Circulars
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| 2006/13 | Teachers Registration Fee for the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) 2006/07 Allowance Payment (PDF 29 KB) This circular provides for the re-imbursement of the GTCNI fee, deducted from teachers' salaries in 2006/07. |
| 2006/13 | GTC Fee Circular (PDF 29 KB) The attached Determination provides for the re-imbursement of the GTCNI fee, which will be detucted from Teachers' Salaries in 2006/07 in accordance with the Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland, 2004 No. 401 |
| 2006/12a | Annex to Circular 2006/12 (PDF 86 KB) This appendix sets out information for parents regarding the transfer arrangements, the parental role in the Transfer Process, the selection process and a sequence of events timetable providing all the key dates during the process |
| 2006/12 | The procedure for transfer from Primary to Post (PDF 146 KB) This circular advises Principals and Board of Governors of the arrangements for transfer from Primary to Post Primary education. |
| 2006/11 | Open Enrolment in Primary Schools 2006/07 (PDF 138 KB) This circular sets out for Principals and Board of Governors of schools, the arrangements for admission of pupils to grant aided primary schools. |
| 2006/10 | Open Enrolment in Nursery Schools 2006/07 (PDF 109 KB) This circular advises Principals and Board of Governors of schools of the arrangements for the application of Open Enrolment Procedures to Nursery Schools and Nursery Classes in primary schools which will apply for the 2007/08 school year. |
| 2006/09b | Form DOR 02 Application for a criminal background check and suitability to work with children (PDF 30 KB) You can print off and use this application form. |
| 2006/09a | Appendix A timetable for action (PDF 14 KB) A schedule setting out the dates and the appropriate nominated officers |
| 2006/09 | Child protection: Criminal background checking of staff in schools:programme to extend coverage (PDF 39 KB) This Circular recommends that all staff, paid or unpaid, in a school should have been subject to a criminal background check to ensure suitability to have access to children. |
| 2006/08 | Child protection: Training requirements for School Governors on staff recruitment and selection panels (PDF 30 KB) 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 Selection'. |
| 2006/07 | Child protection: Employment of substitute teachers (PDF 35 KB) 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 |
| 2006/06b | Form DOR 02 Application for a criminal background check and suitability to work with children (PDF 30 KB) You can print off and use this application form. |
| 2006/06a | Appendix A: Checks on applicants from abroad P (PDF 31 KB) Outlines checks on applicants from abroad. |
| 2006/06 | Child protection: Recruitment of people to work with children and young people in educational settings (PDF 122 KB) This Circular replaces previous guidance on pre-employment checking in Circular 1990/28, Disclosure of Criminal Background of Persons with Access to Children. |
| 2006/05 | Burke Memorial Prize (PDF 57 KB) Information for schools on the awarding of the Burke Memorial Prize 2006 |
| 2006/04 | The Teachers Superannuation (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 (PDF 37 KB) The purpose of this circular is to inform teachers and their employers or representatives of the changes to the Northern Ireland Teachers Superannuation Scheme (NITSS). |
| 2006/03b | An exemplar Service Level Agreement (PDF 65 KB) included to help clarify roles and responsibilities, and this may be adapted to reflect local circumstances. |
| 2006/03a | Stage 1 application form WORD (DOC 293 KB) two stage application process, with the Stage 1 application form requiring action by schools wishing to participate in VEP. |
| 2006/03 | Vocational Enhancement Programme 2006/07 (PDF 230 KB) sets out funding arrangements for the Vocational Enhancement Programme (VEP) in 2006/07. |
| 2006/02 | School Development Days 2006/07 School Year (PDF 110 KB) sets out the arrangements for schools to take up to four School Development Days in the 2005/06 school year to provide additional non-contact time to devote to School Development matters. |
| 2006/01 | Upper Pay Scale 3 Progression 2005 (PDF 24 KB) This circular sets out the arrangements for backdating of UPS3 payments to eligible teachers who progress to UPS 3 with effect from 1 September 2005. |
| 2005/22 | Transfer Procedure Tests 2006/07 (PDF 56 KB) This Circular advises Principals and Board of Governors of the dates of the Transfer Tests for the 2006/07 school year. |
| 2005/21 | Grammar schools (charges) (amendment) regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 – Statutory Rule 2005 No 36 1 (PDF 101 KB) The purpose of this Circular is to draw attention to the Grammar Schools (Charges) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, which increase the maximum amount of capital fee that the Boards of Governors of some voluntary grammar schools may charge from £110 to £120 with effect from 1 September 2005. It also contains guidance on the circumstances in which voluntary grammar schools should consider the waiving of such fees. |
| 2005/19 | School Development Regulations and Guidance (PDF 51 KB) sets out the requirements for the Boards of Governors of grant-aided schools to prepare and from time to time revise a school development plan in accordance with the regulations. |
| 2005/18 | Entitlement Framework (PDF 101 KB) Provides schools with information to enable some early consideration to be given to planning for the introduction of the Entitlement Framework which is expected to become a statutory requirement from September 2009. |
