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              • Additional Educational Needs Team
        • European funding
              • Building Sustainable Prosperity (BSP)
                  • BSP Measure 2.4
                      • BSP Measure 2.4 target indicators
                  • BSP Measure 2.5
                      • BSP Measure 2.5 target indicators
                  • BSP Measure 3.4
                      • Measure 3.4 additional information
                      • BSP Measure 3.4 target indicators
              • European Structural Funds
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                  • PEACE II Measure 2.1
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                  • PEACE II Measure 2.8
                  • PEACE II Measure 5.5
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              • Strategic Framework
              • Strategic Plan for Education
                  • DE Staff Transfer Scheme
              • Sustainable Development
              • Towards a culture of tolerance
              • Whistleblowing
              • Polasaí Gaeilge na Roinne Oideachais / DE Language Policy for Irish
        • Resource Accounts
              • Annual accounts
        • Structure and functions
              • Deputy Secretary
              • Education Minister
              • Permanent Secretary
        • Teachers Superannuation Annual Scheme Statements
              • Scheme Statements
     Administration of education
        • Draft Budget 2011-2015
        • Budget 2011-15: Savings Delivery Plan
        • Education Budget 2010-11
        • Convergence Delivery Plan - February 2010
        • DE & DFP Joint Efficiency Review Stage One Report (PEDU) - March 2011
        • Education and Skills Authority Implementation Team
        • Efficiency Delivery Plan 2008-2011
        • Funding of Education and Library Boards
              • Education and Library Board’s Budgets 2008/09
              • Education and Library Boards Budgets 2009/10
              • Education and Library Boards Funding 2010/11
              • Education and Library Boards Funding 2011/12
        • Investment Delivery Plan for Schools and Youth Services
        • Public Appointments
              • Membership of Education and Library Boards
              • Membership of Education Bodies
              • DE Appointment to GTCNI
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                  • RPA Policy Paper 22 - Area-based Planning
              • Taking forward the review
              • Your questions answered
        • Strategic Review of Education
              • Strategic Review of Education Submissions
        • The Helm Report
        • The Jack Report
        • Review of 2010/11 Spending Plans - DE Draft Chapter
        • Education Minister’s written statement to the Assembly on procurement issues - 23 November 2010
     Community Relations, Equality and Diversity
        • Supporting Materials
        • Review of Community Relations
     Curriculum and assessment
        • 14-19 Policy
        • Assessment arrangements
        • Burke Memorial Fund
        • Careers education, information, advice and guidance strategy
        • Circulars
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        • Drugs guidance
        • Entitlement Framework
              • Together Towards Entitlement
        • Frequently asked questions on the Curriculum
        • Government STEM Strategy
              • Index - Key Stages 1 and 2
              • Index - Key Stages 3 and 4
        • Qualifications
              • A and AS Level headline statistics 2011
              • A and AS Level headline statistics 2010
              • A and AS Level Headline Statistics 2009
              • A and AS Level headline statistics 2008
              • Chemistry A Level Marking Investigation
              • Essential Skills
              • GCSE headline statistics 2011
              • GCSE headline statistics 2010
              • GCSE headline statistics 2009
              • GCSE headline statistics 2008
              • GCSE headline statistics 2006/07
              • Higher Education Scholarships
        • Religious Education core syllabus
        • Report of the STEM Review 2009
        • Road-Safety-in-the-Curriculum
        • Shaping the Future of Primary Education
              • Guest Speakers
              • Conference Presentations
        • Specialist Schools
        • Statutory curriculum
        • STEM Strategy Consultation
     Health and safety
        • Class sizes in practical subjects
        • Risk assessment
        • Policy for the acceptable use of the internet in schools
        • Security and personal safety
        • Legislation
        • Resources
              • Current consultations
                  • New Admissions Arrangements For Post-Primary Schools
                  • Proposal for draft Education Order
              • Newsletters
              • Research and reports
                      • Agendas
                      • Minutes
                      • Remit of the Costello Group
                      • Statistical information
                      • Summary of the Costello Report
              • Strategic Advisory Group
                  • Membership
                  • Terms of Reference
              • Timeline
        • What's New?
