The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989
PART IINTRODUCTORY
1Title and commencement
2Interpretation
PART IIGENERAL DUTY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
3General duty of the Department
PART IIITHE CURRICULUM
Preliminary
4Duties with respect to the curriculum
Principal provisions
5The curriculum
6Compulsory contributory subjects and compulsory assessment
7Attainment targets, programmes of study and assessment arrangements
8Educational themes
Art. 9 rep. by 1998 NI 13
10Determination of curriculum policy and of curriculum
11Duties with respect to requirements of this Part
Religious education
12Religious education
13Core syllabus for religious education
Special cases
14Development work and experiments
15Exceptions by regulations
16Pupils with statements of special educational needs
17Temporary exceptions for individual pupils
Arts. 17A‐26 rep. by 1998 NI 13
Arts. 27, 28 rep. by 1993 NI 12
Miscellaneous and supplementary
29Curriculum advice and support by boards
Art. 30 rep. by 1996 NI 1
31Provision of information
32Keeping, disclosure and transfer of educational records
33Complaints
34Extension of Articles 9 and 11(1)(d) to senior pupils
35Interpretation of Part III
Part IV (Arts. 36‐45) rep. with saving by 1997 NI...
PART VFINANCING SCHOOLS
Financing of controlled and maintained schools
Arts. 46‐59 rep. by 2003 NI 12
Financing of voluntary grammar schools
60Grants to voluntary grammar schools
61Financial statements in respect of voluntary grammar schools
Arts. 62‐63 rep. by 2003 NI 12
PART VIINTEGRATED EDUCATION
CHAPTER IGENERAL FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT AND BOARDS
64General functions of Department and boards in relation to integrated education
CHAPTER IIGRANT‐MAINTAINED INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
Duty of Department to maintain grant‐maintained integrated schools
65Duty of Department to maintain grant-maintained integrated schools
Management of grant‐maintained integrated schools
66Management of grant‐maintained integrated schools
67Powers of Board of Governors
Procedure for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status
68Schools eligible for grant‐maintained integrated status
69Initiation of procedure for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status by existing school
70Ballot of parents
71Proposals for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status
72Incorporation of Board of Governors
73Effect of pending procedure for acquisition of grant‐maintained integrated status
Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for grant‐maintained integrated status
74Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for grant‐maintained integrated status
Transfer of property and staff
75Transfer of property, etc. to Board of Governors of grant‐maintained integrated school
76Transfer of staff to grant‐maintained integrated school
Financing of grant‐maintained integrated schools
77Maintenance grants and capital grants
78Financial statements
Making of significant change to grant‐maintained integrated schools
79Significant changes to grant‐maintained integrated schools
Discontinuance of grant‐maintained integrated schools
80Discontinuance by Board of Governors
81Withdrawal of grant by Department
Winding up and disposal of property
82Winding up
83Transfer of school property
84Vesting of surplus assets
Miscellaneous and supplementary
85Provision of benefits and services for pupils by boards
86Variation of instrument of government relating to grant‐maintained integrated school
87Interpretation (grant‐maintained integrated schools)
CHAPTER IIICONTROLLED INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
Management of controlled integrated schools
88Management of controlled integrated schools
89Constitution of Board of Governors for controlled integrated schools
Procedure for acquisition of controlled integrated status
90Schools eligible for controlled integrated status
91Initiation of procedure for acquisition of controlled integrated status
92Proposals for acquisition of controlled integrated status
93Effect of pending procedure for acquisition of controlled integrated status
Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for controlled integrated status
94Proposals for alteration, etc. of schools eligible for controlled integrated status
Transfer of property and staff
95Transfer of property of voluntary school acquiring controlled integrated status
96Transfer of staff
Significant changes to controlled integrated schools
97Significant changes to controlled integrated schools
Miscellaneous and supplementary
98Variation of instrument of government relating to controlled integrated school
99Interpretation (controlled integrated schools)
Part VII (Arts. 100‐120) rep. by 1997 NI 15
PART VIIISCHOOLS—GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER IMANAGEMENT OF GRANT‐AIDED SCHOOLS
121Appointment of parent governors
122Co‐option of persons to Board of Governors of grant‐aided school
123Schemes of management
Art. 124 rep. by 1998 NI 13
125Annual report of Board of Governors
126Annual parents' meeting
CHAPTER IICHARGES IN GRANT‐AIDED SCHOOLS
127Application of Articles 128 to 131
128Prohibition of charges, etc., in certain grant‐aided schools
129Provision for cases where education is provided partly during and partly outside school hours
130Permitted charges
131Charges and remissions policies
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
