Publications

The Department of Education has published guidance on promoting collaborative working arrangements, at a local and regional level, to ensure that the education and therapy needs of children and young people are met within the special school setting.

The purpose of this document is to promote collaborative working arrangements, at a local and regional level, to ensure that the education and therapy needs of children and young people are met within the special school setting.

This review considers recent studies into children and young people from the preschool/nursery years through compulsory education and beyond, and seeks to establish firstly, if there is a link between social disadvantage and attitudes towards education.

Information on criminal background checking of staff in schools and the programme to extend coverage.

This circular advises that as from 1 September 2006 schools should employ as substitute teachers only those who are on the Northern Ireland Substitute Teachers Register

This Circular advises that from 1 September 2006 at least one school governor serving on an interview panel or committee established for the purpose of recruiting or selecting staff for appointment to a school should be trained in “Child Protection and Recruitment and Se

Press release announcing Major Capital Programme for 2006

The purpose of this statistical release is to present basic enrolment figures for schools and for children in funded pre-school education for 2005/06. The data are taken from the school enrolments census, which was conducted in October 2005. 

Vetting of current staff - timetable for action.

This project identified the nature and extent of language development provision for young children in Northern Ireland. The report identifies a number of key elements which it recommends should be included in any future model of best practice.

The attached Determination set out the arrangements for backdating of Upper Pay Scale (UPS) 3 payments to eligible teachers who progress to UPS 3 with effect from 1 September 2005.

Security survey and risk assessment form.

This statistical bulletin presents an analysis of the GCSE and A-level qualifications and destinations of pupils leaving post-primary schools in 2003/04.

This purpose of this statistical bulletin is to provide details of participation by 16 and 17 year olds in full-time education and vocational training in Northern Ireland (NI) for 2004/05.

This Code of Practice addresses the identification, assessment and provision made for all children who may have special educational needs at some time in their school careers, or even earlier.

In 2002, the Task Group on Autism, set up jointly by the Departments of Education, North and South, reported the pressing need for teachers to have increased support to assist them in working with children and young people on the autistic spectrum.

The purpose of this statistical bulletin is to provide analysis of the latest annual collections relating to teacher numbers, teacher vacancies and Pupil : Teacher ratios in grant-aided schools in 2006/07.

This guidance seeks to provide common special educational needs (SEN) categories for use across all the education bodies and the school sector.

To ensure that employing authorities and others are aware of the rights of teachers under Regulation 7 of the Teachers' (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997

2005 Report by Douglas Osler identifying common themes, threads, gaps, and any future areas of development for an effective Teacher Education system.