Written question AQW 55145/22-27

Written question by Ms Cara Hunter on .

MLA
Ms Cara Hunter
Party at the time
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date
20 October 2026
Type
Written question
Assembly reference
AQW 55145/22-27
Department
Department of Education
Business
To the Minister of Education
Assembly identifier
Document 504923

Text

To ask the Minister of Education to detail any research evidence considered by his Department on the impact of regular structured philosophical enquiry on pupils' (a) cognitive development; (b) reasoning; and (c) critical thinking, including any changes made to the proposed statutory curriculum frameworks as a result of that evidence.

50 words. Text as published by the Northern Ireland Assembly.

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