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
133Charges in voluntary grammar schools to which Articles 128 to 131 do not apply
134Charges in respect of excepted pupils
135Charges for board and lodging at boarding schools
136Obligation to enter pupils for approved public examinations
136ARecovery of wasted examination fees
137General and supplementary provisions relating to charges
138Interpretation of Chapter II
CHAPTER IIICOMMUNITY USE OF SCHOOL PREMISES
139Community schools
140Community use of school premises
PART IXTHE COUNCIL FOR CATHOLIC MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
141The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools
142Functions of the Council
143Employment of teachers by the Council
144Transfer of teachers to employment of Council
145Functions of the Council in relation to development proposals
146Miscellaneous functions of the Council under the principal Order
PART XMISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY
Training
Art. 147 rep. by 1997 NI 15
148Information and training for Boards of Governors, governing bodies, etc.
149Programmes of training by boards
Miscellaneous
150Procedures for carrying out by certain bodies of their activities
151Review of performance of teachers
152Educational projects by Department
153Appointment of teachers by the Authority
Miscellaneous amendments to the principal Order
Art. 154 rep. by 1993 NI 12
Art. 155 rep. by 1996 NI 1
156Compulsory school age
Art. 157 rep. by 1998 NI 13
158Power of Department to give directions
159Grants for provision of educational or library services, etc.
160Filling of certain casual vacancies in boards
Art. 161 rep. by 2003 NI 12
Supplementary
162Temporary exclusion of section 5 of Data Protection Act 1984
163Stamp duty
164Regulations and orders
165Transitional provisions
Art. 166—Amendments
Art. 167—Repeals
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
SCHEDULE 2COMPULSORY CONTRIBUTORY SUBJECTS
Schedule 3 rep. by 1998 NI 13
SCHEDULE 4
Application of this Schedule
1Subject to sub‐paragraph (2), this Schedule applies to a school ...
Determination of staff complement
2Every school to which this Schedule for the time being ...
Discipline
3The regulation of conduct and discipline in relation to the ...
Suspension
4In the case of any school to which this Schedule ...
Dismissal, etc.
5Where the Board of Governors of any school to which ...
6Subject to sub‐paragraph (2), the employing authority shall not dismiss ...
Payments in respect of dismissals, resignations, etc.
7Subject to sub‐paragraph (2), it shall be for the Board ...
School meals staff
8Nothing in paragraphs 2 to 7 shall apply in relation ...
Application of employment law
9The Department may by order make such modifications in any ...
Interpretation
10In this Schedule “employing authority” means— in relation to teachers ...
SCHEDULE 5MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF GRANT‐MAINTAINED INTEGRATED SCHOOLS
1The Board of Governors of a grant‐maintained integrated school shall ...
2Of the voting members of the Board of Governors of ...
3The Department may make such provision as it thinks fit ...
4The Board of Governors shall, with the approval of the ...
5Subject to any transitional provision made by an order under ...
SCHEDULE 6TRANSITION TO GRANT‐MAINTAINED INTEGRATED STATUS
1Where the Department approves a proposal for acquisition of grant‐maintained ...
2The provision that may be made by an order under ...
3The Department may make grants to the new Board of ...
4On and after the incorporation date in relation to a ...
5The first scheme of management for a grant‐maintained integrated school ...
6Except as provided in an order under paragraph 1, the ...
Schedule 7 rep. by 1997 NI 15
SCHEDULE 8THE COUNCIL FOR CATHOLIC MAINTAINED SCHOOLS
Constitution
1The Council shall be a body corporate to which, subject ...
2The Council shall consist of— the Archbishop of Armagh or ...
Diocesan education committees
3There shall be established a committee of the Council, to ...
Other committees of the Council
4The Council may appoint such other committees as it considers ...
Terms of appointment
5. . . the members of the Council shall be ...
Resignation and disqualification
6A member of the Council may resign therefrom by giving ...
7A person shall be disqualified for being a member of ...
Procedure
8The proceedings of the Council shall not be invalidated by ...
9Without prejudice to section 19(1)(a)(v) of the Interpretation Act (Northern ...
10The common seal of the Council shall, when applied to ...
Staff
11The right of the Council under section 19(1)(a)(vi) of the ...
12Subject to sub‐paragraph (2), this paragraph applies to any person ...
Allowances
13The Council may pay to any member of the Council ...
Financial arrangements
14The Council shall, at such times, in such form and ...
15The Department may pay to the Council in respect of ...
16Where any premises in respect of which the Department has ...
17The Council shall— keep proper accounts and proper records in ...
Transfer of assets and liabilities of Interim Council
18On the appointed day all the assets and liabilities of ...
Interpretation
19References in this Schedule to an Archbishop or a Bishop ...
Schedule 9—Amendments
Schedule 10—Repeals

1989 No. 2406 (N.I. 20)

The Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989

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