Explanatory note

These Regulations, which are made under Article 13(3) of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, relate to school development plans in grant-aided schools.

Regulation 2 revokes the Education (School Development Plans) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010.

Regulation 4 sets out the matters to be dealt with in a school development plan.

Regulation 5 stipulates the period for which a school development plan is to have effect.

Regulation 7 requires Boards of Governors to annually monitor, and review progress made against the school development plan, including to prepare annually a set of actions to be delivered in the forthcoming academic year. It also requires a school development plan to be revised after three years or no later than 6 months following the date of publication of a report of an inspection of a school carried out under Article 102 of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986.