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The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

1989/2406 · Made 19 December 1989 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Not fully up to date. 12 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 26 October 2022.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
art. 131(3)(b)words repealedWelfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland) 2010 Sch. 4 Pt. 1
art. 82(1)(b)substitutedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 5 Pt. 2
art. 85repealedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 5 Pt. 2 Sch. 6 Pt. 2
art. 125(2)(g)(i)words substitutedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 5 Pt. 2
art. 151(4)(a)substitutedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 5 Pt. 2
art. 164(4)words repealedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 6 Pt. 2
Sch. 6 para. 3repealedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 5 Pt. 2
Sch. 6 para. 3repealedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 6 Pt. 2
art. 81repealedEducation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 Sch. 6 Pt. 2
art. 13(3)(b)words repealedThe Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015 Sch. 12 Pt. 1
art 131rev in pt (prosp)Tax Credits Act 2002 s 60, Sch 6
art 131am (prosp)Tax Credits Act 2002 s 47, Sch 3, para 21

19th December 1989 C1

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Modifications

C1

Order: certain provisions applied (with modifications) (1.10.2010) by Employment and Support Allowance (Transitional Provisions and Housing Benefit) (Existing Awards) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (S.R. 2010/312), regs. 1, 16, Sch. 2

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: GENERAL DUTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  5. 3General duty of the Department
  6. Part III: THE CURRICULUM
  7. Preliminary
  8. 4Duties with respect to the curriculum
  9. Principal provisions
  10. 5The curriculum
  11. 6Compulsory contributory subjects and compulsory assessment
  12. 7Attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements
  13. 8Educational themes
  14. 10Determination of curriculum policy and of curriculum
  15. 11Duties with respect to requirements of this Part
  16. Religious education
  17. 12Religious education
  18. 13Core syllabus for religious education
  19. Special cases
  20. 14Development work and experiments
  21. 15Exceptions by regulations
  22. 16Pupils with statements of special educational needs
  23. 17Temporary exceptions for individual pupils
  24. Miscellaneous and supplementary
  25. 29Curriculum advice and support by boards
  26. 31Provision of information
  27. 32Keeping, disclosure and transfer of educational records
  28. 33Complaints
  29. 34Extension of Articles 9 and 11(1)(d) to senior pupils
  30. 35Interpretation of Part III
  31. Part
  32. Part V: FINANCING SCHOOLS
  33. Financing of controlled and maintained schools
  34. Financing of voluntary grammar schools
  35. 60Grants to voluntary grammar schools Repealed
  36. 61Financial statements in respect of voluntary grammar schools Repealed
  37. Part VI: INTEGRATED EDUCATION
  38. Chapter I: GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT AND BOARDS
  39. 64General functions of Department and boards in relation to integrated education
  40. Chapter II: GRANT‐MAINTAINED INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
  41. Duty of Department to maintain grant‐maintained integrated schools
  42. 65Duty of Department to maintain grant-maintained integrated schools
  43. Management of grant‐maintained integrated schools
  44. 66Management of grant‐maintained integrated schools
  45. 67Powers of Board of Governors
  46. Procedure for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status
  47. 68Schools eligible for grant‐maintained integrated status
  48. 69Initiation of procedure for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status by existing school
  49. 70Ballot of parents
  50. 71Proposals for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status
  51. 72Incorporation of Board of Governors
  52. 73Effect of pending procedure for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status
  53. Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for grant‐maintained integrated status
  54. 74Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for grant‐maintained integrated status
  55. Transfer of property and staff
  56. 75Transfer of property, etc. to Board of Governors of grant‐maintained integrated school
  57. 76Transfer of staff to grant‐maintained integrated school
  58. Financing of grant‐maintained integrated schools
  59. 77Maintenance grants and capital grants Repealed
  60. 78Financial statements Repealed
  61. Making of significant change to grant‐maintained integrated schools
  62. 79Significant changes to grant‐maintained integrated schools
  63. Discontinuance of grant‐maintained integrated schools
  64. 80Discontinuance by Board of Governors
  65. 81Withdrawal of grant by Department
  66. Winding up and disposal of property
  67. 82Winding up
  68. 83Transfer of school property
  69. 84Vesting of surplus assets
  70. Miscellaneous and supplementary
  71. 85Provision of benefits and services for pupils by boards
  72. 86Variation of instrument of government relating to grant‐maintained integrated school
  73. 87Interpretation (grant‐maintained integrated schools)
  74. Chapter III: CONTROLLED INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
  75. Management of controlled integrated schools
  76. 88Management of controlled integrated schools
  77. 89Constitution of Board of Governors for controlled integrated schools
  78. Procedure for acquisition of controlled integrated status
  79. 90Schools eligible for controlled integrated status
