Committee for Education: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2024 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee for Education in 2024.
School Governance
- Date: 18/12/2024
This paper examines school governance with a specific focus on accountability relationships between School Governors, School Principals, Managing Authorities and the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. Crucially, it considers the accountability of Governors to Parents as a key stakeholder in pupils’ education journey.
Transition planning for pupils with special educational needs and/or disability
- Date: 05/07/2024
This Briefing Paper has been prepared for the Committee for Education, to provide an overview of the transition planning process for pupils with special educational needs and/or a disability. The paper commences with consideration of relevant legislation and strategies in Northern Ireland, including current policy developments that may impact the transition planning process. The Paper then considers the legislation and policy in the rest of the UK that underpins the transition of young people with SEND into adulthood
Children's Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
- Date: 09/05/2024
This paper provides an overview of the Children's Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015. It commences with an introduction to co-operation and then turns to the enablers and barriers of effective co-operation. The paper presents some examples of co-operation in education in Northern Ireland, and considers whether the full potential of the Act is being realised.
