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Mr Nick Mathison: Assembly records
All of Mr Nick Mathison’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not qualifying, uncertain or not yet analysed.
To ask the Minister of Education how they will provide inclusive policies and practices for children and young people with disabilities in mainstream educational settings, as recommended in the Children’s Law Centre Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
To ask the Minister of Education how he will ensure additional support will be provided in schools for those for whom English is a second language, as recommended in the Children’s Law Centre Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) all requests for temporary variation in enrolment by post-primary schools, in the last 5 years; and (ii) the number of additional places granted, by school, for the 2023-24 academic year.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will change the eligibility criteria for (i) Free School Meals; and (ii) the Uniform Grant to reflect child poverty measures.
To ask the Minister of Education when the advertising campaign specifically aimed at promoting education for those most at risk of underachievement will be able to resume.
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on his Department’s work on commissioning an independent research project regarding alternative deprivation measures to Free School Meal Entitlement, as per the recommendation contained within A Fair Start report.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) how much of his Department’s budget is spent on Shared Education; and (ii) how much of the budget spent on Shared Education is funded through external sources.
To ask the Minister of Education what steps he is taking to ensure that the £150 million which has been removed from Fresh Start funding will be brought back into the Department of Education and invested in the ten building projects for shared and integrated schools which have had their funding withdrawn.
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the June 2023 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendation that the NI Executive repeal provisions for compulsory attendance in collective worship and establish statutory guidance to ensure the right of all children to withdraw from religious classes…
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the 2023 Council of Europe Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities recommendation that the NI Executive take measures to tackle racist bullying in schools, including through adding ethnic identifiers on recording of…
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the June 2023 UN Committee on the Rights of the Child recommendation that the NI Executive end academic selection.
To ask the Minister of Education what work has been undertaken to address the cost of division in education, as identified by the Department of Finance commissioned Ulster Economic Policy Centre independent audit, to be up to £95 million per year.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Revised Wording) That this Assembly supports the full participation of people with disabilities in all aspects of society; acknowledges the difficulties and inequalities facing 25 per cent of the population with a disability or long-term health…
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Making School Uniforms More Affordable”
Making School Uniforms More Affordable - Amendment 1 After ‘make school uniforms more affordable by’ and insert; ‘implementing an annual price cap on total school uniform costs and’
To ask the Minister of Justice for her assessment of the impact the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 will have on her Department.
To ask the Minister of Education (i) why the figures contained in the Non-Teaching Staff Pay and Grading review were inaccurate; and (ii) what action he will be taking to ensure that the Business Case is returned to the Department of Finance as soon as possible.
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will introduce a program similar to the £320 million Physical Education and Sport Premium announced by the UK Education Minister, which guarantees children 60 minutes of sport and physical education each day.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs whether he plans to progress legislation to address derelict and dilapidated buildings.
To ask the Minister of Education what action his Department has taken to implement the Fair Start Expert Panel report recommendation that the systemic inequality of academic selection be addressed as a priority.