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.
When we look at special educational needs provision in the school system, we see that there has been a systemic failure in Health and Education to collaboratively work together and deliver real change. You have highlighted the need for your Department to work together now with Education and Health to deliver not only…
I thank the Minister for his answer. Have targets associated with the plan been tracked since its publication to ensure that there is confidence in its delivery?
I thank the Minister for his response. We are in a marginally better position than last year, but 300 pupils without a placement is 300 too many. Can the Minister confirm what support will be provided to those pupils and their families, who may face a scenario in which no placement is available for them in September?…
I declare an interest as a governor of a controlled primary school. Will the Minister confirm whether he will, in this mandate, start progress towards the establishment of a single management authority for all schools in the system in Northern Ireland, as recommended by the independent review of education?
Will the Minister outline any representations that he has made to the UK Government in relation to their proposed punitive welfare reforms and policies? Has there been any ongoing engagement on that issue?
Mr Mathison asked the Minister of Education for an update on placements for children with special educational needs who are in key transition years and require a placement for September 2025.
Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings That this Assembly acknowledges the painful, ongoing debate and campaign for minimisation, if not eradication, of restrictive practices in schools and other education settings; applauds parents for bringing this subject to the awareness of the Assembly and the public;…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline how much of his 2025-26 budget will be spent on the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda and five-year Delivery Plan.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail his assessment of the current governance support arrangements in place for community and voluntary childcare providers.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail if the Independent Review of Assessment Panel will advise on the impact of the current post-primary transfer arrangements on assessment at the end of Key Stage 2.
As Chair of the Education Committee, I will speak on behalf of the Committee in the first instance. The Committee was comprehensively briefed on this year's resource budget by officials on 7 May and had a briefing on the capital budget in March. Along with other Committee Chairs, I have spoken extensively on the…
I thank the deputy First Minister for her answer. The appointment has taken a staggeringly long time, given that we have known about the vacancy since the restoration of the institutions. Can the deputy First Minister give us any sense of a date for an appointment? I know that, in Committees, including the Education…
I am concerned about the current capacity of the Education Minister's School Uniforms (Guidelines and Allowances) Bill to deliver for parents. Statutory guidance, which will dictate what schools must comply with when the Bill passes, has still not been published by the Department or shared with the Committee.…
To ask the Minister of Education to outline his assessment of the need to provide additional funding to community and voluntary childcare providers who support children and families in disadvantaged areas.
To ask the Minister of Education if the targeted business support scheme for childcare providers will give particular consideration to the role of the community and voluntary childcare sector.
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any work he has undertaken with the Minister for Communities to better align community and voluntary organisations supporting children and families in areas of disadvantage.