Motion or amendment: Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators - Amendment 1
Motion or amendment by Mr Colin McGrath on .
- MLA
- Mr Colin McGrath
- 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”
- Heading
- Support for Special Educational Needs Coordinators - Amendment 1
- Assembly identifier
- Document 481489
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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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