The position in relation to the school to which the Deputy refers has not changed since I replied to the parliamentary questions on 27 March 2012.
The number of mainstream classroom teachers allocated to primary schools is based on the enrolment of the previous 30th September. The number of such posts allocated from year to year changes due to a number of factors including increasing or decreasing enrolments. As this school has had no significant change in its enrolment in September 2011 over September 2010, it will retain the same number of mainstream classroom teachers in 2012/13 school year as it currently has in 2011/12.
235 Legacy posts were retained by 140 Band 1 and Band 2 schools, including the school referred to by the Deputy, over and above their entitlement under DEIS for the 2011/12 school year. They will retain, where appropriate, the number of legacy posts required to implement more favourable pupil teacher ratios under previous disadvantage schemes for the 2012/13 school year.
Applying the new dedicated staffing schedule for senior Band 1 schools of 24:1 and the government's decision of 21st February, this school, having no significant change in its enrolment in September 2011 over September 2010, will retain the same number of mainstream classroom teachers in 2012/13 school year as it currently has in 2011/12.
The allocation processes also include an appeals mechanism under which schools can appeal against the allocation due to them under the staffing schedules. The appeal procedures are set out in primary circular 0007/12.
For the coming school year the existing staffing appeals criteria have been extended to enable some limited phasing arrangements for schools where the combination of budget and reform measures impact in a particularly adverse manner on a school's overall allocation. The closing date for submission of appeal was 23 March, 2012. The school to which the Deputy refers has submitted an appeal.
The final staffing position for all schools at primary level will ultimately not be known until the Autumn. At that stage the allocation process will be fully completed and any appeals to the Staffing Appeal Boards will have been considered.