Ministers launch Creative Connections Programme supporting creativity and the arts in learning
07 February 2025
Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee and Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan have today invited primary, post primary and special schools to apply to take part in Creative Connections, a pilot creative partnership programme.
Part of the Shared Island initiative on tackling educational disadvantage, alongside the previously announced RAISE programme, Creative Connections aims to promote collaboration, encourage creativity and enhance educational outcomes for children impacted by social disadvantage in Northern Ireland and Ireland.
From Department of Education, Published on 7 February 2025