  80. 91Initiation of procedure for acquisition of controlled integrated status
  81. 92Proposals for acquisition of controlled integrated status
  82. 93Effect of pending procedure for acquisition of controlled integrated status
  83. Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for controlled integrated status
  84. 94Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for controlled integrated status
  85. Transfer of property and staff
  86. 95Transfer of property of voluntary school acquiring controlled integrated status
  87. 96Transfer of staff
  88. Significant changes to controlled integrated schools
  89. 97Significant changes to controlled integrated schools
  90. Miscellaneous and supplementary
  91. 98Variation of instrument of government relating to controlled integrated school
  92. 99Interpretation (controlled integrated schools)
  93. Part
  94. Part VIII: SCHOOLS—GENERAL PROVISIONS
  95. IMANAGEMENT OF GRANT‐AIDED SCHOOLS
  96. 121Appointment of parent governors
  97. 122Co‐option of persons to Board of Governors of grant‐aided school
  98. 123Schemes of management
  99. 125Annual report of Board of Governors
  100. 126Annual parents' meeting Repealed
  101. Chapter II: CHARGES IN GRANT‐AIDED SCHOOLS
  102. 127Application of Articles 128 to 131
  103. 128Prohibition of charges, etc., in certain grant‐aided schools
  104. 129Provision for cases where education is provided partly during and partly outside school hours
  105. 130Permitted charges
  106. 131Charges and remissions policies
  107. 132Capital charges in voluntary grammar schools to which Articles 128 to 131 apply where agreement under paragraph 1(1)(b) of Schedule 6 to the principal Order is, or has been, in force
  108. 132ACapital charges in voluntary grammar schools to which Articles 128 to 131 apply where agreement is in force under paragraph 1(1)(a) of Schedule 6 to the principal Order
  109. 133Charges in voluntary grammar schools to which Articles 128 to 131 do not apply
  110. 134Charges in respect of excepted pupils
  111. 135Charges for board and lodging at boarding schools
  112. 136Obligation to enter pupils for approved public examinations
  113. 136ARecovery of wasted examination fees
  114. 137General and supplementary provisions relating to charges
  115. 138Interpretation of Chapter II
  116. Chapter III: COMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL PREMISES
  117. 139Community schools
  118. 140Community use of school premises
  119. Part IX: THE COUNCIL FOR CATHOLIC MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
  120. 141The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
  121. 142Functions of the Council
  122. 143Employment of teachers by the Council
  123. 144Transfer of teachers to employment of Council
  124. 145Functions of the Council in relation to development proposals
  125. 146Miscellaneous functions of the Council under the principal Order
  126. Part X: MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
  127. Training
  128. 148Information and training for Boards of Governors, governing bodies, etc.
  129. 149Programmes of training by boards
  130. Miscellaneous
  131. 150Procedures for carrying out by certain bodies of their activities
  132. 151Review of performance of teachers
  133. 152Educational projects by Department
  134. 153Appointment of teachers by the Authority
  135. Miscellaneous amendments to the principal Order
  136. 156Compulsory school age
  137. 158Power of Department to give directions
  138. 159Grants for provision of educational or library services, etc.
  139. 160Filling of certain casual vacancies in boards Repealed
  140. Supplementary
  141. 162Temporary exclusion of section 5 of Data Protection Act 1984
  142. 163Stamp duty
  143. 164Regulations and orders
  144. 165Transitional provisions
  145. Schedule 1Schedule 1
  146. Schedule 2COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTORY SUBJECTS
  147. Schedule Schedule
  148. Schedule 4
  149. Application of this Schedule
  150. 1Paragraph 1
  151. Determination of staff complement
  152. 2Paragraph 2
  153. Discipline
  154. 3Paragraph 3
  155. Suspension
  156. 4Paragraph 4
  157. Dismissal, etc.
  158. 5Paragraph 5
  159. 6Paragraph 6
  160. Payments in respect of dismissals, resignations, etc.
  161. 7Paragraph 7
  162. School meals staff
  163. 8Paragraph 8
  164. Application of employment law
  165. 9Paragraph 9
  166. Interpretation
  167. 10Paragraph 10
  168. Schedule 5: MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF GRANT‐MAINTAINED INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
  169. 1Paragraph 1
  170. 2Paragraph 2
  171. 3Paragraph 3
  172. 4Paragraph 4
  173. 5Paragraph 5
  174. Schedule 6: TRANSITION TO GRANT‐MAINTAINED INTEGRATED STATUS
  175. 1Paragraph 1
  176. 2Paragraph 2
  177. 3Paragraph 3
  178. 4Paragraph 4
  179. 5Paragraph 5
  180. 6Paragraph 6
  181. Schedule Schedule
  182. Schedule 8: THE COUNCIL FOR CATHOLIC MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
  183. Part: Constitution
  184. 1Paragraph 1
  185. 2Paragraph 2
  186. Part: Diocesan education committees
  187. 3Paragraph 3
  188. Part: Other committees of the Council
  189. 4Paragraph 4
  190. Part: Terms of appointment
  191. 5Paragraph 5
  192. Part: Resignation and disqualification
  193. 6Paragraph 6
  194. 7Paragraph 7
  195. Part: Procedure
  196. 8Paragraph 8
  197. 9Paragraph 9
  198. 10Paragraph 10
  199. Part: Staff
  200. 11Paragraph 11
  201. 12Paragraph 12
  202. Part: Allowances
  203. 13Paragraph 13
  204. Part: Financial arrangements
  205. 14Paragraph 14
  206. 15Paragraph 15
  207. 16Paragraph 16
  208. 17Paragraph 17
  209. Part: Transfer of assets and liabilities of Interim Council
  210. 18Paragraph 18
  211. Part: Interpretation
  212. 19Paragraph 19
  213. Schedule Schedule
  214. Schedule Schedule