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• Pastoral care in schools - Child protection (PDF 342 KB)

  This publication provides guidance to schools and others on their responsibilities in relation to child protection, including the action to be taken to enable cases of suspected abuse to be properly considered and pursued. It also includes guidance on how complaints against school staff should be handled. The contents do not constitute, or purport to be, an authorative interpretation of the law: that is exclusively a matter for others.

• Pastoral Care in Schools: Promoting Positive Behaviour (PDF 507 KB)

  This document, published in 2001, provides guidance for staff to develop and review their policies and procedures surronding the way pupils behave in schools. It reflects strategies and examples of good practice to help promote and maintain positive behaviour in schools. There is also a section on developing an anti-bullying culture.

• Professional Development of Beginning Teachers leaflet (PDF 126 KB)

  This leaflet is supplemental to the Teacher Education Partnership Handbook and provides a quick reference and guidance for beginning teachers, teacher-tutors, school principals and Boards of Governors.

• Professional development of beginning teachers- questions and answers leaflet (PDF 129 KB)

  This leaflet covers the frequently asked questions in relation to the professional development of beginning teachers.

• Recording children with Special Educational Needs-Guidance for schools (PDF 201 KB)

  This guidance seeks to provide common special educational needs (SEN) categories for use across all the Education and Library Boards (ELBs) and the school sector.

• Regional Policy Framework on the Use of Reasonable Force/Safehandling (PDF 568 KB)

  This guidance has been developed in line with guidance from Towards a Model Policy in Schools on the Use of Reasonable Force.

• Report by the Government Actuary on the Teachers' Superannuation Scheme (Northern Ireland) 1991 (PDF 697 KB)

  This is the report on the actuarial investigation of the Northern Ireland Teachers’ Superannuation Scheme as at 31 March 1996. It covers the period 1 April 1991 to 31 March 1996.

• Resource Accounts, Department of Education, for year ended 31 March 2004 (PDF 2.9 MB)

  The Department of Education Resource Accounts to the year ending 31 March 2004.

• Resource Accounts, Department of Education, for year ended 31 March 2005 (PDF 239 KB)

  The Department of Education Resource Accounts to the year ending 31 March 2005.

• Resource Accounts,Department of Education,for year ended 31 March 2003 (PDF 807 KB)

  The Department of Education Resource Accounts to the year ending 31 March 2003.

• Review of the Schools Community Relations Programme 2002 (PDF 566 KB)

  The Schools Community Relations Programme was reviewed in 2002. This is a copy of the consultation document that was issued at the time.

• Role of the Qualified Teacher or Early Years Specialist (PDF 70 KB)

  This document has been produced outlining the support a qualified teacher or Early Years Specialist is required to provide to the children. It also includes the qualifications staff in a pre-school centre are required to have and some commonly asked questions.

• RPA News - Issue 1 (PDF 296 KB)

  This is the first issue of a news letter which is published jointly by the Department of Education and the Education and Skills Authority Implementation Team.

• RPA News - Issue 2 (PDF 198 KB)

  This is the second issue of a news letter which is published jointly by the Department of Education and the Education and Skills Authority Implementation Team.

• RPA News - Issue 3 (PDF 92 KB)

  This is the third issue of a news letter which is published jointly by the Department of Education and the Education and Skills Authority Implementation Team.

• RPA News - Issue 4 (PDF 164 KB)

  This is the fourth issue of a news letter which is published jointly by the Department of Education and the Education and Skills Authority Implementation Team.

• School Development Planning Guidance (PDF 580 KB)

  The booklet has been prepared for schools to assist them in identifying abd building on their strengths and identifying areas for improvement so that these can be addressed. In doing so, it offers an effective way to harness the collective experience of the teachers, to promote teamwork, and to plan for and implement change for improvement.

• Security and Personal Safety in Schools (PDF 523 KB)

  This information has been produced by the Health and Safety Advisers of the NI Education and Library Boards and Council for Catholic Maintained Schools in association with the Department of Education

• Specialist Schools Concept in the Northern Ireland Context (PDF 119 KB)

  Details of the application process and an outline of the objectives of Specialist Schools in Northern Ireland

• Strategic Review of Education (PDF 893 KB)

  Report of an Independent Strategic Review of Education carried out by Professor Sir George Bain. He examined the funding of the education system, in particular the strategic planning and organisation of the schools' estate, taking account of the curriculum changes, including the wider provision for 14 - 19 year olds and also demographic trends.