AQW 38132/22-27


Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley


Tabled Date: 13/01/2026
Answered On Date: 06/02/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the membership of the TransformED Local Academics Group.


Answer:
Membership of the TransformED Academics’ Panel is comprised of representatives from the following organisations listed below:
Jannette Elwood
Queen's University Belfast
Tony Gallagher
Queen's University Belfast
Daniel Muijs
Queen's University Belfast
Gavin Duffy
Queen's University Belfast
Martin Hagan
St Mary's University College
Geraldine Magennis-Clarke
St Mary's University College
William Kitchen
Stranmillis University College
Patricia Eaton
Stranmillis University College
Una O'Connor Bones
Ulster University
Kelsey Shanks
Ulster University
Paul Connolly
Ulster University
It should be noted that Geraldine Magennis-Clarke is currently on a one-year secondment to the Department of Education to support work on literacy development and will resume her position on the panel when her secondment is completed.