Article 13 School development plans

Northern Ireland

(1)

The scheme of management for each grant-aided school shall provide for it to be the duty of the Board of Governors of the school to prepare, and from time to time revise, a school development plan.

(2)

In preparing or revising a school development plan, the Board of Governors shall—

(a)

consult the principal of the school;

(b)

consider—

(i)

any guidance given by the Department, F1the Authority F2... and (in the case of a Catholic maintained school) the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools; and

(ii)

the findings of any inspection of the school under Article 102 of the principal Order.

(3)

Regulations shall—

(a)

prescribe the matters to be dealt with by a school development plan;

(b)

prescribe the period for which a plan is to have effect;

(c)

prescribe the manner in which a plan is to be published;

(d)

provide for the revision of a plan.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Order substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3), Sch. 3 para. 1(2)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)
F2: Words in art. 13(2)(b)(i) repealed (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 4 (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)