The Education Authority ( ga, Údarás Oideachais) is a non-departmental body sponsored by the
Department of Education
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...
in
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...
. It was established under the
Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12) which was passed by the
Northern Ireland Assembly. The authority became operational on 1 April 2015.
Responsibilities
The Education Authority is responsible for ensuring that efficient and effective primary and secondary education services are available to meet the needs of children and young people, and support for the provision of efficient and effective youth services. These services were previously delivered by the five
Education and Library Boards (ELBs). Each of the former ELBs is now a sub region of the Education Authority:
* Belfast Region
* North Eastern Region
* South Eastern Region
* Southern Region
* Western Region
Education Authority Board
The Education Authority Board consists of 20 members plus the Chair. These include:
* 8 political members who were nominated by political parties according to the
D’Hondt mechanism;
* 4 members representative of the interests of the Transferors (the
Church of Ireland
The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the secon ...
, the
Methodist Church in Ireland
The Methodist Church in Ireland ( Ulster-Scots: ''Methody Kirk in Airlann'', ) is a Wesleyan Methodist church that operates across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland on an all-Ireland basis. It is the fourth-largest Christian denom ...
, and the
Presbyterian Church in Ireland
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI; ga, Eaglais Phreispitéireach in Éirinn; Ulster-Scots: ''Prisbytairin Kirk in Airlann'') is the largest Presbyterian denomination in the Republic of Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in ...
) of controlled schools;
* 4 members representative of the interests of the Trustees of maintained schools;
* 1 member representative of the interests of
Integrated schools;
* 1 member representative of the interests of Irish medium schools;
* 1 member representative of the interests of Voluntary Grammar schools; and
* 1 member representative of the interests of Controlled Grammar schools
References
External links
Education Authority
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Education in Northern Ireland
Education administration in Northern Ireland