              • Specialist schools pilot year one
              • Specialist schools pilot year two
     Pre-school education
        • Ag cur iarratais isteach ar áit Mhaoinithe in Oideachas Réamhscoile - 2012/2013
        • Applying for a Funded Pre-School Place - 2012/13
        • Curricular guidance
        • Draft Early Years (0-6) Strategy Consultation
        • Early learning policy
        • Early years specialist qualification
        • Needs of pre-school children
        • Pre-school places
        • Pre-school review
        • Review of Pre-School Admissions Process
        • Sure Start Services
     Pupils/Parents
        • Bullying
              • British & Irish Anti-Bullying Forum
                  • BIABF Members
        • Child Protection/ Pastoral Care
        • Children and young people funding package
        • Education Other than at School
        • Looked After Children
        • Newcomer (English as an Additional Language)
              • What is a 'Newcomer' pupil?
              • Guidelines for Schools
              • Mandatory Newcomer Designation Pro-Forma
              • Policy - 'Every School a Good School - Supporting Newcomer Pupils'
                  • Policy
                  • Summary
              • Consultation Process
              • Analysis of Consultation Responses 2007
              • Inclusion and Diversity Service
        • Pupils Emotional Health & Wellbeing
              • Pupils' Emotional Health & Wellbeing Materials - English Language Diaries
              • Pupils' Emotional Health & Wellbeing Materials - Irish Language Diaries
              • Pupils' Emotional Health and Wellbeing Materials - English Language Posters
              • Pupils' Emotional Health and Wellbeing Materials - Irish Language Posters
              • Pupils' Emotional Health and Wellbeing Materials - English Language Leaflets
              • Pupils' Emotional Health and Wellbeing Materials - Irish Language Leaflets
        • School Age Mothers
        • School Attendance
        • School Discipline & Promoting Positive Behaviour
        • Suspensions and expulsions
        • Travellers
              • Definition of the 'Irish Travelling Community'
              • Data Collection
              • Funding
              • School Circular
              • The Forum for the Education of Travellers' Children (N.I.)
              • Taskforce on Traveller Education
                  • Traveller Taskforce Documentation
              • Joint North South Traveller Education Conference 2009
     Schools
        • Admission and choice
              • Class Sizes at Key Stage 1
              • Open Enrolment in Schools
              • Post-Primary Transfer
              • Transfer Policy and Wider Reform
                  • Consultations
                      • New Admissions Arrangements For Post-Primary Schools
                      • Proposal for draft Education Order
                  • Legislation
                  • Research and reports
                      • Main Responses to Consulation on the Proposal for a draft Education (Northern Ireland) Order
                      • Main responses from key organisations to admissions consultation
                      • Gallagher and Smith Research
                      • Responses to Consultation on Burns Report
                      • Main Responses      
                      • Notes of Ministerial meetings with key interest groups
                      • The Burns Report
                      • The Costello Report
                      • Agendas
                      • Minutes
                      • Remit of the Costello Group
                      • Statistical information
                      • Summary of the Costello Report
                  • Timeline
        • Area Planning
              • Area Planning – Terms of Reference
              • Viability Audit - Terms of Reference
              • Minister speeches
        • Getting to school
              • Abolition of 3-for-2 and Standing on School Buses
              • Child Car Restraints Regulations
              • Safer Routes to Schools
              • School Transport - Lighting and Signage
        • ICT in Schools
              • Classroom 2000
                  • eSchools Data Warehouse
              • Empowering Schools Strategy
                  • Strategy Progress Report
                      • Annex 1 Content, e-Learning, Curricula and Assessment
                      • Annex 2 Parents and Community
                      • Annex 3 Leadership Development and Teacher Competence
                      • Annex 4 Support for Institutional Change:School Improvement
                      • Annex 5 Infrastructure and Connectivity
              • ICT Information and News
              • Policy for the acceptable use of the internet in schools
                  • Latest updates on Internet safety
                  • Sparklebox Teacher Resource Website
              • Wifi
        • International Olympic Games
              • 2012 Education Website
              • 2012 Events
        • Public Private Partnerships
              • Demographics/Trends
              • Pathfinder projects
              • Some questions and answers
              • Staffing and pupils
              • The contract
              • What about funding/revenue?
