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.
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail when minor works budgets for 2026-2027 will be finalised.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40316/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40316/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the anticipated timescales for changes to the inspection of Religious Education.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40315/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40315/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education whether the new Religious Education (RE) syllabus will provide guidance, to ensure that when schools bring in third parties to deliver RE and collective worship, that they do so in a way that is objective, critical and pluralistic.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40314/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40314/22-27
To ask the Minister for the Economy for an update on the comprehensive transformation in services for school leavers with special educational needs.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40318/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40318/22-27
In answer to my question yesterday, the Health Minister confirmed that he would not legislate in this mandate to provide a statutory basis for the support provided to our young people with SEN and disabilities when they leave school. His answer was direct and honest but came as hugely disappointing news to parents…
Assessment details for Member's statement: Special Educational Needs: Post-school Support Official Assembly record for Member's statement: Special Educational Needs: Post-school Support
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he will take to ensure that the new Religious Education syllabus does not present Christianity, or any other faith or world view, as objective truth, but rather a world view open to debate and critique.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40201/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40201/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the rational as to why schools are being advised to include additional objective, critical and pluralistic material in the teaching of Religious Education, to ensure that there is no breach of European Convention rights, as opposed to advising that all Religious Education…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40200/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40200/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his rationale for not progressing fundamental changes to collective worship, given that the Supreme Court judgment in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant) stated that both the teaching of Religious Education and the arrangements for…
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40199/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40199/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education whether the right of withdrawal for children from Religious Education will include partial withdrawal for certain topics or lessons within Religious Education.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40198/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40198/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he will take to ensure that other world religions, beliefs and worldviews will inform the new Religious Education curriculum.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40197/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40197/22-27
I thank the Minister for that answer. Minister, you will be aware that a lot of contact comes through from parents who have children in special schools and are concerned about the transition out of the education system and their child losing the protection of their statement of special educational needs (SEN). Are you…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Disabled People: Care and Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Disabled People: Care and Support
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any rationale for not removing the legislative requirement for Religious Education to be taught according to the Holy Scriptures, in light of the Supreme Court judgment in the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant).
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40093/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40093/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he will take to establish who should have a role in the drafting group for the new Religious Education curriculum.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40092/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40092/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any role the (i) Religious Education Advisory Committee; and ii) previous work undertaken by the Religious Education Advisory Committee, will play in the drafting of a new Religious Education curriculum.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40091/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40091/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the extent to which Religious Education can be taught in a manner that is objective, critical and pluralistic, whilst the requirement that it be taught according to the Holy Scriptures remains in legislation.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40090/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40090/22-27
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he will take to ensure that a wide range of (i) expertise; (ii) opinion, and (iii) cultural backgrounds, is brought into the new Religious Education curriculum drafting group.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 40089/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 40089/22-27
To ask the Minister for Communities, pursuant to AQW 38799/22-27, whether (i) any of the £200,000 capital funding allocated to Newtownards Library will be spent on that project, in this financial year; and (ii) he will allocate capital budget to this project in 2025-2026.
Assessment details for Written question AQW 39977/22-27 Official Assembly record for Written question AQW 39977/22-27
Five-Year Education Budget Strategy To ask the Minister of Education to provide an update on his Five-Year Education Budget Strategy.
Assessment details for Urgent oral question: Five-Year Education Budget Strategy Official Assembly record for Urgent oral question: Five-Year Education Budget Strategy
I will not speak for long, because the issues have been covered very clearly by other Members but also because I am hosting an Education Committee event and have lots of stakeholders who are looking to speak to me about curriculum reform. I will probably have to dip out after this speech. I have a number of questions…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Storm Impact: A20 Portaferry Road Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Storm Impact: A20 Portaferry Road
I thank the Member for giving way. I will be brief. The same 'A Fair Start' report stated that academic selection was a "systemic inequality". Should we not be trying to tackle that?
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Academic Selection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Academic Selection
Will the Member give way?
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Academic Selection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Academic Selection
I am happy to confirm at the outset that the Alliance Party supports the motion and the amendment, and we thank the Members who tabled the motion. I will address the comments that Mr Burrows made to Cara Hunter during her contribution. I will clear it up before he engages in that again: I am the product of a…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Academic Selection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Academic Selection
I thank the Member for giving way. He said that it is about sorting children into the appropriate school environment for them. Is he saying that he stands over our current system of testing as being an accurate, objective and reliable measure for assessing a child's ability and that that ability is innately fixed at…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Academic Selection Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Academic Selection
My understanding is that the issue lies with the common funding formula and nurseries' status as stand-alone nursery schools. That should not be an impediment to receiving funding to deliver education. Will you commit, on the record, that you will correct the seemingly administrative and bureaucratic error that is…
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Assessment details for Debate contribution: Nursery Schools: SPiMS Funding Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Nursery Schools: SPiMS Funding
Considering the notion of mergers and amalgamations, is the Minister able to outline any work that the Department is doing to take forward the independent review of education's recommendations around establishing an independent area planning commission, in order to take proactive steps towards building a school estate…
Assessment details for Debate contribution: Schools: Amalgamation Support Official Assembly record for Debate contribution: Schools: Amalgamation Support
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