All of Mr Nick Mathison’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 42083/22-27, to detail the number of penultimate age children who were placed in (i) Nursery School (FT); (ii) Nursery School (PT); (iii) Nursery Unit (FT); and (iv) Nursery Unit (PT), in each of the last five academic years.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will extend funding for the SEN Inclusion Fund for settings in receipt of funding until the end of the current academic year.
Minister, later today, we will debate your party colleagues' motion, which sets out an argument that there should be a presumption against the establishment of new public bodies. With that in mind, what will the new managing authority do that the already established and active directorate in the EA that you have…
Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators That this Assembly recognises the crucial role of Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) in supporting children and ensuring they can access the support they require to thrive in education; acknowledges that the majority of SENCOs are also teachers and many…
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on any work undertaken to (i) increase the number of undergraduate places for allied health professions; and (ii) establish protected education posts, as detailed in the SEN Reform Delivery Plan.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any work undertaken, alongside the Minister of Health, to support the long-term sustainability of the occupational therapy workforce, particularly in relation to SEN transformation.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions his Department is taking to ensure that sufficient commissioned, and funded, occupational therapy posts are in place, in school settings.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any work undertaken alongside the Minister of Health to support the long-term sustainability of the allied health workforce, particularly in relation to SEN transformation.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will provide a temporary extension of funding to Tiny Life while he awaits confirmation of his final 2026-2027 budget allocation.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure whether an assessment of the need and feasibility of a pedestrian crossing at Assumption Grammar School, Ballynahinch, will be carried out.
I completely agree with everything that you are saying about child-centred approaches. Why, then, did the Minister focus on this as a budget-saving exercise when he announced the plans?
It is welcome to see the issue being debated on the Floor today. We might not agree on all the detail, but we all agree that classroom assistants play a vital role in our school communities. Alliance is clear that we recognise their hard work and the importance of their role in the education of our children and young…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the amount of funding provided to statutory nursery settings for places for non-target age children, in each of the last five academic years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any exceptions which may be considered for schools unable to meet the general principle on reasonable numbers when seeking to transform to integrated education status.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 40318/22-27, to detail an overview of the cross-departmental bid to the Transformation Fund on improving pathways and transitions.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 40318/22-27, to detail the physical enhancements that have taken place on some further education sites.
To ask the Minister of Finance whether any of the funding arising from the Chancellor's Spring Statement will be allocated to fund pressures in special educational needs services.
To ask the Minister of Health for an update on the costing exercise associated with the draft We Matter Learning Disability Service Model For Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail any engagement he has had with the Department of Education in relation to the draft We Matter Learning Disability Service Model For Northern Ireland.
To ask the Minister for Infrastructure for an update on the review of the accessible parking bay road markings outside Boots chemist on Regent Street, Newtownards.