The Education Authority (EA) has launched an eight-week public consultation (24 March to 22 May 2026) on enhancing the current special educational needs classroom support model.

The Education Authority is seeking views on Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools in the following schools:

Abbots Cross Primary School, Newtownabbey; Ballycraigy Primary School, Antrim; Ballyhenry Primary School, Newtownabbey; Black Mountain Primary School, Belfast; Carnmoney Primary School, Newtownabbey; Christ the Redeemer Primary School, Belfast; Cumber Claudy Primary School, Londonderry; Dundela Primary School and Nursery Unit, Belfast; Ebrington Primary School, Londonderry; Fort Hill Integrated Primary School, Lisburn; Fountain Primary School, Londonderry; Kesh Primary School; Limavady High School; Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney; Sacred Heart Primary School, Trench Road; St Colm's High School, Belfast; St Colmcille's Primary School, Downpatrick; St Columban's Primary School, Kilkeel; St Davog's Primary School, Belleek; St John's Primary School, Bligh’s Lane; St Malachy's Primary School, Drummullan; St Mary's Primary School, Ardglass; St Mary's Primary School, Pomeroy; St Patrick's College, Ballymena; St Paul's Primary School, Irvinestown; Strandtown Primary School, Belfast; Wheatfield Primary School, Belfast

The Education Authority is seeking views from Children and Young People and Section 75 organisations to inform views on an updated Equality Action Plan for the EA. Surveys have been promoted via EA Youth Service. For any queries, please contact equality.unit@eani.org.uk 

The Education Authority is seeking views on Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools in the following schools:

Abbots Cross Primary School, Newtownabbey, Augher Central Primary School, Ballywalter Primary School, Newtownards, Black Mountain Primary School, Belfast, Bridge Integrated Primary School, Banbridge, Brooklands Primary School, Dundonald, Carrick Primary School, Lurgan, Carr’s Glen Primary School, Belfast, Castledawson Primary School, Christ the King Primary School, Drumaness, Cookstown Primary School, Drumgor Primary School, Craigavon, Earlview Primary School, Newtownabbey, Eglington Primary School, Londonderry, Gaelscoil Uí Dhochartaigh, Strabane, Glenwood Primary School, Belfast, Holy Cross Girls’ Primary School, Belfast, Holy Trinity Primary School, Enniskillen, Howard Primary School, Dungannon, Maghera Primary School, Millington Primary School, Portadown, Milltown Primary School, Banbridge, Moyle Primary School, Larne, Primate Dixon Primary School, Coalisland, Randalstown Central Primary School, Seagoe Primary School, Portadown, St Anne’s Primary School, Derry/Londonderry, St Anthony’s Primary School, Larne, St Bernard’s Primary School, Newtownabbey, St Colum’s Primary School, Portstewart, St Conor’s Primary School, Omagh, St Kieran’s Primary School, Belfast, St Mary’s Primary School, Glenview, St Mary’s Primary School, Mullaghbawn, St Oliver Plunkett Primary School, Belfast, St Patrick’s Primary School, Donaghmore, St Patrick’s Primary School, Newry, St Patrick’s Primary School, Saul, St Teresa’s Primary School, Belfast, Steelstown Primary School, Derry/Londonderry, Straidbilly Primary School, Ballymoney, Taughmonagh Primary School, Belfast, Termoncanice Primary School, Limavady, Victoria Primary School, Ballyhalbert, Walker Memorial Primary School, Castlecaulfield, Ballyclare Secondary School, Banbridge High School, Craigavon Integrated College, Crumlin Integrated College, De La Salle College, Belfast, Dundonald High School, Glastry College, Ballyhalbert, Integrated College Glengormley, Newry High School, Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney, St John the Baptist’s College, Portadown, St Joseph’s College, Coalisland, St Mark’s High School, Warrenpoint

The Education Authority is seeking views on Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools in the following schools: Ballyclare Nursery School; Ballymacward Primary School, Lisburn; Drumachose Primary School, Limavady; Dunclug Primary School, Ballymena; Dunseverick Primary School, Bushmills; Fair Hill Primary School, Dromara; Faughanvale Primary School, Greysteel; Gaelscoil Leim An Mhadaidh, Limavady; Glendermott Primary School, Derry/Londonderry; Hollybush Primary School, Derry/Londonderry; Jones Memorial Primary School, Enniskillen; Limavady Central Primary School; Malvern Primary School, Belfast; Markethill Primary School, Armagh; Newbuildings Primary School, Derry/Londonderry; Oakfield Primary School, Carrickfergus; Our Lady’s Primary School, Tullysaran; Poyntzpass Primary School, Newry; Springhill Primary School, Belfast; St Joseph’s Primary School, Dunloy; St Malachy’s Primary School, Castlewellan; St Mary’s Primary School, Aughlisnafin; St Mary’s Primary School, Derrymore; St Mary’s Primary School, Killyleagh; St Mary’s Primary School, Newcastle; St Ronan’s Primary School, Lisnaskea; Breda Academy, Belfast; Coláiste Feirste, Belfast; Erne Integrated College, Enniskillen; Holy Trinity College, Cookstown; St Joseph’s Boys’ School, Creggan; St Kevin’s College, Lisnaskea; and The High School Ballynahinch.