        • Schools estate
              • Achieving Excellence - New Procurement Arrangements
              • Acoustic design of schools
              • Asbestos
              • Building Branch enclosures
              • Building Handbook
                  • Section 1 - Procedures
                  • Section 2 - Nursery Schools
                  • Section 3 - Primary Schools
                  • Section 4 - Secondary Schools
                      • General Classroom Sketches
                      • Drama Classroom Sketches
                      • Geography Classroom Sketches
                      • History Classroom Sketches
                      • Music Classroom Sketches
                      • PE Sketches
                      • Information Communication Technology sketches
                      • Library Sketches
                      • Careers Classroom Sketch
                      • Home Economics Sketches
                      • Art and Design Sketches
                      • Technology and Design Sketches
                      • Science Sketches
                      • Admin Sketches
                  • Section 5 - School Meals Accommodation
                  • A Guide for Principals
              • Community Use of Schools
              • Energy Efficiency
              • Glossary
                  • New sixth forms
              • Health and Safety in Schools
              • Learning support centres in post primary schools
              • Minister's statements on procurement issues
              • Project Information
              • Rentals at Grant Aided Schools
              • Review of capital projects
              • Sustainable schools
              • Target building costs
        • School funding
              • Common Funding
                  • Common Funding Budgets for Schools
                      • Budgets for Schools 2012/13
                      • Previous Budgets
                      • Transitional Funding
                      • Initial Budget Allocations: Common Funding 2005/06
                      • Budgets for schools 2006/07
                      • Revised Common Funding Allocations 2005/06
                      • Budgets for Schools 2007/08
                      • Budgets for Schools 2008/09
                      • Budgets for Schools 2009/10
                      • Budgets for Schools 2010/11
                      • Budgets for Schools 2011/12
                  • Common Funding Consultations
                      • March 2011 Consultation
                      • Previous Consultations
                      • April 2001 Consultation
                      • Autumn 2004 Consultation
                      • Consultation Documentation
                      • Indicative Budgets
                      • Autumn 2006 consultation
                      • Autumn 2007 Consultation
                      • Autumn 2008 Consultation
                      • January 2010 Consultation
                  • Common Funding Legislation
                  • Common Funding Scheme
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2011/12
                      • Previous Schemes
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2005/06
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2006/07
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2007/08
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2008/09
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2009/10
                      • Common Funding Scheme 2010/11
                  • Guidance to Boards
              • Local management of schools
                  • Audit and accountability
                      • Audit and accountability in schools
                  • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools Budget Statements
                      • Previous Budgets
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2005/06 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2006/07 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2007/08 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2008/09 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2009/10 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2010/11 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2011/12 Budget Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools Outturn Statements
                      • Previous Outturns
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2004/05 Outturn Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2005/06 Outturn Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2006/07 Outturn Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2007/08 Outturn Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2008/09 Outturn Statement
                      • Grant Maintained Integrated Schools 2009/10 Outturn Statement
                  • Voluntary Grammar Schools
                      • Voluntary Grammar Budget Statements
                      • Previous Budgets
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2005/06 Budget Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2006/07 Budget Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2007/08 Budget Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2008/09 Budget Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2009/10 Budget Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2010/11 Budget Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar outturn statements
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2009/10 Outturn Statement
                      • Previous Outturns
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2004/05 Outturn Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2005/06 Outturn Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2006/07 Outturn Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2007/08 Outturn Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools 2008/09 Outturn Statement
                      • Voluntary Grammar Regulations Circulars
                      • Voluntary Grammar Schools Statement of Accounts (S40)
                  • LMS Circulars
        • School Improvement Programme
              • Equality Impact Assessment
              • A Policy for School Improvemnent - Formal Intervention Process
              • Count Read Succeed - A Strategy for Improving Outcomes in Literacy and Numeracy
              • Effective Use of Data
              • Every School A Good School - A Policy for School Improvement
              • ESAGS - Tackling Underachievement in Disadvantaged Areas
              • Extended Schools - Guidance document
              • Extended Schools Programme 2011-12
              • Literacy and Numeracy Taskforce
              • Minister Speeches
              • School Development Planning
              • Target Setting
        • School management
              • Compulsory school age
              • Disposal of school records
              • Exceptional closure days
              • Exceptional closure of schools due to adverse weather
              • School day
              • School Councils
              • School governors
                  • Election of parent teacher governors
                  • Governor seminars
                  • Governor vetting
                  • Guide to governor roles and responsibilities
                      • Introduction about the Guide
                      • Membership of school Boards of Governors
                      • Overview of the roles and responsibilities of the school Board of Governors
                      • Board of Governors in operation
                      • Promoting equality, good relations and diversity
                      • Education standards
                      • Revised curriculum
                      • School finances
                      • School staff
                      • Pupil admissions
                      • Religious education and collective worship
                      • Children with Special Educational Needs
                      • Pupil pastoral care and child protection
                      • Educational visits
                      • Pupil behaviour and discipline
                      • Pupil registration and attendance
                      • Schemes to assist low income families
                      • School days of operation and closure
                      • School fees, charges and remissions
                      • School milk, meals and related facilities
                      • School premises
                      • School publications
                      • School records and handling information
                      • Appendix 1 Glossary
                      • Appendix 2 Nolan Principles
                      • Appendix 3 Policies, schemes, procedures required by schools
                      • Appendix 4 Parental rights and responsibilities
              • School holidays
              • Schools opening, closing and amalgamating
              • Swine Influenza Updates & Advice
                  • Additional information for School Principals on Swine Flu
                  • Additional information for Special School Principals on Swine Flu
                  • Update for Principals of Special Schools - English
                  • Update for Principals of Special Schools - Irish
                  • Protecting against flu. Advice poster for schools.
