News

31st August 2023

Due to the ongoing water outage across Belfast, the EA office at Academy Street, Belfast will be closed on Thursday 31 August 2023 from 1:00 pm.  We apologise for any inconvenience this will cause and anticipate that the situation will be resolved and the building will open as usual on Friday 1 September 2023.  

24th August 2023

The Education Authority (EA) today joined with students as they received their GCSE results.

17th August 2023

The Education Authority (EA) today joined with students as they received their AS and A-level results.

2nd August 2023

The Education Authority (EA) has recently signed a lease with the Trustees of the former Tír na nÓg Primary School for the purpose of redeveloping the building and site as the new premises for Ballyclare Nursery School.

31 July 2023

The Education Authority (EA) has launched its first Annual Plan of Arrangements (APA) for Children with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) today (31 July 2023).

26 June 2023

The Education Authority’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Transformation Programme has been established to deliver all the work that is required to make positive and lasting change to the special educational needs system in Northern Ireland.

24 May 2023

The Continuous Improvement Service (CIS) hosted the Education Authority’s (EA) first Data Conference on 18 May 2023 at the Antrim Board Centre.

23rd May 2023

The Education Authority has partnered with BT to bring state-of-the-art internet access to all schools across Northern Ireland under the Education Information Solutions Programme (EdIS).

24th May 2023

The Education Authority’s Education Information Solutions (EdIS) Programme has partnered with the National Association for Education Technology (NAACE) to avail of its Self-Review Framework (SRF), a powerful online tool that will help schools maximise the adoption of digital technology for school improvement.

23 May 2023 

EA welcome Independent Review of Special Needs

17th May 2023

Domestic abuse child survivor hails scheme designed to support young people affected by violence and abuse in the home.

20th April 2023

The Education Authority (EA) is delighted to announce they have been nominated in three categories for the British Data Awards 2023.

5 April 2023

Capita and the Education Authority Northern Ireland have announced the winners of the seventh annual 'NI Schools ICT Excellence’ Awards.

30 March 2023

EA Chief Executive Sara Long was a panellist alongside other key female leaders in Northern Ireland for the SistersIN event in ICC Belfast, on Friday, 24th March 2023.

23 March 2023

Eight Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the key educational bodies in Northern Ireland have come together to collectively call for sustainable and sufficient funding for the education sector and a clear and comprehensive Education strategy that allows our children and young people for generations to come to have the best possible start in life.

24th March 2023

The Education Authority (EA) is holding a series of two-part Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) engagement sessions for parents and carers this month.

23 March 2023

Schools across the Northern and Western Trust areas have joined Operation Encompass.

22 March 2023

EA Chief Executive Sara Long and Interim Education Director Cynthia Currie visited Limavady High School this week to congratulate principal Darren Mornin, his school staff, and students on winning the National Pearson Teaching Award for Secondary School of the Year.

16 March 2023

From ‘serving’ up delicious school lunches for the pupils at Sacred Heart Omagh to ‘serving’ up aces on the tennis court for Ireland, Nikki Hawkes will always deliver.

27 February 2023

Collaboration through Sharing in Education (CASE) will be holding their celebration event at the Whitla Hall, Queens University Belfast on Monday, 27th February 2023, to recognise the success of the project and to encourage shared education partnerships on both sides of the Irish border to continue to flourish.