Motion or amendment: Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators - Amendment 1

Motion or amendment by Ms Cara Hunter on .

MLA
Ms Cara Hunter
Party at the time
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date
24 April 2026
Type
Motion or amendment
Business
Motion Amendment · Private Members' Motion · to “Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators”
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Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators - Amendment 1
Assembly identifier
Document 481489

Text

Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators - Amendment 1

Leave out all after ‘ongoing reforms’ and insert:

‘are placing even further pressure on SENCOs and have been heavily criticised by key stakeholders due to concerns around legal compliance, lack of capacity within schools and support services, and the risk of worsening outcomes for children with SEND; and calls on the Minister of Education to pause the implementation of these reforms to allow sufficient time to properly assess whether there is a requirement to significantly alter the current trajectory to ensure that reforms comply with the law, and are effective and deliverable.’

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