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This circular provides an amendment on the advice related to transfer of pupil details between schools as outlined in Circular 2007/18 on the introduction of Unique Pupil Numbers in post primary schools.

The purpose of this Circular is to draw attention to the Grammar Schools (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Increase in teachers' salary rates from 1 September 2008

This circular provides advice on the introduction and transfer of Unique Pupil Numbers in primary schools and special schools.

This circular sets out the arrangements from September 2008 for one additional day per week Principal release time for teaching Principals in small primary schools.

This Circular advises that as from 1 August 2008 substitute teachers employed by schools must be booked on-line via the Northern Ireland Substitute Teachers Register.

This circular advises that the Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by the Special Educational Needs and Disability (Northern Ireland) Order 2005, has made two sets of regulations which make it unlawful for general qualifications bodies to discriminate

Child protection: pre-employment checking of persons to work in schools - new arrangements.

This policy includes advice on the monitoring of teacher absence reported as sickness absence.