AQW 51832/22-27


Mr Nick Mathison
Alliance Party
Strangford


Tabled Date: 14/09/2026
Answered On Date: 18/09/2026
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the average length of time it takes for support to be provided to a school, once a Request for Involvement has been approved.


Answer:
The Education Authority has advised that the average length of time for support to be provided to a school, once a Request for Involvement (RFI) has been approved, is as follows:
Month & Year of Earliest Support Start Date per RFI
Average No. of Working Days for Support to Start
Sep 25
79
Oct 25
38
Nov 25
23
Dec 25
24
Jan 26
40
Feb 26
42
Mar 26
38
Apr 26
43
May 26
39
Jun 26
49
Total
42
The average has been calculated from RFI submission date by a Special Educational Needs Coordinator to support start date.  September data is inflated due to the large submission of RFIs received in May prior to the close of the portal to reconfigure systems for the introduction of the Local Impact Team model.