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The Education Authority is seeking views on Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools (SPiMS) in the following schools:

Brefne Integrated Nursery School, Belfast; St Maria Goretti Nursery School, Belfast; Abbots Cross Primary School, Newtownabbey; Bloomfield Primary School, Bangor; Carr Primary School, Lisburn; Christ the Redeemer Primary School, Belfast; Gilford Primary School, Craigavon; Holy Trinity Primary School, Enniskillen; Kilcooley Primary School, Bangor; Kirkistown Primary School, Newtownards; Killowen Primary School, Coleraine; Leadhill Primary School, Belfast; Lislagan Primary School, Ballymoney; Malvern Primary School, Belfast; Oakgrove Integrated Primary School, Derry/Londonderry; Parkhall Primary School, Antrim; Portstewart Primary School; Rowandale Integrated Primary School, Moira; St Brendan’s Primary School, Craigavon; St Colman’s Primary School, Kilkeel;St Colman’s Primary School, Lambeg; St Columban’s Primary School, Belfast; St Malachy’s Primary School, Castlewellan; St Mary’s Primary School, Greenlough; St Moninna’s Primary School, Cloughoge; St Nicholas’ Primary School, Carrickfergus; St Patrick’s Primary School, Maghera; St Peter’s Primary School, Belfast; Tullygally Primary School, Craigavon; Victoria Primary School, Carrickfergus; Woodlawn Primary School, Carrickfergus; Ballyclare Secondary School; Coleraine College; De la Salle College, Belfast; Integrated College Glengormley; Limavady High School; Movilla High School, Newtownards; Our Lady of Lourdes High School, Ballymoney; Rainey Endowed School, Magherafelt

The Education Authority is seeking views on the Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.

Banbridge High School; Brownlow Integrated College; Harryville Primary School; Holy Cross Boys’ Primary School; Mercy Primary School; Newry High School; Newtownards Nursery School; Parkhall Integrated College; Shaftesbury Nursery School; St Columba’s Primary School, Clady; St Malachy’s Primary School, Coleraine; St Mary’s Primary School, Greenlough; St Patrick’s Primary School, Dungannon; St Patrick’s Primary Schoo, Mullinahoe; St Trea’s Primary School, Ballyronan; and West Winds Primary School.

The Education Authority is seeking views on the Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.

Downpatrick PS; Dunclug PS; Holy Evangelist PS; Larne HS; Magherafelt PS; Mount St Catherine's PS; Parkhall PS; St Brigid's PS, Downpatrick; St Colmcille's HS, Crossgar; St John's PS, Gilford; St Mary's PS, Killyleagh; and St Patrick's College, Ballymena.

The Education Authority is seeking views on the Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.

Carrickfergus Academy; Macosquin Primary School; Our Lady and St Patrick Primary School, Downpatrick; St Colmcille’s Primary School, Downpatrick; St Columban's Primary School, Kilkeel; St Joseph's and St James's Primary School, Poyntzpass; St Joseph's Boys' School, Creggan; and St Louis GS, Kilkeel.

The Education Authority is seeking views on the Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools.

Chapel Road Primary School; Clandeboye Primary School; Movilla High School; Old Warren Primary School; Scoil Na Fuiseoige; St Catherine's Primary School, Strabane; Blackwater Integrated College; and Mid Down Integrated College.

The Education Authority is seeking views on the Education Welfare Transformation Project Report.

EA recognises that everyone is entitled to respect and courtesy, which extends to their language and the Irish & Ulster-Scots languages as an expression of the cultural wealth of Northern Ireland.

The Education Authority is seeking views on their draft Equality Action Plan and Disability Action Plan. The consultation will close on Tuesday 16 August 2022. Responses received after the closing date will only be considered in exceptional circumstances.

The Education Authority (EA) is seeking your views on the draft Special Education Strategic Area Plan 2022-27:  Planning for Special Education Provision, which focuses on meeting the needs of children and young people with a Statement of Special Educational Need through a consistent model across all areas of Northern Ireland that would see all special schools provide 3-19 provision in the same school and increasing the number of specialist provisions in mainstream primary and post primary schools.

The Education Authority (EA) is seeking your views on the draft Strategic Area Plan 2022-27:  Planning for Sustainable Provision, which focuses on improving the quality of educational provision for all pupils through the provision of a network of viable and sustainable schools that are of the right type, the right size, located in the right place at the right time with a focus on raising standards.

The Education Authority has reviewed our Equality Scheme. 

We propose to amend our Equality Scheme to achieve the following outcomes:

• The format of the scheme has been amended, to make it more user friendly and more accessible.
• We have strengthened our commitments around consultation and engagement, to place the voice of children and young people, and our stakeholders, at the centre of our decision making.
• We have made the process around when we use our ‘screening’ tools clearer and ensured that equality assessments add real value to our decision making. 

The Education Authority (EA) is seeking your views on the Draft Framework for Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools, which focuses on increasing the number of specialist provisions in mainstream primary and post primary schools. This framework also contains a proposal to pilot a new process to significantly speed up the establishment of specialist provision in mainstream schools.

The Education Authority (EA) is seeking your views on the Draft Special Schools Area Planning Framework which advocates a consistent model across all areas of Northern Ireland that would see all special schools provide 3-19 provision in the same school.

The Education Authority (EA) is launching a 12 week public consultation on its draft ''Guidelines for Elective Home Education''. The consultation will open on Wednesday 29th May 2019 and close at 12 noon on Wednesday 21st August 2019. Please click on the link below: ‘EHE Guidelines Consultation’ to respond to this consultation.

The Education Authority (EA) has developed draft work experience arrangements for controlled, maintained and Irish medium schools.

The consultation in respect of the Draft Equality and Disability Action Plans has now closed. The EA would like to thank everyone who responded to this consultation exercise.  

The consultation in respect of the Online Application for Home to School Transport has now closed. The EA would like to thank everyone who responded to this consultation exercise.