Pupil Voice

CCGBC UU CONFERENCE 24 — Elected Members and Mayor of the Causeway Coast and Glens, Cllr Oliver McMullan, taking part in Pupil Voice 2026

This programme is offered to pupils from all secondary schools across the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area bringing elected members and school pupils together to promote active engagement.

It is a joint project with the Education Authority that aims to develop new initiatives that will build confidence, resilience, citizenship, and leadership among young people and raise awareness of diversity. The project aims to encourage young people to consider their role in their local community whilst promoting active engagement in the civic life of the Borough.

Throughout the first and second terms of the school year, partnering schools come together and participate in a series of workshops. The project concludes with a finale event in Ulster University Coleraine, where a panel session is chaired by Mark Carruthers from the BBC. Pupils get the opportunity to have a round table discussion with elected members from Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council and then a question and answer session.

See below for videos & photographs from the 2026 and 2025 events.

If your school would like to become involved in this project, please contact Sara Glendinning, Good Relations Officer.
Email: sara.glendinning@causewaycoastandglens.gov.uk Mobile: 07542227759