A Development Proposal (DP) is required under Article 14 of the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986 before any significant change can be made to a school.
A DP is required for new schools wishing to be recognised for grant-aid, school closures, amalgamations of schools, significant changes to the character or size of a school and changes which would have a significant impact on another grant-aided school.
| DP No. | Publication Date | School Name | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 735 | Downshire Primary School | Transformation to controlled integrated status | |
| 691 | Ballougry Primary School | Discontinue - Republished The original Case for Change was published on 27 September 2022. Due to an administrative error the Case for Change statutory consultation has been updated to reflect additional responses on the pre-publication consultation. The error and additional responses were considered by the Education Authority’s Strategic Planning and Policy Committee on 1 November 2022 with approval received to re-publish Development Proposal No 691. An updated Case for Change was uploaded to the Education Authority’s website on 8 November 2022 and on 2 December 2022 to include an updated timeline and the signature of the Interim Director of Education. Development Proposal No 691 was re-published on 8 November 2022. |