                  • Letter to School Principals - English
                  • Letter to School Principals - Irish
                  • Information sheet for School Principals on Swine Flu - English
                  • Information sheet for School Principals on Swine Flu - Irish
                  • Advice for parents/guardians/carers with children at school
                  • Guidance for Early Years settings (including childminders)
                  • Advice for the Youth Sector - English
                  • Advice for the Youth Sector - Irish
                  • Swine Flu Letter to Schools - Update March 2010
                  • Information for Special Schools on Swine Flu - Update November 2010
                  • Advice about flu for parents/guardians/carers with children at school - January 2011
                  • Advice about flu for school principals – January 2011
        • School meals
              • Food in Schools Policy - Consultation
              • Food in schools magazine
              • New nutritional standards-background
                  • Information Leaflets
              • New nutritional standards - consultation
              • The Northern Ireland School Caterers Association
        • School Uniform
        • Types of school
              • Boarding Schools
              • Independent schools
                  • Independent Schools - Guidance Notes
              • Integrated schools
                  • List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland
                  • How to establish an integrated school
                  • Criteria for the approval of a new integrated school
              • Irish-medium schools
                  • List of Irish-medium schools
                  • Review of Irish-medium Education
     Special educational needs
        • A guide for parents
              • Contents
                  • Introduction
                  • Children under school age
                  • Children at school
                  • Assessments and statements
                  • Concerns about your childs education
                  • Choices after age 16
                  • Educating sick children
                  • Definitions
                  • Other free publications
                  • Addresses of Education and Library Boards
        • Codes of practice
        • Cross - Border Programmes
        • Legislation
              • SENDO 2005
        • Recording children with Special Educational Needs
        • Reports Publications
        • Review of Special Educational Needs and Inclusion
        • Supporting Pupils with Medication Needs
        • Taskforce Report on Autism
              • Contents of Report of Task group on autism
        • Taskforce Report on Dyslexia
        • Capacity Building Resources
        • Northern Ireland Voice Box Awards
     Statistics and research
        • Research
              • Briefings
                  • 2012
                  • 2011
                  • 2010
                  • 2009
                  • 2008
                  • 2007
                  • 2006
                  • 2005
                  • 2004
                  • 2003
                  • 2002
                  • 2001
                  • 2000
                  • 1999
                  • 1998
                  • 1997
                  • 1996
              • Reports
                  • Research reports 2012
                  • Research reports 2011
                  • Research reports 2010
                  • Research reports 2009
                  • Research reports 2008
                  • Research reports 2007
                  • Research reports 2006
                  • Research reports 2005
                  • Research reports 2004
              • Proposals
              • Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
              • Northern Ireland Education Research Forum (NIERF)
                  • NIERF terms of reference
                      • NIERF current membership
                  • NIERF minutes of meetings
                  • NIERF events
              • Omnibus survey
        • Statistics on education
              • Numbers of schools and pupils
                  • Northern Ireland summary data
                  • Education and Library Board level data
                      • Education and Library Board data 2010/11
                      • Education and Library Board data 2009/10
                      • Education and Library Board data 2008/09
                      • Education and Library Board data 2007/08
                      • Education and Library Board data 2006/07
                      • Education and library board data 2005/06
                      • Education and library board data 2004/05
                  • School level data
                      • School enrolment 2010/11
                      • School enrolment 2009/10
                  • School census documentation
                      • Census documents (special schools)
              • Participation Rates
              • Pupil teacher ratios
              • School leavers
                  • Destinations of school leavers
                  • School leavers qualifications
              • Teacher numbers
              • Transfer procedure test results
