AQW 20845/22-27

Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 17/01/2025
Answered On Date: 05/02/2025
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health how he will support the Department of Education to deliver the commitment to the development of a Speech, Language and Communications Intervention Programme which will target 10,000 children over the next three academic years, as referenced in the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda.

Answer:

The development of a Speech, Language and Communications Intervention Programme was announced by the Minister for Education in his statement to the Assembly on 13 January 2025.

This work will be progressed through the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda and associated Delivery Plan which will be published in the coming weeks.

Officials from Health and Education continue to work together on refining a system that will include clear and positive ambitions for our children with Special Educational Needs.