Northern Ireland Substitute Teacher Register (NISTR) Key Events in Development of NISTR June 2015

Development of NISTR Dec 2002 – Publication of NIAO Report – Management of Substitute Cover Dec 2002 – Publication of NIAO Report – Management of Substitute Cover Sept 2003 – Project Initiation Proposal for 3 year pilot to DE Sept 2003 – Project Initiation Proposal for 3 year pilot to DE – Mini-pilot – Oct 2003 – March 2004 – Full-pilot – 3 Board Areas from Jan 2004 & all schools from April 2004 to end March 2007 Oct 2003 – Working Group established to develop NISTR Oct 2003 – Working Group established to develop NISTR – Funding Approval for mini pilot (continuing funding subject to evaluation) March 2004 – Launch date for register on- line (all board areas) March 2004 – Launch date for register on- line (all board areas)

Development of NISTR April 2004 – Continuing funding approved for full pilot (subject to progress against targets in project plan) April 2004 – Continuing funding approved for full pilot (subject to progress against targets in project plan) March 2005 – Initial Project Evaluation March 2005 – Initial Project Evaluation – Recommendation regarding link to payroll / mandating use of register April 2005 – Dec 2006 – Development and testing payroll interface. April 2005 – Dec 2006 – Development and testing payroll interface. March 2006 – DE Circular 2006/7 – Child Protection: Employment of Substitute Teachers – from 1 Sept 2006 only substitute teachers on NISTR to be employed March 2006 – DE Circular 2006/7 – Child Protection: Employment of Substitute Teachers – from 1 Sept 2006 only substitute teachers on NISTR to be employed

Development of NISTR Jan 2007 – DE Circular 2007/4 - Payroll interface launched in pilot schools Jan 2007 – DE Circular 2007/4 - Payroll interface launched in pilot schools April 2007 – Launch of interface to schools in all board areas supported by information sessions April 2007 – Launch of interface to schools in all board areas supported by information sessions April 2008 – new vetting arrangements introduced – AccessNI. (DE Circular 2008/3) April 2008 – new vetting arrangements introduced – AccessNI. (DE Circular 2008/3) May 2008 – DE Circular 2008/10 – Mandated use of NISTR May 2008 – DE Circular 2008/10 – Mandated use of NISTR

Development of NISTR Current Register Current Register – over 9200 teachers on live pool – Over 326K days booked from Sept 2014 – Ongoing Data Cleansing Development of New System Development of New System – Increased reliability of calendars – More responsibility placed on teachers – Clear application process (steps) – Improved communication / reporting

Benefits of NISTR Access to regional database / on-line booking system Access to regional database / on-line booking system Central vetting / child protection arrangements Central vetting / child protection arrangements Link to payroll Link to payroll GTCNI registration check GTCNI registration check Reporting Reporting Support for system users Support for system users Potential for future development Potential for future development