The EA website will modernise and maximise the use of ICT for customer facing services; enhance communications; increase access and equality and deliver high quality educational services.
The EA has deemed that the introduction of Digital Admissions does not have a major impact and therefore does not require an Equality Impact Assessment.
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 recognises the value of the workforce and the importance of having a skilled team of staff and volunteers who can 'inspire, support and challenge all our Children and Young People to be the best that they can be' .
The Authority should establish a professionally qualified Head of CoPE to support the effective management of all procurement activity in the Authority. In order to achieve these principles, the proposed structure has been developed to reflect the need to deliver a regional procurement service for both Construction and Supplies & Services.
The review of Residential and Outdoor Education commenced on 1 July 2015 and was completed on 31 January 2016. These recommendations were put forward for public consultation from the 8 November 2016 to the 6 February 2017. The EA is now seeking to use of the information received from the public consultation to determine the future model of service delivery
This paper will outline the current practices regarding the recruitment and appointment of school governors within the education sector in Northern Ireland and put forward proposals to improve the process of appointing and electing governors.
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.
At this time there are no specific Section 75 categories which might be expected to benefit from the policy, rather It is envisaged that this plan will assist the EA to bring parity of access and more consistency for service provision across NI.
This application automatically calculates the walking distance whereby the parents of clearly eligible pupils receive an immediate positive response. The policy is applicable to all parents making new applications for transport assistance to mainstream schools for their children for the school year starting in September 2017.
Promote fair and consistent treatment of employees in those circumstances where: · the weight of medical evidence suggests that an employee may no longer have the health or physical capacity for employment in their own role or in a suitable alternative role; or · an employee’s attendance at work is such as to question whether he/she is capable of providing regular and sustained service.
On 1st October 2015, the Education Authority (EA) introduced a change in the way it publicly advertises teaching and non-teaching posts, by moving from recruitment advertising in newspapers to advertising via a range of electronic media, including the EA Corporate website, the DEL jobcentre, online1 , and other relevant online fora.
The plan aims to ensure that all pupils have access to a broad and balanced curriculum that meets their needs in sustainable schools of the appropriate type and size which are located in the right place.
This scheme seeks to set out how Boards of Governors shall manage and control the school for which they are appointed, subject to the provisions of the Education Orders and regulations.
To provide interim arrangements for the EA Education Library Service (ELS), which will replace the current Schools Library Services of the five former Education and Library Boards (ELBs).
To provide interim arrangements for the EA Music Service, which will replace the current Music Services of the five former Education and Library Boards (ELBs).
