AQW 21049/22-27


Mr Andrew McMurray
Alliance Party
South Down


Tabled Date: 21/01/2025
Answered On Date: 03/02/2025
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a list of education otherwise than at school settings that will consider requests for placement for September 2025.


Answer:
The EOTAS centres that will consider requests for placement for September 2025 are:
Thornberry EOTAS
Coleraine
Treetops EOTAS
Limavady
Little Oaks EOTAS
Londonderry
Tamnamore EOTAS
Dungannon
Willow EOTAS
Belfast
Sunflowers EOTAS
Antrim
Ballinamallard EOTAS
Enniskillen
Castlereagh EOTAS
Belfast
Castlereagh Support Unit
Belfast
Downpatrick EOTAS
Downpatrick
Drumard EOTAS
Magherafelt
Groomsport EOTAS
Groomsport
Kinnego EOTAS
Dungannon
Lagan Valley Project EOTAS
Poleglass
Limavady EOTAS
Limavady
The Link Centre EOTAS
Belfast
Long Tower EOTAS
Londonderry
Loughan EOTAS
Ballymena
Lough Road KS4 EOTAS
Lurgan
Lough Road KS3 EOTAS
Lurgan
Loughshore EOTAS
Lurgan
Maydown EOTAS
Londonderry
Newtownabbey EOTAS
Newtownabbey
Newstart Education Centre EOTAS
Belfast
Newry EOTAS
Newry
Omagh EOTAS
Omagh
Pathways EOTAS
Belfast
Rathmore EOTAS
Antrim
Redburn EOTAS
Holywood
Strabane EOTAS
Strabane
Sunlea EOTAS
Coleraine
Woodlands EOTAS
Bangor
Connections
Newtownabbey
As Fir Trees EOTAS is currently seeking alternative accommodation, an offer of enhanced in-school support will be considered in response to any requests received for a centre placement.
The Exceptional Teaching Arrangements service group provisions that are available via CAMHS referrals for September 2025 are:
Education Intensive Therapy (EDIT)
Strathfoyle
Time Out for Positive Steps (TOPS) 1
Westcourt Centre, Belfast
Time Out for Positive Steps (TOPS) 2
Beechcroft Education Unit, Belfast
Newtownabbey Educational Guidance Centre (NEGC)
Newtownabbey