Department Of Education (Northern Ireland)

The Department of Education is a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister of Education. AimThe department's overall vision is "to ensure that every learner fulfils her or his potential at each stage of development". Its key stated priorities are: raising Standards for all; closing the performance gap, increasing access and equality; developing the education workforce; improving the "learning environment"; and transforming education management. Due to direct rule, the incumbent Minister is Justine Greening (Conservative). ResponsibilitiesThe department is responsible for the following levels of education: pre-school primary post-primary special Until 2016 the former Department for Employment and Learning was responsible for further and higher education policy in Northern Ireland. Further and higher education are now the responsibility of the Department for the Economy. The Department of Education also covers: youth policy community relations within and between schools teacher education and salaries As an organisation, its key functions include advising the minister on the determination of education policy, framing legislation, accounting for the effectiveness of the education system, allocating, and monitoring and accounting for resources. Through the Education and Training Inspectorate, it evaluates and reports on the quality of teaching and learning and teacher education.

The Department of Education is a devolved Northern Irish government department in the Northern Ireland Executive. The minister with overall responsibility for the department is the Minister of Education. AimThe department's overall vision is "to ensure that every learner fulfils her or his potential at each stage of development". Its key stated priorities are: raising Standards for all; closing the performance gap, increasing access and equality; developing the education workforce; improving the "learning environment"; and transforming education management. Due to direct rule, the incumbent Minister is Justine Greening (Conservative). ResponsibilitiesThe department is responsible for the following levels of education: pre-school primary post-primary special Until 2016 the former Department for Employment and Learning was responsible for further and higher education policy in Northern Ireland. Further and higher education are now the responsibility of the Department for the Economy. The Department of Education also covers: youth policy community relations within and between schools teacher education and salaries As an organisation, its key functions include advising the minister on the determination of education policy, framing legislation, accounting for the effectiveness of the education system, allocating, and monitoring and accounting for resources. Through the Education and Training Inspectorate, it evaluates and reports on the quality of teaching and learning and teacher education.