The Department of Education is responsible for education in Northern Ireland. There are five Education and Library Boards which must provide or secure sufficient schools and equivalent to afford pupils, the opportunity for education, offering a variety of instruction and training as may be desirable, having regard to their ages, abilities and aptitude. The boards […]
Management grant-aided schools have a board of governors to manage the school. They are unpaid but generally have some connection with the school or community. Boards of governors have a lot of responsibilities in relation to curriculum, discipline, and admissions, as well as the publication of information. In controlled and maintained schools, they are responsible […]
Schools must adopt admission criteria that are to be applied when schools are oversubscribed. The admission criteria set out the order of priority for admission, and different regulations apply to different school sectors. The principle of open enrollment operates. Although many schools are under the control of churches, schools do not use criteria that overtly […]
There are common standards of teaching and curriculum across all schools. The 1989 legislation provides a minimum legal curriculum for grant-aided primary and secondary schools. The curriculum must be balanced and broadly based, promoting the spiritual, moral, cultural, intellectual, and physical development of pupils and providing them with the opportunities, responsibilities, and experiences of adult […]
The policy in the last 20 to 30 years has been to accommodate children with special educational needs in mainstream education. A child with a learning difficulty is one who has significantly greater difficulty in learning than the majority of children of that age or has a disability that prevents or hinders him from making […]
Coroners are regulated by the Coroners Act (Northern Ireland) 1959. The Lord Chancellor is responsible for the administration of matters relating to Coroners. The Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission appoints coroners and deputy coroners for districts on such terms and conditions as may be approved, after consultation with the Treasury. Generally, a coroner must be […]
At 16, some pupils stay at school and study Advanced Level AS and A2 Level subjects, which are more vocational qualifications such as Applied Advanced Levels. Controlled schools are under the management of the school Boards of Governors, and the employing authorities are the five education and library boards. Most are, in fact, Presbyterian, Church […]
The principal universities in Northern Ireland are Queen’s University, Belfast, and the University of Ulster. St. Mary’s University College and Stranmillis University College are constituents associated with Queen’s University. Magee College, Jordanstown, Coleraine, and Belfast colleges are associated with the University of Ulster. Queen’s University was chartered in 1845 and opened in 1849 as Queen’s […]
The Department may impose conditions when making grants to higher education institutions. In the case of institutions with an approved plan, the condition is that fees payable do not exceed the amount specified in the plan, and that the institution complies with the remaining parts of the plan. In the case of an educational institution […]
The Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 makes provision for institutions of further education recognised by the Department of Education. Further education covers full-time and part-time education suitable to the requirements of persons over compulsory age, including vocational training and organised leisure time occupation. It does not include higher education, full-time education suitable for senior […]