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Boys’ Hockey Reach Ferris Cup Final

The Wallace High School boys’ under 14s came agonisingly close to winning the Ferris Cup on Monday, eventually falling to a 1 – 0 defeat by Banbridge Academy. The Lisburn lads...

Comic Relief : Principal for the Day

Eighteen year old Lisburn student, Aaron Ritchie, donned a smart suit last Friday instead of his usual Wallace High Sixth Form uniform as it was certainly no ordinary school day....

Year 8 Sporting Success

The Year 8 girls at The Wallace High School have achieved outstanding success recently, with the hockey players reaching the final of the prestigious Grosvenor tournament and the...

Wallace Pupils Release iPad App

THERE has been no frosty reception for two enterprising A-Level students from The Wallace High School in Lisburn as their handiwork has landed them a place on the Apple Apps...

A Parents’ Guide to Facebook

There is no doubt Facebook is one of the biggest social networks in the world being a great way to keep up with old school friends, share photos or generally socialise online....

Wallace Feature in the TES

Over the last few years the number of Flip Videos being used in Wallace has quadrupled and the only disappointment comes when teachers find they are all booked out. Last month I...

Ten Uses for Video in Education (Flip & iPad)

There is nothing more motivating (and exciting) as digital creativity in the classroom. I personally think you would be hard pushed to find a teacher who doesn’t love offering...

Securing Video in E-Learning

A number of teachers have asked how we manage the growing amount of video based teaching resources that are being produced. From screencasts to Moving Image Arts coursework, from...

Protecting Moodle with an AUP

One problem with introducing a Virtual Learning Environment is quite often pupils have signed a School Acceptable Use Policy that doesn’t include this type of learning platform....

Wallace Ski Trip Success

On the 11th February, 22 enthusiastic and excited Wallace pupils (along with 3 equally enthusiastic and excited teachers!) embarked upon the annual ski trip to Waterville Valley,...