Free training events in Online Safety are being delivered next month across NI by the UK Safer Internet Centre in partnership with C2k/EdIS and the Education Authority.

For more information and to sign up, please click:
ow.ly/HAH550Rm8r3

The ‘Rainbow Room’ a specialist class for children with severe learning difficulties has been officially opened at St Joseph’s Primary School, Carnacaville. Read more: ow.ly/W33f50Rm5PR

For children yet to secure a Pre-school or P1 place, you will receive a letter or email from the EA.

Pre-school applicants of underage children and late deferrals will receive their outcome on 11 June 2024.

For more information, visit: ow.ly/Chqh50RjrqB

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Parents will receive the outcome of their Pre-School (Stage 1) or P1 application on Thurs 25 Apr.

Parents whose child has a Statement of SEN awaiting placement will be updated by their SEN link officer or school/setting when a placement has been secured.

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📢 Applications for transfer from Junior High School to Senior High School (Dickson Plan 14+) for Sept 2024 are open via EA Connect.

Applications close at 4pm on 03/05/24 & are not considered on a first come, first served basis.

✔️ To apply, visit: ow.ly/n4BA50QKP16

Staff from the Education Authority joined with the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People at a recent visit to the Specialist Provision at St Columban’s Primary School, Kilkeel. Read more: ow.ly/33uP50RloGR

Congratulations to Cliftonville Integrated PS who have been selected to take the lead from Sir David Attenborough & become a voice for nature in celebrating #EarthDay2024 . Students will be narrating the show reading directly from Sir David’s original Planet Earth III scripts.

Department for Transport OZEV grant for state funded schools, colleges, nurseries is now open to cover up to 75% of the cost to buy & install Electric Vehicle charge points:

Apply: tinyurl.com/y92fn62b

Independent schools apply here: tinyurl.com/4wj58wju or tinyurl.com/4euhjp7t

Applications for FE Student Finance for year starting Sep 2024 open.

Students can apply via EA’s new student finance portal - ow.ly/5l9X50RjoUh

If you’re 19 or over, studying full/part time Level 1, 2 or 3 course, you may get help.

eani.org.uk/fegrants

We were delighted to partner with the NIBTS to facilitate EA's first ever Blood Donation event making it accessible for EA staff and communities we work in to donate blood🩸

Watch Julie on her blood donation journey at Omagh TEC.

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#GiveBlood

JOB OPPORTUNITY: Information Governance Manager

📍 Location: Antrim, Armagh, Ballymena, Belfast, Tyrone (Base location to be agreed on appointment)
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Thursday 2 May 2024 at 11.59PM

➡️ ow.ly/sM3N50Rject

#EAjobs | #NIjobs

Well done to young people from Glens co-hort of the Horizons Youth Leadership Programme who met with Danny Donnelly MLA to report their findings from their Rural Transport Survey.

What fantastic advocates highlighting a key issue for so many rural young people in NI. 👏

📺Yesterday our Chief Executive, Richard Pengelly, visited Principal, Martin Wilson; school staff and pupils at Antrim Grammar School School.

Watch the video below to see highlights of the visit⬇️

📢The EA Statutory Assessment & Review Service (SARS) team have announced further drop-in sessions in Belfast, for parents & carers of children who are undergoing the statutory assessment process or who are at a Transitional stage of their educational journey.

Last week EA Restorative Practice Team brought 120 pupils from 14 Post primary schools across NI together for a celebration event. With speakers Michelle O’Neill & Barnardo's NI. We also heard from some of the students about the benefits of the programme.

As part of the first of a series of school engagements, our new Chief Executive, Richard Pengelly, today visited Antrim Grammar where he met with Principal, Martin Wilson; Chair of Governors, Roger McCune; school staff, and pupils.

Thank you Antrim Grammar School for the warm welcome.

Application to Year 11 in September 2024 will open on EA Connect, for transfer from Junior to Senior High School under the Dickson Plan, opens at 12 noon next Mon, 22 Apr 2024.

More info at eani.org.uk/admissions