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The Education Authority (Irish: Údarás Oideachais) is a non-departmental body sponsored by the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. It was established under the Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12) [1] which was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly. The authority became operational on 1 April 2015. [2]
C2K (formerly known as Classroom 2000) is a Northern Ireland-wide information and communications network operated on behalf of the Education Authority in the province. [1] [2] After the separation of the education and library boards the C2k project has been overseen by the Education Authority Northern Ireland.
It is responsible for designing, developing, and administering examinations and qualifications, as well as overseeing the assessment and certification of students in Northern Ireland. CCEA advises the Department of Education on matters related to the curriculum, assessment, examinations, and external qualifications, as well as accrediting and ...
The Education Act 2014, [13] which created the Education Authority in the following year, was accompanied by a commitment by the Education Minister and the Northern Ireland Executive to establish and fund a support body for schools in the controlled sector.
After a thorough review of Education Administration in Northern Ireland, in October 2014 an Education Bill [5] was put before the assembly, which created the Education Authority.Alongside this the Minister and the Northern Ireland Executive agreed to establish and fund a support body for schools in the controlled sector, there had been no specific support for the controlled sector over the ...
A list of Northern Ireland government departments, their agencies and their ministers and related organisations. The devolved government of Northern Ireland (the Northern Ireland Executive) is responsible for most public services in the region but some services are also provided by the United Kingdom Government and cross-border bodies under the North/South Ministerial Council.
The Department of Education (with its reduced remit) was therefore one of the six direct rule Northern Ireland departments that continued in existence after devolution, following the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999. A devolved minister took office on 2 December 1999.