Secondary Students’ Union of Northern Ireland

Secondary Students’ Union of Northern Ireland Representing over 50,000 students in post-primary schools across NI. Powered by students, for students. Est. Aug 2020

Elodie, our SSUNI Community Relations Officer, gave evidence before the Stormont Health Committee alongside the Northern...
02/05/2026

Elodie, our SSUNI Community Relations Officer, gave evidence before the Stormont Health Committee alongside the Northern Ireland Commissioner Chris Quinn and Leah Rea NICCY Policy & Research Officer on Thursday, 30th April. 🗣️She called for the Department of Health and the Department of Education to join forces to provide mandatory mental health education. She sought for this to be embedded in the curriculum from the very start of primary school to include RSE education, a focus on sport for life not just for elite participation, a trauma informed approach in relation to pupil behaviours as well as full financial support and training to be given to school nurses and teachers. ✨With an estimated £5 return in future savings for every £1 spent in undertaking this approach to mental health, it is hoped that Stormont will see the wisdom of this type of strategy. 💸Elodie also made an impassioned plea for the full incorporation of the UNCRC into domestic law here in Northern Ireland. The committee meeting can be viewed here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7K8G82ZbKEE&pp=ygUUQ29tbWl0dGVlIGZvciBIZWFsdGg%3D&ra=m

✨Women’s Spaces collaborated with SSUNI at the MAC, proving a panel of change makers. Educating us on period dignity an...
27/04/2026

✨Women’s Spaces collaborated with SSUNI at the MAC, proving a panel of change makers. Educating us on period dignity and the menstruation matters organisation . SSUNI spoke about our Safe Schools Strong Voices campaign and we learned a lot from the Female Voices Project team at Our Lady and St Patrick’s College Knock . They created workshops for multiple year groups on empowering the voices of women and young girls, as well as ending misogyny.✨We’d like to thank all the organisations involved, Ciara our Sustainability officer for all her hard work, Brooke (Mental Health Officer), Katie (Equality Officer) and Connie (Student Voice Officer)😎

Over the past three days, our communications officer Shuya attended ! She took part in the working group 'Advocacy to ...
27/04/2026

Over the past three days, our communications officer Shuya attended ! She took part in the working group 'Advocacy to Impact' to learn about building effective activism movements, to ensure they can make the most impact! Shuya also met many inspiring young people from all across Europe under many different organisations and we look forward to hopefully have the opportunity to collaborate with some of them in the near future!

Elodie our SSUNI Community Relations Officer was in London for the launch of the British Board of Film Classification (B...
25/04/2026

Elodie our SSUNI Community Relations Officer was in London for the launch of the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) Youth Panel Event 😎. Elodie has been appointed to the Young Adult BBFC Panel which champions young voices, meets industry professionals, learns about careers in the UK film industry, views a range of film content and provides feedback to the BBFC compliance team, attends meetings with BBFC’s President and CEO and represents the BBFC across social media and media platforms, including TV and radio.📻

Thanks to for having our President, Conor, at An Chomhdháil Bhliantúil 2026 ✨ The strength and bond built between our u...
11/04/2026

Thanks to for having our President, Conor, at An Chomhdháil Bhliantúil 2026 ✨ The strength and bond built between our unions is a testament to our work on student activism across the island 📣

SSUNI’s Community Relations Officer, Elodie Bloomer was in London last week to help present the Voice of Online Youth’s ...
10/04/2026

SSUNI’s Community Relations Officer, Elodie Bloomer was in London last week to help present the Voice of Online Youth’s Online Safety Charter to Ofcom and other tech industry executives last week. Elodie is one of 13 UK students on the Panel that was set up by the NSPCC to advise policymakers, politicians, parents, and industry professionals. She has studied and consulted on the Online Safety Act, worked with Ofcom, politicians, social media industry experts, carried out research, attended and spoken at conferences and conducted workshops to provide and advocate for the best protections available on a legal, technological and practical basis for young people. Elodie, along with the rest of the NSPCC Voice of Online Youth also created a practical manifesto for young people and schools to navigate the risks of social media and the online world that can be found at this link: voice-of-online-youth_manifesto_eng_aw.pdf

Happy Autism Awareness Day 🧩Here is a few myth busts 😎
02/04/2026

Happy Autism Awareness Day 🧩
Here is a few myth busts 😎

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