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Mr Pat Sheehan: Assembly records
All of Mr Pat Sheehan’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 a proposal for research into restorative practice in schools involving Ulster University was considered by the Education Authority.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has reviewed any evidence from schools that implement relational and restorative approaches through the Education Authority.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 43737/22-27, to detail (i) the dates of the eight meetings of the Joint Health and Education Oversight Group since February 2024; and (ii) whether the minutes of these meetings will be published.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the compatibility of relational and restorative approaches with clear expectations and accountability in schools.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has reviewed any international evidence relating to relational and restorative practices, including evidence relating to attendance, exclusions, school climate and wellbeing.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has carried out any assessment of the compatibility of relational practice with teacher authority, consistency and accountability in schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any alternative approaches being considered within future behaviour policy to support (i) behaviour management; (ii) inclusion; and (iii) conflict resolution, within schools.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department continues to support alternatives to suspension and expulsion within behaviour and attendance policy.
To ask the Minister of Education whether relational and restorative approaches remain part of his Department’s strategic approach to behaviour and inclusion within schools.
To ask the Minister of Education whether relational and restorative practices continue to form part of Department-supported initiatives relating to attendance, wellbeing and behaviour.
To ask the Minister of Education whether the forthcoming behaviour policy review will consider changes to the use of relational and restorative approaches within schools.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department intends to continue supporting relational and restorative practices within schools and Education Authority services.
To ask the Minister of Education whether commentary contained in the April 2026 edition of the Northern Ireland Educational Research Quarterly reflects current departmental policy regarding restorative and relational practices within schools.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) the current policy regarding temporary variations; and (ii) whether the review of the Temporary Variation policy has been concluded.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 45887/22-27, AQW 45888/22-27 and AQW 45889/22-27, to detail any services or programmes whose funding was withdrawn in order to fund the Generative Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Learning Project.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any spend by his Department on (a) conferences; and (b) international trips, since February 2024; and (ii) the projected spend on any (a) conferences; and (b) international trips, planned until March 2027.
To ask the Minister of Education whether any Direct Award payments have been made to consultants by his Department in relation to TransformEd, since February 2024.
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