AQW 49405/22-27

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 23/06/2026
Answered On Date: 26/06/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education whether his Department has considered establishing a central mechanism to assess teachers with incomplete (i) Induction; or (ii) Early Professional Development requirements, to provide a clear route to completion based on previous experience and evidence.

Answer:

My Department is currently developing processes to implement mandatory induction, to include agreed core content, against which incomplete induction can be assessed.

We will also be undertaking a comprehensive review and redesign of Early Professional Development.