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Nurture Provision (Revised Wording)

Motion TitleNurture Provision (Revised Wording)

Motion TextThat this Assembly welcomes the report by the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation at Queen’s University, Belfast, entitled The impact and cost-effectiveness of Nurture Groups in Primary Schools in Northern Ireland; welcomes the commitment of the Minister of Education to continuing to fund the thirty-two nurture units across Northern Ireland; and calls on the Minister of Education to examine potential options to mainstream nurture provision within the current education budget.

Motion CategoryPrivate Members' Motion

Date Tabled to Business Office08/11/2016

Date Selected By Committee08/11/2016

Date of Plenary Debate15/11/2016

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Tabled By

Member Name	Tabled As
Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley	MLA - Fermanagh and South Tyrone
Mr David Hilditch	MLA - East Antrim
Ms Carla Lockhart	MLA - Upper Bann
Mr Phillip Logan	MLA - North Antrim

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The Motion, As Amended, Was Carried by Oral Vote

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Number	Tabled Date	Amendment Text
1	07/11/2016	Leave out all after the second ‘Northern Ireland;’ and insert: recognises the role effective early years’ interventions can play in reducing the need for Nurture Units; and calls on the Minister of Education to examine potential options to develop a universal early years education provision.
2	11/11/2016	Leave out all after the second ‘Northern Ireland;’ and insert: and, as recommended in the report by Queen’s University, calls on the Minister of Education to ensure that a sustainable funding model is put in place for the longer term viability of nurture group provision, to plan the further expansion of nurture provision in each primary school sector targeted in the areas of greatest need, to develop appropriate training for staff and to conduct research into models for the delivery of nurture provision.

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