Question Results

Tuesday 21 October 2025


 
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1 AQO 2580/22-27 Miss Áine Murphy
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the independent Strategic Review of the Northern Ireland Curriculum.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
2 AQO 2581/22-27 Miss Michelle McIlveen [R]
(DUP - Strangford)
To ask the Minister of Education to outline the rationale behind the Education Authority’s Review of the Teaching Appointment Scheme for Controlled Schools.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
3 AQO 2582/22-27 Mr Stephen Dunne
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any action his Department is taking to support Forest Schools in Northern Ireland.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
4 AQO 2583/22-27 Ms Kate Nicholl
(APNI - South Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the Early Learning and Childcare Strategy.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
5 AQO 2584/22-27 Ms Connie Egan
(APNI - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any engagement he has had with children and young people in relation to his proposals for the future of CCEA qualifications.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
6 AQO 2585/22-27 Mr Declan McAleer
(SF - West Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education to provide further details on his bursary proposals for undergraduates, aimed at tackling teacher shortages in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics and Irish-medium education subjects.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
7 AQO 2586/22-27 Mr Brian Kingston
(DUP - North Belfast)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the development plan for Seaview Primary School, North Belfast.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
8 AQO 2587/22-27 Mr Alan Chambers
(UUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on major maintenance and rebuild projects across the education estate in North Down.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
9 AQO 2588/22-27 Mr Peter Martin
(DUP - North Down)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the progress of TransformEd NI.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
10 AQO 2589/22-27 Mr Eóin Tennyson
(APNI - Upper Bann)
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the cost breakdown of the nine Special Educational Needs Transformation projects to be funded by the £27.5 million received from the Interim Public Services Transformation Board.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
11 AQO 2590/22-27 Dr Steve Aiken OBE
(UUP - South Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any engagement his Department is having with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics champions in light of proposals around AS-levels.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
12 AQO 2591/22-27 Mr Colm Gildernew
(SF - Fermanagh and South Tyrone)
To ask the Minister of Education whether he intends to review how minor works funding is prioritised.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
13 AQO 2592/22-27 Ms Aoife Finnegan
(SF - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Education for an update on the implementation of the recommendations contained in A Fair Start - Final Report and Action Plan.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
14 AQO 2593/22-27 Mr John Stewart
(UUP - East Antrim)
To ask the Minister of Education for his assessment of the Education Authority's handling of school closures, and the associated communication, during Storm Amy.

To be answered on 21/10/2025
15 AQO 2594/22-27 Mr Justin McNulty
(SDLP - Newry and Armagh)
To ask the Minister of Education to outline any action he is taking in response to a finding in the 2025 SEN Reform NI Survey, in partnership with Caleb's Cause, that almost 70 per cent of parents' responses rated communication with the Education Authority as poor or very poor.

To be answered on 21/10/2025

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