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(Ulster Scots dialects>Ulster Scots)|logo = Education Authority logo.svgEducation Authority () 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)WEB, Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014,weblink The National Archives (United Kingdom), The National Archives, 24 December 2015, which was passed by the Northern Ireland Assembly. The authority became operational on 1 April 2015.WEB, About Us, Education Authority,weblink 24 December 2015,

Responsibilities

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.WEB, About Us - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2016-01-01, 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:

• Belfast RegionWEB, Belfast Region - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2016-01-01, 13 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160813003743weblink">weblink dead,
• North Eastern RegionWEB, North Eastern Region - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2016-01-01, 8 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160808091855weblink">weblink dead,
• South Eastern RegionWEB, South Eastern Region - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2016-01-01,
• Southern RegionWEB, Southern Region - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2016-01-01, 3 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160803231313weblink">weblink dead,
• Western RegionWEB, Western Region - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2016-01-01, 13 August 2016,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160813011810weblink">weblink dead,

Education Authority Board

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

• 8 political members who were nominated by political parties according to the D’Hondt mechanism;
• 4 members representative of the interests of the Transferors (the Church of Ireland, the Methodist Church in Ireland, and the Presbyterian Church in Ireland) of controlled schools;
• 4 members representative of the interests of the Trustees of maintained schools;
• 1 member representative of the interests of Integrated schools;
• 1 member representative of the interests of Irish medium schools;
• 1 member representative of the interests of Voluntary Grammar schools; and
• 1 member representative of the interests of Controlled Grammar schoolsWEB, Education Authority Board - Education Authority,weblink www.eani.org.uk, 2015-12-24,

References

External links

• Education Authority

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