Fort Hill Integrated College Explained

Fort Hill Integrated College
Coordinates:54.5153°N -6.0314°W
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Streetaddress:Belfast Road, Lisburn
City:Lisburn
Country:Northern Ireland
Website:forthillcollege.co.uk
School Number:4250072
Principal:Colin Millar
Type:Controlled integrated
Grades:8-14
Area:Lisburn
Colors:Navy and Green
Established:1958

Fort Hill Integrated College is an Integrated College in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, located on the Belfast Road. The principal of the school is Mr. Colin Millar.[1] The school crest depicts keys representing opening the doors of knowledge: academic, personal, social, cultural, emotional and spiritual.[2]

Context

Integrated Education is a Northern Ireland phenomenon, where traditionally schools were sectarian,[3] either run as Catholic schools or Protestant schools. On as parental request, a school could apply to 'transition' to become Grant Maintained offering 30% of the school places to students from the minority community. Lagan College was the first integrated school to open in 1981. A small number of existing controlled schools have had their status changed by the local authority becoming 'controlled integrated schools'.[4]

Fort Hill Integrated College Ethos

The School's Ethos is a list of its values that spell H.E.A.R.T., which stands for:Honesty, Effort, Attitude, Respect, Tolerance.The 2 keys in the School Crest represent opening the doors of knowledge; Academic, Personal, Social, Cultural, Emotional and Spiritual.[5]

History

The school opened as a girls' high school in 1958, later it became mixed and was re-designated as an integrated school.[6] They work collaborative on 'Shared Education' projects with St Colm's High School[7]

Notable staff

In 2017, a school nurse, Eileen McConnell, was the runner-up in the British Heart Foundation Professional Award 2017.[8] Currently, CPR training is being given to staff and pupils of the school to establish an education on how to save someone's life through CPR.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fort Hill Integrated College [Lisburn] Education Authority ]. April 27, 2024 . Education Authority.
  2. Web site: PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME Fort Hill College . April 27, 2024 . forthillcollege.co.uk.
  3. [Lord Baker of Dorking]
  4. Web site: The History of NICIE Integrated Education Northern Ireland . www.nicie.org . 18 June 2021 . 2012-08-10 . 15 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615130513/https://www.nicie.org/about-us/who-we-are/the-history-of-nicie/ . dead .
  5. Web site: PRINCIPAL'S WELCOME Fort Hill College . 2023-02-24 . www.forthillcollege.co.uk .
  6. Web site: PROSPECTUS Fort Hill College . www.forthillcollege.co.uk . 1 August 2021.
  7. Web site: SHARED EDUCATION Fort Hill College . www.forthillcollege.co.uk . 1 August 2021.
  8. Web site: Heart Hero Award. 2021-03-24. Fort Hill College. en.