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Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1998

1998/1759 · Made 21 July 1998 · Extends to Northern Ireland

Not fully up to date. 6 changes made by later legislation have not yet been written into this text, which is revised to 26 February 2025.

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ProvisionChangeMade by
art. 11(1)(b)text amendedThe Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Sch. 2 para. 40
art. 74(6)text amendedThe Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Sch. 2 para. 41
art. 75(3)text amendedThe Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Sch. 2 para. 42
art. 76(5)text amendedThe Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Sch. 2 para. 43
art. 81(7)text amendedThe Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Sch. 2 para. 44
Sch. 1 para. 5(2)(b)text amendedThe Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 art. 37 Sch. 3

21st July 1998

Contents

  1. Part I: INTRODUCTORY
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: DISCIPLINE
  5. 3Responsibility of Board of Governors and principal for discipline
  6. 4Power of member of staff to restrain pupils
  7. 5Detention of pupil outside school hours
  8. 6Duty of board to prepare plan relating to children with behavioural difficulties
  9. Part III: ASSESSMENT AND PUPILS' PERFORMANCE
  10. Chapter I
  11. 7Introductory
  12. 8Assessment of pupils in accordance with baseline assessment arrangements
  13. 9Baseline assessment arrangements
  14. Chapter II: ASSESSMENT ARRANGEMENTS AND PUPILS' PERFORMANCE
  15. Assessment arrangements
  16. 10Assessment arrangements Repealed
  17. Pupils' performance
  18. 11School performance targets
  19. 12Provision of information on individual performance of pupils
  20. Part IV: PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SCHOOLS
  21. 13School development plans
  22. 14Appointment of additional governors for school not providing acceptable standard of education
  23. 15Contents of annual report
  24. 16Limits on class sizes in foundation stage and key stage 1
  25. Part V: PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
  26. Chapter I: PROVISION OF PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
  27. 17Plans for pre-school education
  28. 18Grants in respect of pre-school education
  29. 19Inspection of pre-school education
  30. 20Nursery schools to be eligible for grant maintained integrated and controlled integrated status
  31. 21Information as to funded pre-school education provided otherwise than in a grant-aided school
  32. Chapter II: ADMISSION TO PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION AT GRANT-AIDED SCHOOLS
  33. Introductory
  34. 22Application and interpretation of this Chapter
  35. 23Arrangements for admission to pre-school education at grant-aided schools
  36. Admission to full-time pre-school education
  37. 24Duties of Board of Governors in relation to admission to full-time pre-school education
  38. 25Determination of full-time enrolment number for a school
  39. 26Admission decisions in relation to full-time pre-school education
  40. 27Appeals against certain admission decisions under Article 26
  41. Admission to part-time pre-school education
  42. 28Duties of Board of Governors in relation to admission to part-time pre-school education
  43. 29Determination of part-time enrolment number for a school
  44. 30Admission decisions in relation to part-time pre-school education
  45. 31Appeals against certain admission decisions under Article 30
  46. General
  47. 32Admission criteria
  48. 33Information as to schools and admission arrangements
  49. Part VI: TEACHERS
  50. Chapter I: THE GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
  51. 34The General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland
  52. 35Registration of teachers
  53. 36Regulations as to registration
  54. 37Advisory functions of the Council
  55. 38Additional and ancillary functions
  56. 39Deduction of fees from salary of teachers
  57. 40Supply of information relating to teachers
  58. 41Interpretation of this Chapter
  59. Chapter II: EMPLOYMENT OF TEACHERS
  60. 42Eligibility for employment as principal of grant-aided school
  61. 43Appointment of teachers
  62. Part VII: FINANCING OF SCHOOLS
  63. Chapter I: FINANCING OF SCHOOLS BY BOARDS
  64. Schemes for financing schools
  65. 55Suspension of financial delegation for mismanagement, etc.
  66. 56Review of suspension
  67. 57Appeal against suspension or refusal to revoke it
  68. 58Financial delegation: staff
  69. Financing by boards of special schools
  70. 59Application of the common funding scheme to special schools
  71. 60Duty on board to make a sum of money available to Board of Governors of special school not covered by a scheme
