Press release

A big welcome to Belmont Primary!

21 Apr 2009

The Life Channel Schools network will be holding a launch at Belmont Primary School - the first primary school in Northern Ireland to install the state-of-the-art TV channel - 28th April at 3pm.

TV presenter Lynda Bryans said, "The Life Channel is a highly informative, great idea."

The Life Channel Schools network, in partnership with Belfast Education & Library Board (BELB), delivers high quality programming, supporting key government initiatives such as the DENI's Every School a Good School policy. The network operates as a communications platform for each school to communicate with their students, whilst other partners including the IFA, PSNI and CSPs can also add content designed to highlight community initiatives. The Life Channel also helps schools to tackle key issues children may come across such as child obesity, staying healthy and being safe.

Olwen McIlroy, Principal at Belmont Primary School, said, "It's such a brilliant idea, and I have to say that the level of support that we've got - from technical support, to advice and guidance and all sorts of ideas - has been fabulous. And even for people that aren't terribly technically minded, it's very, very easy to do."