Select Committee on Northern Ireland Affairs Written Evidence


Annex 3

NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR POST-PRIMARY EDUCATION

KEY MILESTONES



2005-06 SCHOOL YEAR
  
September 05Specialist Schools Pilot announced and schools invited to participate
  Pupil Profile—extended pilots
  Vocational Enhancement Programme (VEP)—Phase 2 begins
Autumn 05Resources to managing authorities to support schools to work towards offering a wider range of courses in collaboration with others as the first stage of implementing the Entitlement Framework
November 05Selected schools invited to complete stage 2 of Specialist School Pilot application process
December 05Admissions Consultation Summary Report published
  Decisions on new admission arrangements announced
  Proposal for a draft Order published for consultation
  VEP Phase 3 (2006/07)—guidance and application forms issued to schools
January 062nd tranche of guidance on the Entitlement Framework issued to schools
  Conference for schools on Delivering the Entitlement Framework
March 06Closing date for consultation on draft Order (12 wk minimum)
March 06Announcement of successful pilot Specialist Schools
  VEP Phase 3 (2006/07) funding notified to schools
Mid May 06Date of laying of Draft Education Order
June 06Draft Education Order Debates
  Schools invited to participate in 2nd phase of Specialist Schools Pilot
July 06Draft Education Order made at Privy Council
  
  
2006-07 SCHOOL YEAR
  
Aug-Sept 06Education Order comes into operation
Sept 06Phased implementation of new curriculum begins
  Pupil Profile—large-scale pilot begins
  VEP phase 3 begins
  Widening access and collaboration to deliver the Entitlement Framework supported by managing authorities
Sept 06-Jan 07Drafting of admissions regulations
Jan 07Admissions regulations published for consultation
  
  
2007-08 SCHOOL YEAR
  
Sept 07Pupil Profile in place for year 5
  Phased roll-out of detailed curriculum begins (all Key Stages)
  2nd pilot of Specialist Schools begins
  Further widening of access and collaboration to deliver the Entitlement Framework supported by managing authorities
Autumn 07Final decisions on admissions regulations
  Commencement Order to bring admissions provisions and regulations into operation
  
  
2008-09 SCHOOL YEAR
  
Sept 08Implementation of new admissions arrangements for current P6 year (in parallel with last Transfer Tests for P7 year)
  Phased roll-out of the new curriculum continues
  Pupil profile in place for years 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9
  Further tranche of Specialist Schools
  Further widening of access and collaboration to deliver the Entitlement Framework
  
  
2009-10 SCHOOL YEAR
  
Sept 09Final year of curriculum roll-out begins—all Key Stages complete
  Pupil Profile in place for years 1 to 12.
  Entitlement Framework becomes a statutory requirement
  Admissions regulations come into operation to apply to admissions to post-primary schools from September 2010









 
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