AQW 9045/16-21

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 19/12/2016
Answered On Date: 16/01/2017
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education , pursuant to AQW 8375/16-21 whether Special Educational Needs support to schools is being put under pressure by the lack of funding for SEN staff to travel to rural schools.

Answer:

The Education Authority (EA) has advised that there has been no change to SEN support to rural schools and no change to the arrangements for travel in this regard. Training and support are provided equitably to both rural and urban settings.