Educational Underachievement and Socioeconomic Deprivation Stakeholder Event

29 September 2026

The Committee held a stakeholder engagement event on its strategic priority of Educational Underachievement and Socioeconomic Deprivation on 29 September in Parliament Buildings.  The Committee would like to thank everyone who attended and participated.

Below you will find links to a short video from each presenter. 

Educational Disadvantage: The Challenges and the Role of TPL

Presented by Dr Karen Orr, Director of T-REX Shared Island Initiative

Taking Boys Seriously

Presented by Susan Morgan, School of Applied Social and Policy Sciences, University of Ulster

Pastoral Care and Streetbeat Youth Project within BBMS

Presented by Mary Montgomery, Principal of Belfast Boys’ Model School, Allan McClelland, Pastoral Vice Principal of Belfast Boys’ Model School.

Streetbeat Youth Project

Presented by David McAvoy, Streetbeat Youth Worker with Jamie Dobbin, Youth Member