  72. Financing by boards of voluntary grammar and grant-maintained integrated schools
  73. 61Maintenance and other grants to voluntary grammar schools
  74. 62Withdrawal of maintenance grants from voluntary grammar school
  75. 63Maintenance and other grants to grant-maintained integrated schools
  76. 64Withdrawal of maintenance grants from grant-maintained integrated school
  77. Information
  78. 67Financial statements in respect of special schools not covered by statements under Article 7 of the 2003 Order
  79. 67AInterpretation of this Chapter
  80. Chapter II: FINANCING OF SCHOOLS BY DEPARTMENT
  81. 68Building and equipment grants for voluntary schools
  82. 69Capital and special purpose grants for grant-maintained integrated schools
  83. Chapter III: MISCELLANEOUS FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO SCHOOLS
  84. 70Duties of boards in relation to maintained schools
  85. 71Payment of salaries, etc of teachers
  86. 72Charges for educational facilities and services
  87. Part VIII: THE NORTHERN IRELAND COUNCIL FOR THE CURRICULUM, EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
  88. 73The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment
  89. 74Duty of the Council to conduct examinations and assessments
  90. 75Functions of the Council in relation to accreditation and approval of certain external qualifications
  91. 76Other functions of the Council in relation to the curriculum, examinations and assessment
  92. 77Consultation by the Council
  93. 78Ancillary functions of the Council
  94. 79Discharge by the Council of its functions
  95. 80Work programmes
  96. Part IX: MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
  97. Miscellaneous
  98. 81Approval of courses leading to external qualifications
  99. 82Work experience for school children
  100. 83Provision of secondary education for pupils in key stage 4 by institutions of further education
  101. 84Recovery of wasted examination fees
  102. 85Statement of special educational needs
  103. 86Exceptional provision of education
  104. 87Pupil referral units
  105. 88Power of boards to enter contracts for provision of assets or services
  106. 89Irish-medium education
  107. 89AUlster Scots in education
  108. Supplementary
  109. 90Regulations and orders
  110. 91Amendments, repeals and savings
  111. Schedule 1: THE GENERAL TEACHING COUNCIL FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
  112. Part: Constitution
  113. 1Paragraph 1
  114. Part: Status
  115. 2Paragraph 2
  116. Part: Powers
  117. 3Paragraph 3
  118. Part: Staff
  119. 4Paragraph 4
  120. Part: The registrar
  121. 5Paragraph 5
  122. Part: Assessors
  123. 6Paragraph 6
  124. Part: Delegation of functions
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. Part: Allowances to members
  127. 8Paragraph 8
  128. Part: Procedure
  129. 9Paragraph 9
  130. Part: Application of seal and proof of instruments
  131. 10Paragraph 10
  132. Part: Finance
  133. 11Paragraph 11
  134. Part: Accounts and audit
  135. 12Paragraph 12
  136. Part: Annual report
  137. 13Paragraph 13
  138. Schedule 2: PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE STAFF OF CONTROLLED AND MAINTAINED SCHOOLS WITH DELEGATED BUDGETS
  139. Part: Application of this Schedule
  140. 1Paragraph 1
  141. Part: Determination of staff complement
  142. 2Paragraph 2
  143. Part: Discipline
  144. 3Paragraph 3
  145. Part: Suspension
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. Part: Dismissal, etc.
  148. 5Paragraph 5
  149. 6Paragraph 6
  150. Part: Payments in respect of dismissals, resignations, etc.
  151. 7Paragraph 7
  152. Part: School meals staff
  153. 8Paragraph 8
  154. Part: Application of employment law
  155. 9Paragraph 9
  156. Part: Interpretation
  157. 10Paragraph 10
  158. Schedule 3: THE NORTHERN IRELAND COUNCIL FOR THE CURRICULUM, EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT
  159. Part: Constitution and status
  160. 1Paragraph 1
  161. 2Paragraph 2
  162. Part: Qualifications of members and tenure of office
  163. 3Paragraph 3
  164. Part: Committees
  165. 4Paragraph 4
  166. Part: Procedure
  167. 5Paragraph 5
  168. 6Paragraph 6
  169. 7Paragraph 7
  170. 8Paragraph 8
  171. Part: Staff
  172. 9Paragraph 9
  173. Part: Allowances
  174. 10Paragraph 10
  175. Part: Power to form bodies corporate
  176. 11Paragraph 11
  177. Part: Finance
  178. 12Paragraph 12
  179. Part: Accounts and audit
  180. 13Paragraph 13
  181. Schedule 4: CERTIFIED CONTRACTS OF THE AUTHORITY
  182. Part: Certified contracts assumed to be intra vires
  183. 1Paragraph 1
  184. Part: The certification requirements
  185. 2Paragraph 2
  186. Part: Special provision for judicial review
  187. 3Paragraph 3
  188. Part: Relevant discharge terms
  189. 4Paragraph 4
  190. Part: Absence of relevant discharge terms
  191. 5Paragraph 5
  192. Schedule Schedule
  193. Schedule Schedule