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AQO 1240/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the roll-out of the Pre-school Education Programme standardisation programme.
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| 21/11/2024 |
Answered on 03/12/2024
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AQW 18878/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education (i), in order to assess the areas of objective need, whether his Department calculated the average deprivation points of the wider catchment area of each Sure Start provider or used the multiple deprivation measure to determine need based on the address of the Sure Start provider; (ii) to detail the formula used to determine the Sure Start providers that were eligible for the expansion; and (iii) for a comparable list of the average multiple deprivation points for each provider when (a) the average points of the catchment area is taken into account; and (b) when only the address of the Sure Start provider is used.
[Priority Written]
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| 27/11/2024 |
Answered on 02/12/2024
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AQW 18877/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether the £25 million childcare and early years investment has been used to finance the Pre-School Education Inclusion Support Fund (PSEISF); (ii) any work that has been undertaken with the Department of Health in the creation of the PSEISF; and (iii) whether the Department of Health has indicated that it will provide allied health support to children undergoing statutory assessment.
| 27/11/2024 |
To be answered by 12/12/2024
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AQW 18876/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how much of the £25 million childcare and early years investment was allocated to create additional childcare places for children with special educational needs; (ii) how many additional places have been created in this investment; (ii) any new pilot initiatives that have been created thus far using this funding; and (iii) whether the feedback has indicated that these pilots will be used in the draft Childcare Strategy.
| 27/11/2024 |
To be answered by 12/12/2024
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AQO 1134/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Health for an update on his Department’s ongoing work to promote early intervention practices in the childcare and early years sector to meet the needs of children showing early signs of special educational needs.
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| 07/11/2024 |
Answered on 18/11/2024
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AQO 1155/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Justice to provide an update on her Department’s work to implement the Gillen Review Report into the law and procedures in serious sexual offences in Northern Ireland, to support children and young people through the justice system.
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| 07/11/2024 |
Answered on 19/11/2024
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AQW 17764/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education, following the briefing at the Committee for Education on 6 November 2024 in relation to the Executive Childcare Strategy, to provide a breakdown of the (i) £23 million to be allocated in 2024-25; (ii) £55 million to be allocated in 2025-26; (iii) £80 million to be allocated in 2026-27; and (iv) £100 million to be allocated in 2027-28.
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| 07/11/2024 |
Answered on 18/11/2024
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AQW 17244/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education for a timeline of when the draft Childcare Strategy will be published.
[Priority Written]
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| 23/10/2024 |
Answered on 28/10/2024
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AQW 17243/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education (i) for his assessment of whether there will be a significant resource implication for schools and other settings if his Department extends the requirement for formal education and training; and (ii) to detail the financial support his Department will providee schools who do not currently offer A-level exams in order to help those schools increase capacity.
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| 23/10/2024 |
Answered on 29/10/2024
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AQW 17242/22-27
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Mrs Cathy Mason
(SF - South Down)
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To ask the Minister of Education, following his Ministerial Statement on 21 October 2024, whether early years professionalisation will be included in his investment to increase resources to support an effective and coherent approach to professional development.
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| 23/10/2024 |
Answered on 30/10/2024
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