AQW 18039/22-27


Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford


Tabled Date: 12/11/2024
Answered On Date: 19/11/2024
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the stakeholders from the health sector that will be invited to contribute to the Task and Finish Group on Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings.


Answer:
In finalising a list of organisations invited to join the Reduction and Management of Restrictive Practices in Educational Settings Task and Finish Group, consideration was given to those who expressed an interest in participating in the Group, alongside suggestions from a number of other stakeholders.
The following stakeholders have been invited to join the Task and Finish Group:
Public Health Agency
Royal College of Nursing
Northern Ireland Teaching Council
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People
Children’s Law Centre
Education Authority
Representatives of Post Primary Mainstream, Primary Mainstream, Special Schools and EOTAS