Explanatory Memorandum to Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 Explanatory Memorandum

1. Introduction

2. Background and Policy Objectives

3. Consultation

4. Main Elements of the Order

   1. Part Ii the Curriculum

   2. Part Iii Miscellaneous and Supplementary

5. Commentary on Articles

   1. Part I - Introductory

      1. Article 1: Title and commencement

      2. Article 2: Interpretation

   2. Part Ii – the Curriculum

      1. Article 3: Interpretation: the curriculum

      2. Article 4: General duty in respect to the curriculum

      3. Article 5: The curriculum: main requirements

      4. Article 6: Areas of learning and contributory elements

      5. Article 7: Minimum content

      6. Article 8: Skills

      7. Article 9: Assessment

      8. Article 10: Orders under Article 7 to 9: supplementary

      9. Article 11: Core syllabus for religious education

      10. Article 12: Determination of curriculum policy and of curriculum

      11. Article 13: Duties with respect to requirements of this Part

      12. Article 14: Development Work and Experiments

      13. Article 15: Exceptions by regulations

      14. Article 16: Pupils with statements of special educational needs

      15. Article 17: Temporary exemptions for individual pupils

      16. Article 18: Access to courses: pupils in key stage 4 and Article 19: Access to courses: pupils over compulsory school age

      17. Article 20: “Applied” and “general” courses

      18. Article 21: Arrangements for provision of secondary education on behalf of a grant-aided school

      19. Article 22: Exceptions

      20. Article 23: Curriculum advice and support by boards

      21. Article 24: Provision of Information

      22. Article 25: Complaints

      23. Article 26: Application of this Part

   3. Part Iii – Miscellaneous and Supplementary

      1. Article 27: Admission to grammar schools

      2. Article 28: Admission criteria

      3. Article 29: Admission to secondary school: exceptional circumstances

      4. Article 30: Guidance as to admissions

      5. Article 31: Suspension and expulsion of pupils

      6. Article 32: Appeals against expulsion

      7. Article 33: Appeals against suspension

      8. Article 34: Education of suspended pupils

      9. Article 35: Approval of qualifications of teachers

      10. Article 36: Removal from register

      11. Article 37: Terms and conditions of service of registrar of General Teaching Council

      12. Article 38: Membership of governing body of institution of further education

      13. Article 39: Payments to members of governing body of institution of further education

      14. Article 40: Baseline assessments

      15. Article 41: Removal of the requirement for annual parents’ meeting

      16. Article 42: Fees for instruction provided by Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

6. Schedules

7. Commencement