Community Relations, Equality and Diversity Policy – Supporting Materials

A dedicated website has been established to provide support with implementation of the policy:

Community Relations Equality and Diversity NI website

The Department, in conjunction with ELB’s and Northern Ireland Youth Council has developed guidance for education settings to assist with implementation of the policy. This is available through the CREDNI website to download or:

CRED Guidance (WORD 0.99MB)

CRED Guidance (PDF 834KB)

CRED Guidance - Irish version (WORD 0.99MB)

CRED Guidance - Irish version (PDF 798KB)

The Department has developed a self-evaluation indicator framework which is included in the guidance document to assist educational establishments in assessing compliance with the policy and to help in action planning. This is also available to download separately through the CREDNI website or to download via the following links:

CRED Quality Indicators (WORD 370KB)

CRED Quality Indicators (PDF 238KB)

CRED Quality Indicators - Irish version (WORD 237KB)

CRED Quality Indicators - Irish version (PDF 168KB)

Information relevant to CRED application in youth work settings is also available on the Youth Council website.

A new Circular has also been developed that provides information to schools and youth groups on the Community Relations, Equality and Diversity in Education policy.

The Circular can be viewed at:

CRED Circular (WORD 154KB)

CRED Circular (PDF 77KB)

CRED Circular - Irish version (WORD 147KB)

CRED Circular - Irish version (PDF 90KB)

For further information or to request a hard copy of the guidance please contact:

By telephone:-

Local: 02891279336

International: +44 (0)2891279336

By fax:-

Local: 02891279100

International: +44(0)2891279100

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