Publications

This letter is to ask to alert pupils of the need to be aware of the potential for misuse of personal material placed on social networking sites and the use of privacy settings when posting images of themselves.

This Circular provides information for schools on the literacy and numeracy strategy, published on 22nd March 2011.

This document explains how all contractors wishing to be considered for a building or engineering contract grant-aided by the Department of Education must be in possession of a current Unique Tax Reference Number under the Inland Revenue Construction Industry Scheme.

A summary of key Northern Ireland Education statistics from 1998/99 to 2010/11. 

The purpose of this publication is to present findings from the Northern Ireland Omnibus Survey - Education module 2011.

This circular provides advice about the re-employment of prematurely retired teachers.

The purpose of this statistical bulletin is to present detailed, final attendance figures for schools for the 2009/10 academic year. It includes information on the rates of absence, type of absence and reason for absence.

The STEM Strategy - helping to empower future generations through science, technology, engineering and mathematics to grow a dynamic, innovative economy.

The purpose of these statistics is to present suspensions and expulsions figures for schools for the 2009/10 academic year. It includes information on the rates of suspension and expulsion and the reason for suspension and expulsion.

This circular provides information about changes to the treatment of tax relief for pensions

Department of Education Resource Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2011

This circular provides guidance to schools on school uniform policy.

The purpose of this statistical release is to present a detailed analysis of enrolment figures for schools in Northern Ireland for 2010/11. The data are taken from the school census, which ran in October 2010. 

The purpose of this statistical bulletin is to provide results of the annual data collection relating to the uptake of school meals in Northern Ireland schools in 2010/11.

This strategy brings a renewed focus to the importance of literacy and numeracy and to the centrality of teachers.

Irish medium recommendations regarding literacy and numeracy

The following link provides the terms of reference regarding the literacy and numeracy strategy for Irish-medium education

The Department carried out a focussed consultation on the draft guidance to schools on school uniform policy. You can view a summary of the responses here:

In 2008, the NSPCC was asked to undertake exploratory research on the need for preventative education in primary schools, which equips pupils to recognise and respond appropriately to bullying, child abuse and domestic abuse.

This policy will complement the curriculum by providing teachers and youth workers with the capacity to address what are often difficult and sensitive issues; by ensuring good practice is disseminated and relevant materials are available; by equipping children and young people