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 to detail (i) how much funding each RAISE Programme area will receive; and (ii) how funding will be distributed in the selected RAISE Programme areas.
The Education Committee recently visited the forest school at Clandeboye and heard from a couple of primary schools about the transformative impact of quality outdoor learning provision. Are there any plans in the financial year ahead to release moneys from the Minister's capital budget to schools so that they can put…
I thank the Minister for his answer. He will be aware that a joint Economy and Education Committee met last week, at which officials from both Departments were clear that no action plan would be published in relation to the strand of work on careers advice that the Minister referred to. How can the Assembly hold your…
I thank the Minister for his statement, which is a welcome announcement. He will be aware that all research into best practice for place-based interventions shows that they work best when there is collaboration between Departments and the community and voluntary sector. How will the Minister ensure that he…
First, I welcome the news that the planned strike action by non-teaching staff unions is not going ahead today and that two unions have agreed to suspend action planned for Tuesday. That is welcome as a temporary reprieve, and it will bring relief to many parents and to students who are concerned about sitting…
To ask the Minister of Finance (i) for an update on her engagement with HM Treasury on the Non-Teaching Pay and Grading Review; and (ii) what impact the pre-election period of sensitivity will have on this engagement.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 12455/22-27, to detail all inescapable pressure bids he made to the Minister of Finance ahead of the Budget 2024-25.
I thank the Member for his intervention. Yes, the pre-election period that we are moving into will present challenges in that regard, but I do not see how voting down a Budget today will help public services in any shape or form. It does not seem to me to be a constructive response to the difficult position that we…
To ask the Minister of Justice (i) for his assessment of the current vagrancy laws; and (ii) whether he will repeal of any of these laws to deliver a holistic approach to addressing homelessness.
To ask the Minister of Education why no legislative plans for his Department were included in the First Minister and Deputy First Minister statement on the Executive Legislation Programme 2024.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) to detail the current average caseload for a Special Educational Needs Link Officer; and (ii) for his assessment of whether this represents a sustainable workload to support effective service delivery.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, further to the framework Developing a More Strategic Approach to 14-19 Education and Training, when will the agreed measures of success for the 14-19 landscape be published.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he included the Non-Teaching Pay and Grading Review as an inescapable pressure in his bids to the Minister of Finance ahead of the Budget 2024-25.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the review of suspensions and expulsions; and (ii) whether he will introduce a single scheme for suspensions and expulsions across all sectors.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) for an update on the progress of the last tranche of nurture units; and (ii) when he will roll out a comprehensive whole school nurture approach, including for post-primary schools.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the action plan to address the Education Training Inspectorate evaluation of education other than at school settings.
To ask the Minister of Education when the provisions in the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 and the supporting regulations and code of practice will be brought forward.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of incidents of harmful sexual behaviour, including problematic sexual behaviour, recorded by schools and education otherwise than at school settings in (i) 2021-22; (ii) 2022-23; and (iii) 2023-24.