Written question AQW 51992/22-27
Written question by Ms Cara Hunter on .
- MLA
- Ms Cara Hunter
- Party at the time
- Social Democratic and Labour Party
- Date
- 15 September 2026
- Type
- Written question
- Assembly reference
- AQW 51992/22-27
- Department
- Department of Education
- Business
- To the Minister of Education
- Assembly identifier
- Document 498438
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Text
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any reason the Easter Rising of 1916 is not explicitly identified within the proposed Key Stage 3 history curriculum, given that the proposed framework explicitly identifies the Battle of the Somme and the current curriculum requires pupils to investigate the long- and short-term causes and consequences of the partition of Ireland, including key events and turning points.
65 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Assessment
Jev’s structured answers met the documented threshold for “not qualifying”.
- Overall probability that the activity is being used to promote, exploit or escalate an identity-based controversy: 0.39 (qualifying needs at least 0.70; at or below 0.30 is not qualifying).
- None of the five culture-war criteria was met (each was below 0.60).
- No identity-based framing was identified (0.92).
- Subject area: Education structures, integration and community division.
- The overall probability was low and the text did not adopt any identity-based framing.
This is an AI-generated assessment of the text, made against published criteria. It is not a finding of fact about the MLA or their intentions. The Assembly record itself is the fact.
Jev’s structured answers
| Question | Probability | Met? |
|---|---|---|
| Identity framing | 0.16 | No |
| Sectarian or communal antagonism | 0.02 | No |
| Cultural grievance politics | 0.59 | No |
| Dog-whistle messaging | 0.12 | No |
| Controversy escalation | 0.43 | No |
| Legitimate policy scrutiny | 0.34 | No |
| Overall judgement | 0.39 | Between thresholds |
| Option | Probability |
|---|---|
| No identity-based framing (chosen) | 0.92 |
| Reports or questions it | 0.06 |
| Criticises or condemns it | 0.00 |
| Adopts it | 0.02 |
| Subject | Probability |
|---|---|
| Education structures, integration and community division | 0.46 |
| No identity-related subject | 0.17 |
| Legacy of the Troubles, victims and paramilitarism | 0.13 |
| Constitutional question, Brexit, the Windsor Framework and sovereignty | 0.11 |
| Sectarianism, hate crime and community relations | 0.10 |
Assessed 21 October 2026 at 07:38 UTC by jev-1.13.0 (requested as typesafe/jev) under rubric 2026.10-r9, methodology 1.9.
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