              • Pupil attendance
                  • Attendance statistics 2007/08
                  • Attendance statistics 2008/09
                  • Attendance statistics 2009/10
                  • Attendance statistics 2010/11
              • School Meals
        • Statistical publications
              • Statistical Releases
                  • Enrolments
                  • Participation Rates
                  • Pupil Teacher Ratios
                  • School leavers
                  • Transfer procedure press releases
                  • Attendance
                  • School performance
                  • School Meals
              • Publication Schedule
        • Statistical policies and assessment
              • Statistical policies
              • Statistical assessments
     Teachers
        • Administration of pay
              • Teachers Pay Administration Branch Circulars
              • Teachers Pay Administration Branch contacts
              • Teachers Pay Popular Questions
              • Useful Forms
        • Pay and conditions
              • Conditions
                  • Employment Conditions and Procedures
                  • Salary Policy Guidance
                  • Leave of Absence
                  • School Policies and Procedures
                  • Pre 1997 conditions
              • Pay circulars
                  • Pre 1997 pay circulars
              • Publications
              • Equality Impact Assessments
        • Pension scheme
              • Definition of Members
              • Your Guide
                  • Membership
                  • Contributions
                  • Transferring from another scheme
                  • Your Pension Benefits
                  • Returning to work after retirement
                  • Death benefits
                  • Family Benefits
                  • Pension Sharing on Divorce or Dissolution
                  • Data Protection Act 1998
                  • Customer Service
                  • Procedure for complaints
              • Leaflets
                  • Retirement arrangements and Planning
                  • Ill-Health - retirement benefits
                  • Survivor and death benefits
                  • Transfers in
                  • Pension on divorce and dissolution
                  • Complaints  
              • Fact Sheets
                  • Plan for Retirement
                  • Leaving pensionable employment
                  • Returning to work after receiving pension benefits
                  • Additional pension
                  • Increasing your pension benefits
                  • Ill-health benefits
                  • Ill-health retirement benefits and re-employment
                  • Working part-time before retirement
                  • Average Salary
                  • Partner benefits
                  • Death benefits from 1 April 2007
                  • Maternity/Paternity
                  • Pensions on divorce
                  • Deferred members at 31 March 2007
                  • Breaks in Pensionable Employment and Future Service
              • Planning for Retirement
                  • Types of Retirements
                  • How retirement benefits are calculated
                  • Increasing Your Retirement Benefits
                  • Potential restrictions/reductions to your benefits
                  • Index-linking of retirement benefits
                  • (LTA) Lifetime Allowance
                  • How to apply for your benefits
                  • Returning to work as a teacher afer receiving a teachers' pension
                  • Additional voluntary contributions
                  • Free standing additional voluntary contributions
                  • Transfer of pensionable service
                  • Calculation of benefits
              • Application Forms
                  • Applying for Retirement Benefits
                  • Membership Elections
                  • Maintaining and boosting your pension
                  • Family and death benefits
              • Consultations
              • Equality Impact Assessments
              • Calculators
                  • Re-Employment Calculator
                  • Teacher's Pension Ready Reckoner
                  • ARB/Premature Retirement Calculator
                      • Normal Pension Age (NPA) of 60
                      • Normal Pension Age (NPA) of 65
        • Professional development
              • Fulbright Teacher Exchange
              • Teacher education partnership handbook
        • Teacher education review
              • Consultation on the policy framework
              • In a climate of change
              • Teacher education review workshop
        • Teachers health and well-being
        • Teaching in Northern Ireland
              • Approved intakes to Initial Teacher Education courses
              • Courses of Initial Teacher Education in Northern Ireland
                  • Approval of programmes
                  • Minimum educational requirements
              • GTCNI Fee
              • Qualified to teach
     Youth
        • Priorities for youth
        • Youth Councils
        • Youth Funding
              • Youth capital funding
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