A-Z Service Directory

A list of key contact details for vital services across the EA.

Accounts Receivable

Telephone : 

  • Armagh 028 9047 0266
  • Ballymena 028 9047 5076
  • Belfast 028 9047 0545
  • Dundonald 028 9047 0327
  • Omagh 028 9047 5019
  • Credit Control 028 9047 0222

Email : [email protected] 

Admissions

Admissions Helpline: 028 9047 0177

Pre-School [email protected]    

Primary [email protected]       

Post-Primary [email protected]

For more information see our Admissions section.

Autism Advisory & Intervention Service (AAIS)

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected] 

Monday to Friday, 9am – 4.30pm.

For more information see our Autism section. 

 

Catering Service

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Catering section.

 

Child Protection Support Service

Children in Entertainment & Employment Team (CEET)

Telephone Number: 02895 985591

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Children in Employment and Entertainment | Education Authority Northern Ireland section.

Cleaning Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5166

For more information see out Premises Management, Cleaning Services, Grounds Maintenance section.

Communications to Press and Media

Tel: 028 9047 5022

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Press and Media section.

Corporate Complaints Service

Tel: 028 9047 5399

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Complaints, Comments & Compliments section.

Corporate Premises and Customer Support Services

Tel: 028 9056 4000  

Email Premises: [email protected]

Email Customer Support Services: [email protected]

For more information see out Premises Management, Cleaning Services, Grounds Maintenance section.

Critical Incident

Critical Incident Helpline: 028 3751 2515

For more information see our Managing a Critical Incident section.

EdIS / C2k

Tel: EdIS/C2k Service Desk: 0800 0931541

Local EdIS/C2k Centre: 028 9047 0011

Email: [email protected]

For more information see C2k Help for Schools or our EdIS information section.

Educational Psychology

Office

Telephone Number

Email Address

Ballymena

028 9031 7599

[email protected]

Belfast

028 9031 7611

[email protected]  

Coleraine

028 9031 7600

[email protected]

Derry / Londonderry

028 9031 7633

[email protected]

Dundonald

028 9031 7622

[email protected]

Dungannon

028 9031 7588

[email protected]  

Enniskillen

028 9031 7499

[email protected]  

Newry

028 9031 7500

[email protected]

Omagh

028 9031 7488

[email protected]

Portadown

028 9031 7577

[email protected]  

For more information visit our Education Psychology section.

Education Welfare Service

Elective Home Education

Tel: 028 9031 7428

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Elective Home Education section.

Environmental and Fire Risk Compliance Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5899

Email: [email protected]

For more information please visit Environmental and Fire Risk Compliance section.

Equality Service

Tel: 028 9047 0555

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Equality section. 

Finance – Accounts Payable

Telephone Number: 028 9047 0288

[email protected] - Supplier Helpdesk

[email protected] – Supplier Maintenance Team

[email protected] -Armagh Office’s Invoice queries

[email protected] -Ballymena Office’s Invoice queries

[email protected] -Belfast Office’s Invoice queries

[email protected] -Dundonald Office’s Invoice queries

[email protected] -Omagh Office’s Invoice queries

[email protected] – Non-teaching staff mileage, subsistence & expenses queries

[email protected] – Teaching staff mileage, subsistence and expenses queries

 For more information see our EA Staff Hub section.

Free School Meals & Uniforms

Telephone: 028 9047 0233

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Free School Meals and Uniform Grant section.

Further Education Grants

Tel: 028 9047 0155 and select option 2. 

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Further Education Grants section. 

Getting Ready to Learn (GRtL)

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our GRtL website.

Grounds Maintenance

Telephone: 028 9047 5222

Email: [email protected]

For more information see out Premises Management, Cleaning Services, Grounds Maintenance section.

Health, Safety and Emergency Planning Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5888

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Health, Safety and Emergency Planning section.

Human Resources (HR) - EAaskHR Helpdesk

If you have any queries in relation to an employment issue, you can access information and contact HR easily as follows:

  1. HR Online webpages to access information on a wide range of employment issues.
     
  2. EAaskHR Helpdesk Query Form for non-urgent enquiries.
     
  3. EAaskHR’ Helpdesk on 028 9047 0555.

    The helpdesk is open Monday to Thursday 08.30am to 5pm and Friday 08.30am to 4.30pm. Select: 
    • Option1: for the Northern Ireland Substitute Teacher Register (NISTR) (Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm)
    • Option2: Access NI. Please note if you are calling to make a payment for an Access NI application, please do this via the Payment for Enhanced Disclosure Check webpage. 
    • Option 3: EAaskHR Helpdesk

Home to School Transport

Tel : 028 9598 5959

Transport Locality East  [email protected]  

Transport Locality North  [email protected]  

Transport Locality Southwest [email protected]

For more information visit our Home to School Transport section.

