Publications

Agreement between Management Side and Trade Union Side of the Teachers’ Negotiating Committee (TNC)

This circular, issued by the Department of Education, sets out the process for seeking approval for qualifications for use in schools in NI

This Circular provides the Open Enrolment timetables for nursery, primary and post primary schools for admissions to take place in September 2024.

This circular provides guidance for schools on notifying the Education Authority about the suspension of a pupil.

Circular 2017/09 - Guidance on the publication of a Development Proposal (updated June 2023)

This Circular explains a change to the reconstitution
date for controlled and maintained School Boards of
Governors.

School Boards of Governors and school principals should note the regulations and procedures that govern the use of school premises for political events.  School authorities will be expected to adhere to this advice, especially in the run up to the forthcoming local govern

This circular advises principals and Boards of Governors of the arrangements for transfer from primary to post-primary education and will apply until further notice.

This circular sets out the arrangements for the admissions of pupils to grant-aided primary schools under open enrolment and will apply until further notice.  

The admissions timetable is updated and issued annually as a separate circular.

This circular advises Principals and Boards of Governors of the arrangements for the application of open enrolment procedures for admissions to nursery schools and nursery classes in primary schools

Guidance on a Pilot Programme 'Amalgamation for Standardisation' of Pre-School Classes

Guidance on the Process for Normalising a School’s Approved Numbers (Increases only)

School Boards of Governors and school prinicpals should note the regulations and procedures that govern the use of school premises for political events.  School authorities will be expected to adhere to this advice, especially in the run up to the forthcoming NI Assembly

This Circular explains a change to the reconstitution date for controlled and maintained School Boards of Governors.

This circular aims to provide advice and assistance to post primary schools, as they plan for the delivery of practical work within the curriculum during the remainder of the summer term and as they plan for the 2021/22 academic year.

Circular 2021/09 - Addendum to Circular 2017/20-  Election of Parent and Teacher Members of Boards of Governors

Qualification Procedure Days 2021

This circular reminds Boards of Governors and Principals of all grant-aided schools of the current legislative basis for suspensions and expulsions and their statutory responsibility to comply in relation to the provision of education

Advice and guidance on the use of optional days and exceptional school closures during the period 19 October 2020 to 30 October 2020.

This circular provides the timetables for nursery, primary and post primary school procedures under Open enrolment for admissions to take place in September 2021.