AQW 9614/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 03/11/2020
Answered On Date: 05/11/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education what consideration is being given to a distinct code to mark absence of pupils self-isolating, to ensure that data around numbers doing so can be maintained accurately and published efficiently.

Answer:

To meet immediate needs DE officials decided in consultation with EA to re-purpose existing attendance codes to help identify COVID-19 related absences. Work is currently underway to establish if new attendance codes can be implemented to facilitate more detailed reporting on pupil self-isolation and COVID-19 related illness.