Information Governance

Telephone:  028 9047 5011    

Email: [email protected]

For more information visit our Data Protection Guidance and Freedom of Information School Guidance section.

Intercultural Education Service (IES)

IES Helpdesk: 028 9448 2210

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Intercultural Education section.

Language and Communication

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

Monday to Friday, 9am – 4.30pm.

For more information see our Language and Communication section.

Library Service

Literacy Service

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Literacy section. 

Maintenance

Buildings, Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance - Helpdesk Contact Details (Office Hours): 028 9598 6111


EA Emergency Maintenance Contact Number (Out of Hours): 028 3751 2345

For more information visit our Maintenance section.

Music Service

Antrim Office Tel : 028 9448 2212

Email :  [email protected] 

Belfast Office Tel : 028 9047 0044

Email : [email protected] 

Derry Office Tel : 028 9047 0033

Email : [email protected] 

Dundonald Office Tel: 028 9047 0147

Email : [email protected] 

Dungannon Office [email protected]

Enniskillen Office [email protected]

Newry Office [email protected]

Omagh Office Tel : 028 9047 0033

Email : [email protected] 

Portadown Office Tel : 028 9047 0100

Email: [email protected] 

For more information see Find your local music centre.

 

Northern Ireland Supply Teacher Register (NISTR)

Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm

Telephone: 028 9047 0555 (Option 1).

Email: [email protected] 

Please ensure you provide the following information when submitting a query via email:

Name, User type (School User/ Supply Teacher), Phone Number, Details of your query

For more information visit our NISTR section.

Nurture Advisory and Support Service

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Nurture Programmes and Support section.

Organisational Development and Learning Team

Telephone: 028 9047 0555

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Career Development / Organisational Development & Learning section.

Outdoor Learning

Tel: 028 9056 6506

Email: [email protected] 

For more information see our Outdoor Learning section.

Payroll

EA One

Tel : 028 9047 0277

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our EA One section.

 

Post Primary Behaviour Support

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Post Primary Behaviour Support and Provisions Service section.

Pre-School Standardisation Programme

Telephone: 028 9031 7670

Email: [email protected]

Primary Behaviour Support and Provisions Service

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Primary Behaviour Support and Provisions Service section.

Primary Children Looked After Advisory Service

Tel: 028 7051 1086

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Primary Children Looked After Advisory Service section.

Procurement

Tel: 028 9047 5010

Email: [email protected] 

For more information see our Procurement section.

Quality, Energy and Sustainability (QES) Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5877

Email: [email protected]

For more information please visit our Quality, Energy and Sustainability (QES) section.

Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QSHE) Service

Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QSHE) Service is responsible for the following services:

Environmental and Fire Risk Compliance Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5899

Email: [email protected]

 

Health, Safety and Emergency Planning Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5888

Email: [email protected]

 

Quality, Energy and Sustainability (QES) Service

Telephone: 028 9047 5877

Email: [email protected]

 

Head of QSHE Office

Telephone: 028 9047  5277

For more information please visit our Quality, Safety, Health and Environment section.

School Governors

School Governance Service Helpline: 028 9047 0255

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our School Governance section. 

Schools Operations and Finance Service

For more information see our School Finance section.

Shared Education & Sectoral Support Service

Email: [email protected] & [email protected]

For more information see our Shared Education & Sectoral Support section.

Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Telephone: 028 9031 7777

From here you can:

  • Speak to the Statutory Assessment & Review Service with a specific query about a child - option 1.
  • Request general advice about Special Educational Needs from the SEN Advice and Information Service - option 2.
  • Speak to our SEN Support Services - option 3.

The helpdesk is open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm.

For more information see our Special Educational Needs section.

SEN Early Years Inclusion (SEN EYIS)

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our SEN Early Years section. 

SEN Specialist Setting Support Team

Email:
For general enquiries email: [email protected] 
For professional learning and development enquiries email: [email protected] 

For more information on the Specialist Setting Support section.

Sensory Service

Tel: 028 9031 7777 and select option 3.

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Sensory Service section.

Student Finance

Further Education Grants Office [email protected]

Armagh Office [email protected]

Ballymena Office [email protected]

Belfast Office [email protected]

Dundonald Office [email protected]

Omagh Office [email protected]
 

For general enquiries please contact the Student Loans Company undergraduate helpline on 0300 1000 077.

Tel : 028 9047 0155

For more information see our Student Finance section.

Transitions Service

Tel: 028 9031 7777 (Choose Option 1, then Option 6).

Email: [email protected] 

For more information see our Transitions Service section.

Youth Service

Email: [email protected]

For more information see our Youth Service section.

Last updated: 03/03/2025