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The Education Reform(Northern Ireland) Order 1989

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Training

Further training of teachers in institutions of further education

147.—(1) A board shall, in accordance with a programme approved under Article 149, secure the provision of further training to teachers employed in institutions of further education.

(2) A board may pay to teachers undergoing further training under this Article, travelling and other allowances at such rate or of such amount and subject to such conditions as the board may determine.

Information and training for Boards of Governors, governing bodies, etc.

148.—(1) Every board shall, in accordance with a programme approved under Article 149, secure the provision to—

(a)every member of the Board of Governors of a controlled school under its management;

(b)every member of the Board of Governors of a maintained school maintained by it;

(c)every member of the Board of Governors of any other voluntary or grant-maintained integrated school situated in its area;

(d)every person approved by the Department under Article 11(8) of the principal Order in relation to a voluntary school situated in its area;

(e)every member of the governing body of an institution of further education situated in its area,

of such training as is necessary for the effective discharge of his functions under the Education Orders.

(2) A board may provide to any such person as is mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) such information as the board considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of his functions under the Education Orders.

(3) Without prejudice to paragraph (2), every board shall provide to—

(a)every member of the Board of Governors of a controlled school under its management or of a maintained school (other than a Catholic maintained school) maintained by it, a copy of the scheme of management for the school;

(b)every member of the governing body of an institution of further education situated in its area, a copy of the instrument and articles of government of the institution.

(4) The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools shall provide to every member of the Board of Governors of a Catholic maintained school a copy of the scheme of management for the school.

(5) The Department may secure the provision to members of the Boards of Governors of grant-aided schools, persons approved by the Department under Article 11(8) and members of the governing bodies of institutions of further education of such training and such information as the Department considers appropriate in connection with the discharge of their functions under the Education Orders.

(6) Documents, information and training provided under this Article shall be provided free of charge.

(7) The Department or a board may pay to persons undergoing training secured by it under this Article travelling and other allowances at such rate or of such amount and subject to such conditions as the Department or board (as the case may be) may determine.

Programmes of training by boards

149.—(1) A board shall, at such times and in such form as the Department may direct, prepare and submit to the Department a programme of the provision it proposes to secure—

(a)for the further training of teachers, in pursuance of its duty under a scheme under Article 29;

(b)for the further training of teachers employed in institutions of further education, in pursuance of its duty under Article 147(1);

(c)for the training of persons mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) to (e) of Article 148, in pursuance of its duty under that paragraph.

(2) Before preparing a programme under paragraph (1) a board shall consult—

(a)the Board of Governors of—

(i)every controlled school under its management;

(ii)every maintained school maintained by it;

(iii)every other voluntary or grant-maintained integrated school situated in its area;

(b)any person approved by the Department under Article 11(8) of the principal Order in relation to a voluntary school situated in its area;

(c)the governing body of every institution of further education situated in its area;

(d)the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools;

(e)the Northern Ireland Curriculum Council and the Northern Ireland Schools Examinations and Assessment Council;

(f)such other persons as the board considers appropriate.

(3) The Department may request a board to furnish such information in connection with any programme submitted to the Department under this Article as the Department may require, including information as to the results of consultations under paragraph (2).

(4) The Department may, after making such modifications, if any, in the programme as after consultation with the board it considers necessary or expedient, approve any programme submitted to it under this Article.

(5) It shall be the duty of a board to give effect to the provisions of any programme which has been approved by the Department under this Article.

(6) A board may at any time, and shall if the Department so directs, prepare and submit to the Department a revised programme or an amendment to an existing programme and paragraphs (2) to (5) shall apply in relation to any such revised programme or amendment as they apply in relation to the programme.

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