Circulars
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| 2004/07 | Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme (PDF 129 KB) This circular advises that annual returns must be certified by the employers auditor and submitted to Teachers' Pensions Branch by 30th June. |
| 2004/05 | Class Sizes in Practical Subjects in Post (PDF 142 KB) The Department of Education (the department) provides guidance on class sizes in practical subjects for post primary schools |
| 2004/03 | Review of the Northern Ireland Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (PDF 100 KB) This circular informs teachers and their employers or representatives, of the implications for members of the NITSS following the Governments' consultation on it's Green Paper - Simplicity, Security and Choice: Working and Saving for Retirement - which was published in December 2002. |
| 2004/02a | Flexibility at Key Stage 4: Application Form (PDF 64 KB) This document is for reference only. It is a copy of the application required for the Key Stage 4 Flexibility Initiative. |
| 2004/02 | Key Stage 4 Flexibility Initiative (PDF 146 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 2004. |
| 2004/01 | Encouraging a Smoke Free Environment in Schools (PDF 41 KB) To encourage school authorities to implement policies which will ensure that the premises for which they are responsible are smoke-free environments. |
| 2003/18 | Approval of Qualifications for Examination (Addendum to circulars 2002/09 and 2003/06) (PDF 9 KB) the approval of qualifications for which pupils of compulsory school age will be prepared in grant-aided schools from September 2002. |
| 2003/15a | Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (PDF 42 KB) copy of the Regulations |
| 2003/15 | Education (School Information and Prospectuses) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 (PDF 49 KB) advice about the regulations. |
| 2003/14 | Exceptional Closure Day (PDF 9 KB) sets out the arrangements for post-primary schools to take one additional day's exceptional closure in 2003 for consideration of detailed proposals for the curriculum and assessment at Key Stage 3. |
| 2003/13 | Welfare and Protection of Pupils Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (PDF 17 KB) This circular informs schools and their Boards of Governors about a number of important new legal requirements in respect of the welfare and protection of pupils. |
| 2003/09 | The Northern Ireland Curiculum: Current Statutory Requirements (PDF 30 KB) to clarify the current position on the statutory requirements of the Northern Ireland Curriculum and provide information on potential changes resulting from the Curriculum Review. |
| 2003/07 | Increases to Teachers' Pay and Allowances from 1 April 2003 (PDF 122 KB) This circular sets out the teacher pay scales from April 2003. |
| 2003/06 | Approval of Qualifications for Examinations in Summer 2005 (PDF 60 KB) the approval of qualifications for which pupils of compulsory school age will be prepared in grant-aided schools from September 2003. |
| 2003/05 | Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Service (PDF 21 KB) This circular updates the Leadership Group Pay arrangements (see also Circular 1999/22) taking account of the Teachers' Pay and Conditions of Service Interim Report into Principal and Vice-principal pay. It includes a new formula for calculating unit totals for special schools and clarifies the salary position of Principals and Vice-principals, who become teachers again. It also sets out the definition of a Post Threshold Teacher (see also 1999/22). |
| 2003/04a | Flexibility at Key Stage 4: Application Form (PDF 57 KB) this document is for reference only. It is a copy of the application required for the Key Stage 4 Flexibility Initiative. |
| 2003/04 | Key Stage 4 Flexibility Initiative (PDF 38 KB) invite applications from schools wishing to discontinue part of the Key Stage 4 curriculum in favour of a 2 year work-related programme commencing September 2003. |
| 2002/13 | Approval of Qualifications for Examination in Summer 2004 (PDF 12 KB) the approval of qualifications for which pupils of compulsory school age will be prepared in grant-aided schools from September 2002 |
| 2002/10 | Shortening of the Teachers' Main Pay Scale from 1 September 2002 (PDF 14 KB) This circular sets out the new 6 point salary scale and the Upper Pay Scale rates for teachers. It also confirms dicontinuation of the distinction between newly qualified entrants with or without a second-class honours degree. |
| 2002/05 | Increases to Teachers' Pay and Allowances from 1 April 2002 (PDF 17 KB) This circular sets out the teacher pay scales from April 2002. |
| 2002/03 | Key Stage 4 Flexibility Pilot (PDF 38 KB) to invite applications from schools wishing to disapply part of the Key Stage 4 curriculum in favour of a 2 year work-related programme commencing September 2002. |
