On Wednesday 24th January fifteen Post-16 students attended this year’s North Belfast Area Learning Community (NBALC) Symposium with a focus on, ‘More Success, Less Stress’. This year’s symposium was the seventh such event and was hosted by gregarious BBC News Correspondent, Mark Simpson, at the University of Ulster campus on York Street.
Guest speakers included a former Boys’ Model student who is now a QUB Medicine Undergraduate, the Vice-President of the UU Students’ Union and two UU graduates who had secured employment in Instil Software and Ernst & Young. All speakers shared their examination experience and offered timely advice and guidance as students prepare for their A2 examinations.
Ten schools from across NBALC were represented at the event and our Post-16 students, as anticipated, were articulate ambassadors for The Belfast Model School for Girls. Our students engaged enthusiastically with peers from other schools, demonstrating their ability and flair for collaboration and thoughtful interaction whilst sharing their opinions, learning and top tips on how to secure success and reduce the stress in pursuit of, ‘Achievement for All’.
