Awards

BECTa - ICT in Practice Award Category: Innovation and Change 2002

This was a new category in this year's ICT in Practice Awards and it attracted the highest level of interest and the largest volume of entries.

Above all, the judges were looking for a teacher with a personal commitment to using ICT in an innovative, sustainable way that had led to positive change and encouraged wider access to learning. Change of any sort needs to be planned for and managed carefully and it was important that the winning candidate had done this successfully.

"It would be unfair on the other finalists and winners to select the 'best of the best'. But if I could take just one winner and showcase to my colleagues the work they have done to integrate ICT into the curriculum, I would choose Norman Johnston from Fleming Fulton Special School. The work carried out to ensure that his pupils can gain access to the science curriculum and ultimately gain high grades is a striking example of the way that ICT can meet the social inclusion agenda"
(Martin Jack, head of Learning Services, Learning and Teaching Scotland)

 

The Teaching Awards

Northern Ireland Area: Excellence in Special Needs Teaching in a Special School 2002

"Norman is a man who, it seems, likes to get down to the nitty-gritty of making things and solving problems such as redesigning his school's computer set-up to better facilitate the learning of its pupils through a creative use of ICT. Science is Norman's subject, which he has, said one pupil, brought alive to the school. No more dull equations! He even came up with the idea of scanning and modifying CCEA papers, the result being some radically improved examination results. Such are this man's talents that he has advised other schools on setting up innovative ICT centres for their pupils.

Norman's ideas at improving the learning of special needs children have come to be adopted as models of good practice. He redesigned the school's workstations with adjustable tables to accommodate wheelchairs and rotary arms to hold laptops. And the result of all of his endeavours? One example is that Norman now has children he teaches with a reading age of seven passing GCSE science exams!"

BT School Award

Each year BT funds an award scheme for schools.

The awards total £300,000 (£100,000 each term) and the aim is to encourage innovative applications of information and communication technologies to enhance educational opportunities.

Northern Ireland continues to be represented in each of the rounds of awards and 2002/03 saw Fleming Fulton School in Belfast receive a BT School Award of £5,000 towards their 'Mobile Eco-Technic Science Investigator', a project designed to take ICT outside of the classroom and into the environment.

Salters' National Awards for Science Technicians 2003

The Salters' Institute, in collaboration with the Association for Science Education, the Institute of Biology, the Institute of Physics, The Royal Society and The Royal Society of Chemistry, has established the first National Awards for Science Technicians. The awards are open to science technicians in schools and colleges who have a total of 5 or more years' experience (either full-time or part-time).

"Some quite remarkable work has been done by this award winner"

Professor David Waddington, Chairman,
Salters' National Awards for Science Technicians Committee."

Film Education

Class K4 (2005) were the proud winners in their particular category of the national 'Kids For Tommorow Inititive', which was open to all schools across Britian and Northern Ireland.

Environment Minister Elliot Morley was inspired to comment: ' It's fantastic to see the interest this competition has created amongst young people across the UK. Your school was an exemplary example of the grass-roots action and what it can acheive; recycling waste from the school, converting concrete areas into gardens, and you also went the that extra mile and spread your message internationally.'

Teaching Awards 2005 Category Winner
The Award for Teaching Assistant of the Year in Northern Ireland

Colin is a science technician who has been a continual source of  creative and innovative ideas during the last 25 years at his school for children with physical disabilities. He makes an invaluable contribution to pupils’ lives by increasing their scope for learning and participation in exams.

His work touches all areas of the school, not just the science department. Clerical, management, technical, teaching, therapy and ancillary departments have all called upon his expertise, leading one teacher to claim that Colin is a truly indispensable member of staff.

The Bombardier Flight Experience challenge

Chantelle Patton and Joshua Cromie  in year 10 (2012) were successful in winning this year's Bombardier Aerospace Flight Experience Challenge at the Odyssey's W5. Over 300 budding young aviators took part in an event which attracted entries from all over N. Ireland. Chantelle and Joshua worked on the design and construction of their planes in science and completed their painted product in Art department. In the event itself, both pupils had to present their plane to a panel of judges who asked questions about the design and aerodynamic features relevant to their entries. They then had to fly their planes in competition against the other schools. Their plane (called Olympic)  flew into the roof of the flying area created great excitment in a captivated audience. To their delight at the awards ceremony they heard that their prize for winning was a VIP trip to the Farnborough Air Show and £1000 for the school. 

The school has won the prize in 2008, 2009 and 2010 & 2011 (In the 2011 competition the winners achieved the highest score ever in the history of the competition!)

Rolls-Royce Science Prize entry 2005-2006

This award winning Sci-Fi Science course allows pupils to 'Boldly go where no pupil has gone before'

The Rolls-Royce Science prize is open to all schools in the UK and Republic of Ireland. Teachers were invited to submit science teaching proposals that address a particular need in their school or college. Nine finalists were selected in June 2005, including Fleming Fulton! We were given £5000 to implement our project plus a mentor and a video camera to guide and help us record the work for the final judging in June 2006.

The Science Department worked to implement our project along with teachers from Cedar Lodge and Mitchell House schools. We developed a series of lessons based on the view of aliens visiting Earth for the first time, and how they learn about science through their exploration. Pupils take on the roles of the aliens and work together in teams. In the interest of developing many skills, the activities involve role play, model making and problem solving investigations.

You can contact us about any queries regarding this project at any time, we will get back to you as soon as possible.  

The Council for Education in World Citizenship N.Ireland

On Thursday 22 October 2009, year 10 went across to Malone House to attend the presentation of prizes for a photographic competition organised by the Council for Education in World Citizenship Northern Ireland (CEWC). The competition was based on the question 'Climate Change - is it my problem?'. Fleming Fulton was represented by Year 10, who produced a PowerPoint presentaion. They were up against pupils from Aquinas College, Hunterhouse College, Royal Belfast Academical Institution and Victoria College.