- Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1759 (N.I. 13)
Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
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| Made | 21st July 1998 | ||
| Coming into operation in accordance with Article 1(2) and (3) |
| 1. | Title and commencement. |
| 2. | Interpretation. |
| 3. | Responsibility of Board of Governors and principal for discipline. |
| 4. | Power of member of staff to restrain pupils. |
| 5. | Detention of pupil outside school hours. |
| 6. | Duty of board to prepare plan relating to children with behavioural difficulties. |
| 7. | Introductory. |
| 8. | Assessment of pupils in accordance with baseline assessment arrangements. |
| 9. | Baseline assessment arrangements. |
| 10. | Assessment arrangements. |
| 11. | School performance targets. |
| 12. | Provision of information on individual performance of pupils. |
| 13. | School development plans. |
| 14. | Appointment of additional governors for school not providing acceptable standard of education. |
| 15. | Contents of annual report. |
| 16. | Limits on class sizes in key stage 1. |
| 17. | Plans for pre-school education. |
| 18. | Grants in respect of pre-school education. |
| 19. | Inspection of pre-school education. |
| 20. | Nursery schools to be eligible for grant maintained integrated and controlled integrated status. |
| 21. | Information as to funded pre-school education provided otherwise than in a grant-aided school. |
| 22. | Application and interpretation of this Chapter. |
| 23. | Arrangements for admission to pre-school education at grant-aided schools. |
| 24. | Duties of Board of Governors in relation to admission to full-time pre-school education. |
| 25. | Determination of full-time enrolment number for a school. |
| 26. | Admission decisions in relation to full-time pre-school education. |
| 27. | Appeals against certain admission decisions under Article 26. |
| 28. | Duties of Board of Governors in relation to admission to part-time pre-school education. |
| 29. | Determination of part-time enrolment number for a school. |
| 30. | Admission decisions in relation to part-time pre-school education. |
| 31. | Appeals against certain admission decisions under Article 30. |
| 32. | Admission criteria. |
| 33. | Information as to schools and admission arrangements. |
| 34. | The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland. |
| 35. | Registration of teachers. |
| 36. | Regulations as to registration. |
| 37. | Advisory functions of the Council. |
| 38. | Additional and ancillary functions. |
| 39. | Deduction of fees from salary of teachers. |
| 40. | Supply of information relating to teachers. |
| 41. | Interpretation of this Chapter. |
| 42. | Eligibility for employment as principal of grant-aided school. |
| 43. | Appointment of teachers. |
| 44. | Schemes for financing schools - introductory. |
| 45. | Schools required to be covered by a scheme. |
| 46. | Duty of board to have scheme for financing schools. |
| 47. | Preparation and imposition of schemes. |
| 48. | Replacement and variation of schemes. |
| 49. | Calculation of board's aggregated budget. |
| 50. | Application of the allocation formula. |
| 51. | Premature retirement compensation costs. |
| 52. | Provision by a scheme for financial delegation. |
| 53. | Conditions as to delegation. |
| 54. | Effect of financial delegation. |
| 55. | Suspension of financial delegation for mismanagement, etc. |
| 56. | Review of suspension. |
| 57. | Appeal against suspension or refusal to revoke it. |
| 58. | Financial delegation: staff. |
| 59. | Application of schemes to special schools. |
| 60. | Duty on board to make a sum of money available to Board of Governors of special school not covered by a scheme. |
| 61. | Maintenance and other grants to voluntary grammar schools. |
| 62. | Withdrawal of maintenance grants from voluntary grammar school. |
| 63. | Maintenance and other grants to grant-maintained integrated schools. |
| 64. | Withdrawal of maintenance grants from grant-maintained integrated school. |
| 65. | Publication of schemes. |
| 66. | Publication of financial statements. |
| 67. | Financial statements in respect of special schools not covered by statements under Article 66. |
| 68. | Building and equipment grants for voluntary schools. |
| 69. | Capital and special purpose grants for grant-maintained integrated schools. |
| 70. | Duties of boards in relation to maintained schools. |
| 71. | Payment of salaries, etc of teachers. |
| 72. | Charges for educational facilities and services. |
| 73. | The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment. |
| 74. | Duty of the Council to conduct examinations and assessments. |
| 75. | Functions of the Council in relation to accreditation and approval of certain external qualifications. |
| 76. | Other functions of the Council in relation to the curriculum, examinations and assessment. |
| 77. | Consultation by the Council. |
| 78. | Ancillary functions of the Council. |
| 79. | Discharge by the Council of its functions. |
| 80. | Work programmes. |
| 81. | Approval of courses leading to external qualifications. |
| 82. | Work experience for school children. |
| 83. | Provision of secondary education for pupils in key stage 4 by institutions of further education. |
| 84. | Recovery of wasted examination fees. |
| 85. | Statement of special educational needs. |
| 86. | Exceptional provision of education. |
| 87. | Pupil referral units. |
| 88. | Power of boards to enter contracts for provision of assets or services. |
| 89. | Irish-medium education. |
| 90. | Regulations and orders. |
| 91. | Amendments, repeals and savings. |
| Schedule 1 | The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland. |
| Schedule 2 | Provisions relating to the staff of controlled and maintained schools with delegated budgets. |
| Schedule 3 | The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment. |
| Schedule 4 | Certified contracts of a board. |
| Schedule 5 | Amendments. |
| Part I | Amendments coming into operation 2 months after making of Order. |
| Part II | Amendments coming into operation on a day appointed under Article 1(3). |
| Schedule 6 | Repeals. |
| Part I | Repeals coming into operation 2 months after making of Order. |
| Part II | Repeals coming into operation on a day appointed under Article 1(3). |
