Consultation on the Provision of Performance and Other Information about Pupils and Schools
Consultation on the provision of performance and other information about pupils and schools
Consultation start date: Friday, 18 May 2012
Consultation end date: Saturday, 22 September 2012 at 10:55am
Consultation on the provision of performance and other information about pupils and schools
We are inviting comments on proposed new legislation covering:
- the information published in school prospectuses;
- target setting by schools; and
- the content of annual reports to parents and other aspects of pupil records.
Regulations
The draft Regulations can be accessed below:
- The Education (School Information & Prospectuses) Regulations (NI) 2012 PDF 82KB
- The Education (Target-Setting in Schools) Regulations (NI) 2012 PDF 36.2KB
- The Education (Pupil Records and Reporting) Regulations (NI) 2012 PDF 63.4KB
Draft Circulars
In addition, we have drawn up draft Circulars to explain the proposed changes and how they will impact on schools. These can be accessed below:
- Draft Circular on School Performance Information Regulations (English version) PDF 85.8KB
- Draft Circular on School Performance Information Regulations (Irish version) PDF 110KB
- Draft Circular on Pupil Records and Reporting Regulations (English version) PDF 30.2KB
- Draft Circular on Pupil Records and Reporting Regulations (Irish version) PDF 38.4KB
We have produced a consultation document and a response booklet to help you with your response and we would welcome your views.
The consultation will run until the 21 September 2012.
Consultation Documentation
The consultation documentation can be accessed via the links below.
Consultation document explaining the content of the three sets of Regulations can be viewed below:
- Consultation on the provision of performance and other information about pupils and schools (English version) PDF 237KB
- Comhairliúchán ar fhaisnéis feidhmíochta agus eile a sholáthar faoi dhaltaí agus faoi scoileanna (Irish version) PDF 236KB
We are also keen to hear young peoples’ views directly, particularly on the Regulations covering pupil reports and records and a summary document for young people covering the Reporting regulations can be accessed as follows:
- Consultation Document – Young People’s version (English) PDF 1.68MB
- Consultation Document – Young People’s version (Irish) PDF 1.68MB
If you wish to respond to the consultation online, please use the links below:
If you wish to download a copy of the response form to complete by hand, please use the links below:
- Consultation Response Form (English version) PDF 220KB
- Consultation Response Form (Irish version) PDF 210KB
Hard copies should be submitted to:
Standards & Improvement Team
Department of Education
Rathgael House
43 Balloo Road
Rathgill
Bangor
BT19 7PR
email: standardsandimprovementteam@deni.gov.uk
Please contact Standards and Improvement Team if you require these documents in other formats (such as Microsoft Word, large print, Braille, on audio cassette, easy read or on computer disk) and/or other languages using the address or e-mail address above or by any of the following methods;
By telephone: 028 9127 9454
By text phone: 18001 028 9127 9454
By fax: 028 9127 9100
All responses must be received by 21st September 2012






