This is a guidance document specifically concerned with transport from home to school at the start of the school day and transport from school to home at the end of the school day.

The policy codifies and clarifies the requirements around AccessNI checking for contractors working on EA sites and when roles fall within regulated activity in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (NI) Order 2007.  The document provides guidance to both EA staff and organizations contracting with us about when a check should be carried out. 

The parental payment itself has been equality screening and can be found on the EA website.
There has also been a move over the last number of years to make many of the EA processes digital and those screenings can be found on the EA website too.

As we continue to plan and manage our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, EA introduced a number of initial, short term, important measures in order to continue to deliver essential education and support services for children and young people, particularly those most vulnerable in our society.

This screening exercise covers proposals in relation to posts reporting to the above functional managers which are currently based on structures inherited from the 5 former Education & Library Boards.

The Scheme aims to implement key policy directives contained within the DE Priorities for Youth policy (2013) and to support related actions identified in the EA Regional Youth Development Plan (2017-20). In funding youth services, EA must also align with a number of other relevant policies.

As one of the largest educational bodies in the United Kingdom and a major employer in Northern Ireland, we acknowledge the value of placing young people in work experience situations.

(Previously named Statement of Policy and Code of Practice on Measures to Combat Harassment in the workplace for non- teaching staff in Controlled Schools and non-teaching staff in Maintained Schools).

The policy aims to provide a framework of guidance which will allow Schools/Boards of Governors to deal with dignity at work complaints and consider the rights and obligations of those involved.

The EA Strategic Plan 2017- 2027 details our Vision, Mission, Values and future strategic priorities over the next 10 years. The Strategic Plan is a high level document, which identifies the areas of work that we must take forward to progress towards the achievement of the strategic priorities and recognises the context in which we will do this.

This paper sets out a proposed process for moving forward with interim arrangements for Early Years SEN provision for September 2017. Specifically, the paper addresses interim arrangements for placement / support of children in their pre-school year who can avail of a nursery place in the 2017/18 year, and for whom a special school placement has been deemed appropriate.

The implementation of these schemes will enable the employing authority – the EA to comply with statutory legislation and associated regulations and provide detail in relation to the entitlements relating to each of the schemes.

The aim of this policy is to communicate the commitment of EA to the promotion of equality of opportunity, fair participation and good relations.

The policy aims to provide a framework of guidance which will allow the Education Authority (EA) to deal with dignity at work complaints and consider the rights and obligations of those involved. It is also to ensure that dignity at work complaints within the EA are dealt with in a fair and consistent manner and in accordance with this policy and the supporting code of practice and procedures.

The Policy outlines Phase 1 of a Support Framework for Early Years provision in Special Schools across EA.

The RMS outlines and presents the EA corporate philosophy towards risk management and identifies lead responsibility for ensuring that key risks are managed effectively. 

This policy aims to comply with legislative requirements and to take account of relevant government strategy whilst giving parents access to information on admissions to schools Related Policies.