mrs Myrtle Rainey from Ballyoran Primary School was awarded the 2006 Teaching Award for Teaching Assistant of the Year in Northern Ireland at a ceremony on 15 June 2006 at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.

chool inspection

The Department of Education (Northern Ireland) carried out a school inspection in January 1999 and found that the "excellent relationships and welcoming atmosphere in this school are notable features ... the staff place high priority on creating a secure, settled atmosphere for the children and it is to the credit of the teachers that there is no evidence within the school of the tensions in the local community". The report further found that "the children’s behaviour is of a high standard ... sensitive integration of the children with special educational needs with their peers contributes well to their social and intellectual development". The school also successfully promotes Education for Mutual Understanding (EMU): "the children are taught to share, to be tolerant of the views of others ... direct contacts with several other schools, along with educational trips and visits, provide the children with worthwhile experiences of people from different backgrounds and traditions".

References

* [http://www.ballyoranprimary.org.uk/ Ballyoran Primary School]
* [http://www.schoolswebdirectory.co.uk/schoolinfo2.php?ref=23631 Schools Web Directory]
* [http://www.denidata.nics.gov.uk/insp/viewdocument.asp?DocID=102 School Inspection Report, March 1999]
* [http://www.selb.org/news/news2006/goodpractice/goodpractice.htm Good Practice DVD Launched]

External links

* [http://uke.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=BT62+1JY&title=Ballyoran+Primary+School Multimap - Ballyoran Primary School]
* [http://www.portadownphotos.freehomepage.com/balloranPS.htm Old School Photographs]

ee also

*List of Primary schools in Northern Ireland