Debate contribution: Teachers: Workload

Debate contribution by Mr Eóin Tennyson on 22 June 2026.

MLA: Mr Eóin Tennyson
Party at the time: Alliance Party
Date: 22 June 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Teachers: Workload
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5638307

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Thank you, Minister, for that answer. In April, the Assembly passed a motion calling for an urgent review of special educational needs coordinator (SENCO) workload specifically, yet, in response to a question for written answer from my colleague Nick Mathison, you said that the Department was not committed to any formal review process. How can you reassure SENCOs that you are committed to tackling the challenges that we face other than by such a formal process?

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This follow-up belongs to: Oral question AQO 3765/22-27.

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