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 whether he plans to increase the number of specialist placements to deal with children with a Statement for Social, Behavioural, Emotional and Wellbeing Needs.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any engagement he has had with the Minister of Health in relation to establishing multi-disciplinary teams to support schools to meet the needs of special educational needs learners.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) when he plans to roll-out the regional programme for 2-3 year olds; and (ii) the eligibility criteria to access the programme.
The integrated education section 10 report from the Minister's Department confirms that Ards and north Down is an area in which there is substantial unmet demand for integrated education at post-primary level. Bearing that in mind, how does the decision not to approve this development proposal align with the statutory…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the steps he has taken to assess the level of demand for Integrated Education in the Ards and North Down area; and (ii) how he plans to meet that demand.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to introduce legislation related to special educational needs provision, including the purpose of such legislation and expected timescales.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the training that is required for teachers and support staff in schools to (i) carry out security risk assessments; and (ii) respond to a critical security incident in school.
To ask the Minister for Communities, following his announcement on 2 December 2024, to detail (i) what the specific funding allocation for homelessness prevention will fund in the 2025-26 financial year; (ii) whether the funding allocation includes the restoration of the Homelessness Prevention Fund previously funded…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships”
Relationships and Sexuality Education and Healthy Young Adult Relationships - Amendment 2 Leave out all after ‘coercive control;’ and insert: ‘agrees that recommendations on the future policy direction for RSE will be best addressed following the completion of the inquiry by the Committee for Education into RSE…
To ask the Minister for the Economy when he will bring forward a plan to deliver better post-19 provision for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Protecting Frontline Services From Increase in Employers’ National Insurance”
Protecting Frontline Services From Increase in Employers’ National Insurance - Amendment 1 Leave out all after ‘public sector,’ and insert: ‘independent providers and community and voluntary sector organisations providing frontline services; and further calls on the Minister to lobby the Chancellor of Exchequer for…
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the process that was followed that led to the appointment of the new chairperson of the board of the Education Authority.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 19109/22-27, to detail (i) the original planned completion date for the school management system; and (ii) the new anticipated completion date further to the end of the contract with Fujitsu.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any additional resource that will be provided to non-statutory preschool settings to employ learning support coordinators and prepare Personal Learning Support Plans as required by the draft SEN Code of Practice.
To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail (i) when the recommendations arising from the review of his Department's current provision for young people with special educational needs (SEN) will be published; (ii) when a time-bound action plan to improve provision will be published; and (iii) when options for…
To ask the Minister of Education (i) when the impact of the pilot Pre-School Education Inclusion Support Fund will be reviewed; and (ii) when a decision will be taken on whether or not to extend the provision of this fund.