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Amendment 1 - Further Consideration Stage: Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill (NIA Bill 28/22-27) mendment 1 - Further Consideration Stage: Irish-medium Education (Workforce Plan) Bill (NIA Bill 28/22-27)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps pre-school settings can take to engage with modelling work to inform stakeholder workshops on alternative Pupil Allocation Number allocation models.
After the exchanges that we have just had in the Chamber, it feels slightly incongruous to be presenting a highly localised petition to the Assembly. I make no apology for doing so, however, because there has not been much that has been constructive in the exchanges that we have heard today. I make it clear that my…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail why updated school uniform guidelines state that school uniform policies are to provide the option for girls to wear trousers throughout the school year, including for PE and games, rather than stating school uniform policies must provide this option, which reflects language…
Report on Relationship and Sexuality Education (NIA 183/22-27) That this Assembly notes the report of the Committee for Education on Relationship and Sexuality Education (RSE); recognises the importance of age-appropriate, evidence-based and inclusive RSE in supporting safeguarding, well-being and respect for others;…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail whether extensive processing instruction will be included as a pedagogy as part of implementation guidance on the new modern languages framework.
To ask the Minister of Education whether international evidence on the effectiveness of Extensive Processing Instruction as an approach to teaching modern languages will inform implementation guidance on the new modern languages framework.
To ask the Minister of Education whether adopting an Extensive Processing Instruction approach will inform implementation guidance on the new modern languages framework.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement his Department has had with the National Museums NI network in the drafting of the draft 2028 curriculum to ensure that the curriculum relevantly connects with our local museums.
That was a very feisty debate. I started off with dry and procedural, but everybody else just kicked off and rehearsed the Second Stage debate. I will try to just give you dry and procedural, and maybe we will get the Bill over the line. I do not think that there is any value in going through everybody's contributions…
I thank the Bill sponsor for that intervention. I put on record my thanks to Jonathan Redpath and the rest of the team in the Bill Office for their assistance and support in developing the amendments and throughout the process. It is important to note that not all Committee members supported the Bill in principle. In…
I will give way to the Bill sponsor in one moment. As we progress through the process and the further stages, it will be important to get clarity on how the financial cost will be borne. I will give way to the Bill sponsor.
I thank the Member for his intervention. I will try to deal with both of those points together, as they are connected. I cannot recall the exact text of the response, but I have to say that there was not a very direct response to suggest that other Departments were queueing up to pick up the issue. It would have been…
I thank the Member for his intervention. No, we have not. Notably, the Minister is not in the Chamber, which is unusual, and I am not sure of the reasons for that.
Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Committee for Education, I welcome the opportunity to speak at Consideration Stage of the Education (Holiday Meal Payments) Bill, which was introduced on 3 March. Before I address the Committee's findings from Committee Stage and move to look at the amendments, I thank the Bill…
I will speak in support of the Tree Protection Bill. I pay tribute to my colleague and friend Peter McReynolds for bringing it forward. It is positive to see a scenario in which we do not just articulate a problem — that problem being that we need more trees and to better protect the trees that we have — but have…
I thank the Committee Chair for giving way. I do not expect him to be an avid reader of the 'Newtownards Chronicle', but, if he were, he would know that I worked for many years on a campaign to protect a piece of ancient woodland, Tullynagardy Wood, in my constituency. When there was a proposal for five detached homes…
I thank the Minister for his answer. As this is the first opportunity to do so, I put on record my congratulations to the Minister on his appointment. Minister, you will be aware — I hope that you are aware — that as far back as 2018, the then Health and Social Care Board gave clear assurances to patient advocate…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any interim measures being put in place to ensure special schools are (i) legally protected; and (ii) adequately trained to manage complex behavioural profiles, whilst awaiting approval for an Education Authority business case for additional Positive Behaviour Handling…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether he will consider extending the Pathway Fund beyond September 2026; and (ii) any communications sent regarding ongoing funding to groups in receipt of Pathway Fund grants.