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Education Authority
Údarás Oideachais (Irish)
Lear Owerance (Ulster Scots)
FormationApril 1, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-01)
TypeNon-departmental body
HeadquartersAcademy Street, Belfast, BT1 2NQ

Chief Executive

Sara Long

Chair

Mr Barry Mulholland
Websitewww.eani.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata

The Education Authority (Irish: Údarás Oideachais) is a non-departmental body sponsored by the Department of EducationinNorthern 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]

Responsibilities

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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.[3] 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:

Education Authority Board

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The Education Authority Board consists of 20 members plus the Chair. These include:

References

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  1. ^ "Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014". The National Archives. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  • ^ "About Us". Education Authority. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  • ^ "About Us - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  • ^ "Belfast Region - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  • ^ "North Eastern Region - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  • ^ "South Eastern Region - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  • ^ "Southern Region - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  • ^ "Western Region - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
  • ^ "Education Authority Board - Education Authority". www.eani.org.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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