AQW 12378/17-22

Ms Kellie Armstrong
Alliance Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 31/12/2020
Answered On Date: 11/01/2021
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a copy of the advice provided to Boards of Governors regarding the cost to sanitise school premises following provision of the AQE or PPTC test.

Answer:

My Department, in conjunction with the Education Authority, will continue to monitor funding requirements as the pandemic progresses.

The Education Authority (EA) have not provided guidance or been asked for support for enhanced cleaning arrangements for any circumstances pertaining to the transfer test. The EA provide an enhanced cleaning service in the event of a positive COVID case.