The Department of Education publishes annual National Statistics on school leavers in Northern Ireland ( Qualifications and destinations of Northern Ireland school leavers ). These statistics have also, until recently, been published on NINIS and are now available on the new NISRA Data Portal . The purpose of this survey is to help identify the users of these statistics, assess whether the statistics meet their needs, and identify possible areas for improvement.
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Consultation launched on Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings
The Department of Education has launched a consultation seeking views on its Statutory Guidance on the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings in Northern Ireland.
Consultation Period
The consultation will run from 5 September until 3 November 2023.
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Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE)
The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the circumstances and arrangements which would enable a parent/carer to excuse their child from receiving age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically accurate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, covering prevention of early pregnancy and access to abortion.
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The Integrated Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 became law on the 26 October 2022. This Act placed a duty on the Department of Education (DE) to prepare, publish and maintain a strategy for the encouragement, facilitation, support for and provision of integrated education.
The strategy had to include an Action Plan to deliver on the strategy and the law re quires that DE consult on that Action Plan.
This consultation is an opportunity to have your views considered in...More
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (SoS) announced the 2023/24 Budget for Northern Ireland on 27 April 2023. This will see Northern Ireland departments receive £14.2 billion of Resource DEL funding and £2.2 billion of Capital DEL funding. The Department for the Economy (DfE) has been allocated funding of £772 million Resource DEL (RDEL) and £246 million Capital DEL (CDEL) for 2023/24.
Overall, Northern Ireland departments face a 0.4% reduction in budgets;...More
Purpose of this consultation:
Vocational qualifications are the foundations upon which our vocational education and skills system is built. They are delivered in FE colleges, schools (including Irish Medium schools), private training organisations, the community and voluntary sector and businesses to a wide range of different learners and fulfil a range of different purposes. Vocational qualifications are also delivered within a range of departmental programmes such as ApprenticeshipsNI,...More
The Derrytrasna Pastoral Care Award was created by the Department of Education in partnership with the Public Health Agency (PHA) in 2014. The annual award is for school communities that have demonstrated exceptional pastoral care for the emotional health and wellbeing of pupils.
It is named after St. Mary’s Primary School in Derrytrasna whose special pastoral care inspired the award.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic the Award has been suspended for two years, as a result of this...More
The Department for the Economy (DfE) is carrying out a survey of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic in relation to the Further Education Sector. We are particularly interested in the views of students who attended a Further Education College or a Training Provider between March 2020 and June 2022. We would be grateful if you would take the time to complete the survey to assist in this process. This survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Thank You.
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The Department for the Economy (DfE) is carrying out a survey of its response to the Covid-19 pandemic in relation to the Further Education Sector. We are contacting you in the hope that you will provide some valuable insight into this area. We would therefore be grateful if you would take the time to complete the survey in order to assist in this process. This survey should take no more than 5 minutes to complete. Thank You
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The Department of Education (DE) is consulting with its 'Public Service Bodies' and also welcomes views from its wider stakeholder base.
The Consultation relates to proposals for Regulations (secondary legislation) that DE has to have in place by 11 May 2023, under the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
DE is not consulting on whether or not free period products should be widely available to the public - that is already provided for under the Act. The...More
The Minister of Education announced, to the Northern Ireland Assembly on 13 December 2021, her decision to seek the dissolution of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI), the organisation currently established by statute to be the professional body for teachers. In her announcement, the Minister also stated that the Department would consult on the functions currently assigned to the GTCNI and how these can be
This consultation will open on Monday 13 June and...More
The Department of Education publish annual Official Statistics on the uptake of school meals in Northern Ireland ( School Meals Statistical Bulletins - DE Website ). This purpose of this survey is to help identify the users of these statistics, better understand who they are, assess whether the statistics meet their needs, and identify possible areas for improvement.
As a user of these statistics we would really appreciate your feedback. This survey should take no longer...More
Thank you for your interest in the Independent Review of Education.
We have been appointed to review most aspects of education in Northern Ireland. This work was identified as a key priority within the New Decade, New Approach agreement.
Our review is considering a wide range of issues. We are interested to hear the views of everyone with an interest in education, including the experiences of young people from their early years through until they...More
This consultation invites views on the current legislative requirement that all pre-school education settings must prioritise children from "socially disadvantaged circumstances" in their admission criteria. It also invites views on the implications of standardising pre-school education session times to help inform policy development and a substantive consultation on this issue in due course.
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