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To ask the Minister of Education to detail any independent research his Department considered during the development of the proposed Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028 into the effects of generative artificial intelligence on (i) children's cognitive development; (ii) knowledge retention; and (iii) independent learning.
To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 45704/22-27, to detail any Northern Ireland specific research undertaken or commissioned since his response on the effects of generative artificial intelligence on pupils' (i) literacy; (ii) attention; (iii) independent learning; and (iv) critical thinking.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any arrangements for independently evaluating the impact of the Generative Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Learning Project on (i) pupils' knowledge retention; (ii) independent learning; (iii) critical thinking; (iv) problem-solving; (v) teaching quality; and (vi)…
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department is aware of a pilot project that is providing schools in Northern Ireland with tin whistles to assist with the learning of traditional music.
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department intends to introduce mandatory whole-school bereavement policies and age-appropriate grief education.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has undertaken of the impact of childhood bereavement on (i) pupil attendance; (ii) educational attainment; (iii) exclusions; and (iv) emotional wellbeing, including any findings.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of teachers and school that staff have received Department-funded training in childhood grief and bereavement support, broken down by Education Authority area, in each of the last five academic years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any recommendations from the November 2024 Bereavement Support in Schools Report that have been implemented; and (ii) a timeline for implementing any outstanding recommendations.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) any reasons why grief and bereavement education has not been explicitly included in the proposed revised curriculum; and (ii) any consideration that was given to its inclusion.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 51564/22-27, to detail the amount of funding spent to date on the implementation of Leading Together for Excellence: A TransformED NI Strategy for Teacher Professional Learning.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 53269/22-27, to detail any criteria used to identify stakeholders who participated in the June 2026 workshop.
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 53269/22-27, to detail any opportunities there were for the wider early years sector to contribute to the June 2026 workshop.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the Assembly constituency areas that have experienced the greatest reductions in School Crossing Patrol Officer provision, including the reasons for these reductions, over the past five years.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any criteria used by the Education Authority to determine eligibility for a School Crossing Patrol Officer, including how the presence of a signal-controlled crossing affects a school's eligibility.
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of School Crossing Patrol Officer posts that have been withdrawn in each of the last five years, broken down by constituency.
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail any assessment his Department has undertaken of the financial impact of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Hybrid Working Policy, which requires staff to attend the workplace for at least 40 per cent of their working time, including any…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) the date and nature of each of the nine instances of non-compliance identified by Northern Ireland Environment Agency inspectors at the Re-Gen Waste facility, Warrenpoint Port since 2023; (ii) any compliance or enforcement action taken in…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs to detail (i) any assessment his Department has made of the Welsh Government's decision to provide temporary flexibility to slurry spreading rules until 15 November 2026; and (ii) any consideration of comparable flexibility, with appropriate…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, pursuant to AQW 53428/22-27, to detail when information for the capital grants towards the costs of Low Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment will be published.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 52450/22-27, to detail any assessment her Department has made of whether existing transport support meets the needs of further education disabled learners, living in rural areas.
To ask the Minister for the Economy, pursuant to AQW 52450/22-27, to detail any transport barriers affecting disabled learners, identified through the 2023 Review of Further Education Student Support.