Educational Underachievement and Socioeconomic Deprivation Stakeholder Engagement

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.

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