| 2001/21 | Qualifications of teachers in Nursery, Primary, secondary and Special schools (PDF 76 KB) This circular provides advice to relevant bodies when making appointments in physical education to teaching posts in secondary schools. |
| 2001/19 | Approval of Qualifications for Examination in Summer 2003 (PDF 13 KB) the approval of qualifications for which pupils of compulsory school age will be prepared in grant-aided schools from September 2001. |
| 2001/18 | Qualifications of teachers in institutions of Further and Higher education (PDF 27 KB) This circular provides guidance on the qualifications required to teach in institutions of further and higher education. |
| 2001/17a | SR 2001 No. 236 (PDF 8 KB) The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 17A and 134(1) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 [1] and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations: |
| 2001/17 | Education (Pupil Records) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 (PDF 16 KB) informs schools about the changes relating to the right of access by pupils to information contained in their educational records. |
| 2001/15b | RSE Guidance for Post (PDF 225 KB) provides guidance to post-primary schools on the provision of Relationships and Sexuality Education. |
| 2001/15a | RSE Guidance for Primary Schools (PDF 185 KB) provides guidance to primary schools on the provision of Relationships and Sexuality Education. |
| 2001/15 | Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) PDF 26 KB (PDF 26 KB) provides guidance to schools on the provision of Relationships and Sexuality Education. |
| 2001/11 | Increases to Teachers' Pay and Allowances from 1 September 2000 and 1 April 2001 (PDF 13 KB) This circular sets out the teacher pay scales from September 2000 and April 2001. |
| 2001/04 | Qualified Teacher Status, Hairdressing (PDF 7 KB) This circular is concerned with the qualifications required to teach hairdressing in Institutions of Further and Higher Education. |
| 2001/02 | Qualifications of teachers in Nursery, Primary, Secondary and Special schools (PDF 9 KB) This circular updates the guidance contained in circular 1997/11 on the approved courses for teaching pupils with visual impairment. |
| 2000/04 | Salary Increases for Principals, Vice (PDF 16 KB) This circular sets out the teacher pay scales from April 2000, and clarifies the total points available for experience and qualifications at that time. |
| 2000/03 | Exceptional Closure Day (PDF 12 KB) sets out the arrangements for Secondary (including Grammar) schools which will have a sixth form in September 2000 to take an exceptional closure day in the 1999/00 school year to work on the implementation of the new post-16 qualifications framework. |
| 1999/30 | Teachers’ Premature Retirement Compensation Scheme (PDF 44 KB) This circular advises employers on the Teachers Premature Retirement Compensation Scheme. |
| 1999/25 | Policy for the Acceptable Use of the Internet in Schools (PDF 22 KB) The link below is to a circular that was issued in 1999 and provided guidelines on the acceptable use of the internet in schools |
| 1999/22 | Teachers' Pay Structure from 1 September 1999 (PDF 95 KB) This circular provides guidance on the changes to the teachers' pay structure from September 1999. It provides for new arrangements for Principals' pay and explains the assimilation process for existing principals, the determination of Individual School Ranges (ISRs) and the removal of points 0 and 0.5 from the teachers' pay scale. It also sets out the procedures for calculating the ISR for the principal group (see also Circular 2003/05). |
| 1999/19a | SR 1999 No. 245 (PDF 10 KB) The Department of Education, in exercise of the powers conferred onit by Articles 17A(1), (2) and (2A) and 134(1) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986(a) and Article 31(2) and (3) of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(b) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, and after consulting as required by Article 31(4) of that Order, hereby makes the following Regulations: |
| 1999/19 | Education (Individual Pupils' Achievements) (Information) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 (PDF 11 KB) informs schools of the change in the final date by which schools must report Key Stage 3 assessment outcomes to parents. |
| 1999/17 | Parental Responsibility: Guidance for Schools (PDF 38 KB) This circular informs schools about the law on parental responsibility and provides advice on the action required by schools in respect of a person or persons who acquire parental responsibility for a pupil. |
| 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. |