| 2005/17 | Vocational Enhancement Programme 2005 (PDF 67 KB) A circular issued on 2 June 2005 setting out funding arrangements for the Vocational Enhancement Programme (VEP) in 2005/06 issued to FE Colleges and schools. |
| 2005/16a | Annex Secondary Schools (Grammar and Non Grammar) Benchmarking Data 2003 (PDF 340 KB) This annex contains benchmarking data for circular 2005/16 in table format. |
| 2005/16 | Target Setting and Benchmarking (Post Primary) (PDF 80 KB) Contains benchmarking data for 2003/04 results to assist post-primary schools in setting targets for key stage assessment and public examinations. |
| 2005/15a | Primary Schools Benchmarking Data 2002 (PDF 229 KB) This annex contains benchmarking data for circular 2005/15 in table format. |
| 2005/15 | Target Setting and Benchmarking (Primary) (PDF 78 KB) Contains benchmarking data for 2002/03 results to assist schools in setting targets for key stage assessment. Benchmarking data for 2003/04 are not available due to industrial action. |
| 2005/14 | Physical and mental fitness of teachers to teach in institutions of further education, amendment to circular 1997/28 (PDF 84 KB) This circular provides guidance for employing authorities in relation to the rights of teachers under regulation 7 of the Further EducationTeachers' (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. |
| 2005/13 | Physical and mental fitness of teachers to teach, amendment to circular 1997/16 (PDF 85 KB) This circular provides guidance for employing authorities in relation to the rights of teachers under regulation 7 of the Teachers' (Eligibility) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997. |
| 2005/12 | Burke Memorial Prize (PDF 37 KB) Information for schools on the awarding of the Burke Memorial Prize 2005 |
| 2005/11a | Annex.Transfer to post primary education,guidance for primary principals on information and advice to parents 2005/06 (PDF 86 KB) This circular sets out information for parents regarding the transfer arrangements, the parental role in the Transfer Process the selection process and a sequence of events timetable providing all the key dates during the process. |
| 2005/11 | The procedure for transfer from Primary to Post Primary Education: 2006/07 (PDF 138 KB) This circular advises Principals and Board of Governors that the arrangements for transfer from Primary to Post Primary education, which operated in the 2004/05 school year, will continue to apply for the 2005/06 school year. |
| 2005/10 | Open Enrolment in Primary Schools 2006/07 (PDF 135 KB) This circular sets out for Principals and Board of Governors of schools the arrangements for admission of pupils to grant aided primary schools under open enrollment. The timetable for 2006/07 is set out in the Annex. |
| 2005/09 | Open Enrolment in Nursery Schools 2006/07 (PDF 106 KB) This circular advises Principals and Board of Governors of schools of the arrangements for the application of Open Enrolment Procedures to Nursery Schools and Nursery Classes in primary schools which will apply for the 2006/07 school year. |
| 2005/08 | School Optional and Exceptional Closures (PDF 41 KB) Advice and guidance on the use of optional and exceptional school closures |
| 2005/07 | Teachers' Registration Fee for The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI) 2005/06 (PDF 29 KB) This circular provides for the re-imbursement of the GTCNI fee, which will be deducted from teachers' salaries in 2005/06. |
| 2005/05 | Approval of Qualifications for Examination in Summer 2007 (PDF 127 KB) The approval of qualifications for which pupils of compulsory school age will be prepared in grant-aided schools from September 2005. |
| 2005/04 | Encouraging a smoke free environment in youth organisations (PDF 94 KB) The purpose of this circular is to encourage those responsible for youth organisation premises to implement policies which will ensure that such are smoke free environments. |
| 2005/03 | School Development Days 2005/06 (PDF 65 KB) sets out the arrangements for schools to take up to four School Development Days in the 2005/06 school year to provide additional non-contact time to devote to School Development matters. |
| 2005/02a | Flexibility at Key Stage 4 Application Form Phase 6 (PDF 59 KB) Phase 6 application form |
| 2005/02 | Key Stage 4 Flexibility Initiative Phase 6 (PDF 91 KB) Invites applications from schools wishing to discontinue part of the Key Stage 4 curriculum in favour of a 2 year work-related programme commencing September 2005. |
| 2005/01 | Exceptional Closure Day (PDF 18 KB) This circular sets out the arrangements for schools to take one additional day's exceptional closure in the 2004/05 school year to assist with the preparation for the new PRSD arrangements. |
| 2004/21 | The use of substitute teachers provided by employment agencies (PDF 160 KB) This circular outlines the statutory obligation relating to vetting of teachers supplied by employment agencies and underlines the need to ensure that such teachers are suitably qualified and have been properly vetted. |
| 2004/20 | Review of the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (NITSS) (PDF 23 KB) This circular informs teachers and their employers or representatives of the consultation process regarding the review of the NITSS. |
| 2004/19 | Increases to Teachers' pay and allowances (PDF 37 KB) This circular sets out the current Teachers' Pay Scales |
| 2004/09 | Drugs: Guidance for Schools (PDF 66 KB) Guidance for schools on the nature and extent of drugs misuse in Northern Ireland and their role in addressing the problem. |
| 2004/08 | Approval of Qualifications for Examination in Summer 2006 (PDF 103 KB) The approval of qualifications for which pupils of compulsory school age will be prepared in grant-aided schools from September 2004. |
