Debate contribution: Teachers: Workload and Pressures

Debate contribution by Ms Cara Hunter on 27 April 2026.

MLA: Ms Cara Hunter
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 27 April 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Teachers: Workload and Pressures
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5508537

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Thank you, Minister. Teachers with whom I have spoken recently also said that they feel weighed down and stressed by the number of upcoming changes in education, such as TransformED, SEN reform and many more. This week, some schools are closed to facilitate that training, which leaves parents having to find childcare. Last week, in a letter, the Children's Law Centre and many others voiced their concern about the pace with which those changes are taking place. Minister, are you comfortable and, most importantly, confident given the level of disruption that is ongoing in our education system?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2281/22-27.

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