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Ms Cara Hunter: Assembly records
All of Ms Cara Hunter’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any arrangements for independently evaluating the impact of the Generative Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Learning Project on (i) pupils' knowledge retention; (ii) independent learning; (iii) critical thinking; (iv) problem-solving; (v) teaching quality; and (vi)…
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail the current waiting times for (i) asylum seekers; and (ii) refugees, seeking places on English for Speakers of Other Languages courses, at each further education college, broken down by (a) college; and (b) age group.
I thank the proposer of the Adjournment topic. Dungannon is definitely not my area of expertise, but those who live with complex learning disabilities have been a huge part of the Education Committee's role, so I welcome the opportunity to speak briefly on the matter today. I want to begin by thinking about the people…
Thank you so much, Minister. Students in my constituency who are studying at Ulster University in Coleraine have told me that affordable travel is a true lifeline. Pardon me, that is my phone. Apologies. Have you had any engagement with students across the North on those matters and the detriment that would be caused…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any long-term plans his Department has for increasing the number of pupils in English-medium schools who study Irish to GCSE and A level, including any (i) projections for future uptake; (ii) targets for increasing participation and progression from GCSE to A level; (iii)…
I, too, will be brief. I welcome the Further Consideration Stage of the Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill. I record the SDLP's support and its thanks to the Bill sponsor, Pat Sheehan, for his work on the Bill. We heard evidence at length at the Committee, and the amendment before us today, which adds the…
The SDLP welcomes the intention behind the Bill and acknowledges the work that has brought it to this stage. The principle of the Bill is straightforward. Children do not stop needing to eat when the school gates close for the holidays. Families who depend on free school meals during term time should not have to face…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any consideration his Department has given to research reporting sustained improvements in children’s cognitive abilities following weekly philosophical enquiry; and (ii) any provision the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 will make for structured philosophical discussion…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any provision for structured philosophical enquiry, including Philosophy for Children and Socratic seminars, that will be included in the Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, in light of research reporting sustained improvements in pupils’ cognitive abilities following regular…
To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 53187/22-27, to detail (i) whether applicants for Subject Working Groups were eligible for selection if their proposed curriculum vision was inconsistent with his Department's policy position on a knowledge-rich curriculum; and (ii) the number of applicants selected…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any criteria used to select publications for the recommended reading list provided to TransformED Subject Working Groups; (ii) any publications considered but excluded from the list; and (iii) any publications included specifically to represent competing perspectives on…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any policies and support arrangements in place to protect school leaders who experience (i) harassment; (ii) intimidation; and (iii) stalking, including arrangements for (a) risk assessment; (b) access to specialist trauma-informed support; and (c) coordination of support…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how the planned conclusion of the RAISE-funded Scoil Spreagtha pilot in December 2026 aligns with the school year for participating schools; (ii) when the evaluation of the pilot will be completed and a decision on continued funding made; and (iii) any steps he will take…
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail (i) any procedures that are in place to ensure that Personal Independence Payment and Universal Credit decision-makers appropriately assess evidence from counselling and support services, where confidentiality considerations limit the detail that can be disclosed about a…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any criteria that is used to determine the type and standard of accommodation, provided to children and their accompanying parents or carers who are required to travel outside Northern Ireland for specialist healthcare, including any circumstances in which consideration can be…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that (i) individuals assessed as eligible for social care are routinely informed of and offered direct payments as an option for meeting their assessed needs; and (ii) sufficient independent care providers are available to deliver services funded…
To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 51587/22-27, in relation to each Subject Working Group established as part of the Curriculum Taskforce, to detail whether any (i) agendas; (ii) minutes or notes; (iii) attendance records; and (iv) records of decisions, are held by his Department.