Circulars
View per page: 10 | 20 | 50| Circular no. | Circular name |
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| 1999/12 | Salary Increases for Principals, Vice (PDF 12 KB) This circular sets out the teacher pay scales from April 1999. |
| 1999/10 | Pastoral Care in Schools: Child Protection (PDF 27 KB) This circular is to advise schools of the publication of the Department of Education's guidance on child protection, 'Pastoral Care in Schools: Child Protection'. |
| 1999/09 | Pastoral Care: Guidance on the Use of Reasonable Force to Restrain or Control Pupils (PDF 186 KB) This circular provides clarification and guidance on the use of reasonable force, by teachers and other authorised staff to restrain or control pupils in certain circumstances. It gives guidance about who can use reasonable force, when it is appropriate to use it, and the procedures for recording incidents where reasonable force was used. The circular also advises that schools should have a written policy about the use of reasonable force which should be made known to parents. |
| 1999/06 | Obligation to Enter Pupils for Public Examinations (PDF 9 KB) informs schools of the requirement to enter pupils for public examinations for which they have been prepared, and explains the circumstances in which this requirement does not apply. |
| 1999/04 | Disclosure of Educational Records: Assessment Units (PDF 10 KB) explains the position of Assessment Units in relation to the requirements for the disclosure of educational records. |
| 1998/32 | The Teachers Superannuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) (PDF 14 KB) This circular introduces the Teachers' Superanuation Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998. |
| 1998/29 | The Teachers Superannuation Scheme(Northern Ireland)Retirement on Health Grounds. (PDF 13 KB) This circular sets out modified arrangements for the processing of ill-health retirement applications by members of the Northern Ireland Teachers' Superannuation Scheme. |
| 1998/27 | Information about School Performance: School Performance Tables and Publication of Assessment Outcomes (PDF 25 KB) advice about changes to the content and format of the School Performance Tables and the introduction of new requirements to publish assessment outcomes in school prospectuses and Governors' Annual Reports. |
| 1998/25 | Promoting and Sustaining Good Behaviour in Schools: Summary of New Legislative Provisions (PDF 14 KB) This circular advises of new legislation requiring the implementation of discipline policies in schools and provides additional support to schools in the matter of suspensions and expulsions. |
| 1998/24 | Education (Target (PDF 13 KB) advise schools hat the Department has made Regulations requiring schools to set annual targets for overall performance of pupils at the school. |
