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AQW 4055/22-27
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Mr Jim Allister KC
(TUV - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education (i) whether classroom assistants in any sector receive pay over school holidays; and (ii) whether she has plans to introduce payment to classroom assistants across schools during school holidays.
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| 04/10/2022 |
Answered on 19/10/2022
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AQW 3699/22-27
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Ms Cara Hunter
(SDLP - East Londonderry)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether her Department has plans to provide for classroom assistants to be paid outside term time.
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| 28/09/2022 |
Answered on 13/10/2022
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AQW 244/22-27
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education what actions her Department has taken to address the shortage of classroom assistants.
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| 19/05/2022 |
Answered on 07/06/2022
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AQW 29473/17-22
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education why classroom assistants, who are employed to provide one-to-one support for children with a statement of special education needs, are being redeployed within schools for other tasks.
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| 09/02/2022 |
Answered on 24/02/2022
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AQW 14388/17-22
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Mr Paul Givan
(DUP - Lagan Valley)
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To ask the Minister of Education how many classroom assistants are employed to facilitate the complex needs of children in primary and post-primary mainstream schools.
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| 10/02/2021 |
Answered on 26/02/2021
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AQW 5750/17-22
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Ms Kellie Armstrong
(APNI - Strangford)
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To ask the Minister of Education when classroom assistants will receive training or guidance on how to support children with a statement of special education needs, to ensure not only COVID-19-related protections are in place, but also to ensure children’s recognised needs will be met.
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| 21/07/2020 |
Answered on 29/07/2020
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AQW 4271/17-22
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Mrs Pam Cameron
(DUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether a classroom assistant designated to a pupil with special educational needs should be continuing to provide support to that pupil during homeschooling due to COVID-19.
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| 26/05/2020 |
Answered on 15/06/2020
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AQW 2992/17-22
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 2276/17-22, why the Education Authority, as the hiring body, does not hold this information.
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| 02/03/2020 |
Answered on 09/03/2020
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AQW 2357/17-22
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Mr Chris Lyttle
(APNI - East Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education (i) how many classroom assistants are employed by the Education Authority; (ii) how many are employed by schools; and (iii) how much, on average, is a classroom assistant paid per annum.
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| 19/02/2020 |
Answered on 03/03/2020
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AQW 2276/17-22
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) how many individuals holding Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) are now employed as classroom assistants across all schools; and (ii) at what schools are these individuals employed.
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| 18/02/2020 |
Answered on 26/02/2020
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AQW 7245/16-21
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Mr Danny Kennedy
(UUP - Newry and Armagh)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) all outstanding back payments that are due to classroom assistants by the Education Authority; (ii) the reasons for the delay; and (iii) the timescale for when such payments will be made.
[Priority Written]
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| 16/11/2016 |
Answered on 23/11/2016
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AQW 7179/16-21
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Mr Trevor Clarke
(DUP - South Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education how much has been spent annually for classroom assistants for children with a visual impairment in each of the last five years.
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| 15/11/2016 |
Answered on 21/12/2016
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AQW 6392/16-21
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to outline the procedure of recruiting classroom assistants directly through Job Centre Online, without the Education Authority having publicly advertised the vacancies for (i) controlled; and (ii) maintained schools.
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| 27/10/2016 |
Answered on 11/11/2016
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AQW 6391/16-21
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the gender of the classroom assistants employed under the advertised procedures of Article 88 of the 1986 Education Order from September 2015 to September 2016.
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| 27/10/2016 |
Answered on 11/11/2016
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AQW 6390/16-21
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 2011/16-21, to detail the schools that recruited classroom assistants from the referenced 2,974 placements by advertising directly on Job Centre Online without having received completed application forms initially provided in the job packages to all applicants.
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| 27/10/2016 |
Answered on 11/11/2016
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AQW 6389/16-21
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 2011/16-21, whether the temporary contracts of any of the 2,974 referenced employees state that they cannot remain in their employment beyond six months.
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| 27/10/2016 |
Answered on 11/11/2016
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AQW 6388/16-21
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Mr Mark Durkan
(SDLP - Foyle)
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To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 1122/16-21, to detail (i) the gender of classroom assistants, broken down by (a) permanent; and (b) temporary positions.
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| 27/10/2016 |
Answered on 11/11/2016
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AQW 5437/16-21
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Mr Phillip Logan
(DUP - North Antrim)
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To ask the Minister of Education whether teachers and classroom assistants are trained on the signs of mental health problems in children.
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| 14/10/2016 |
Answered on 28/10/2016
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AQW 2912/16-21
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Mr Gerry Carroll
(PBPA - West Belfast)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the ratio of special needs classroom assistants employed to the number of children with statements of special needs, broken down by year since 2008.
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| 13/09/2016 |
Answered on 28/09/2016
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AQW 2663/16-21
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Mr Barry McElduff
(SF - West Tyrone)
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To ask the Minister of Education to detail the range of training and professional development opportunities that his Department provides for teachers and classroom assistants that work in Special Education Schools, or with other pupils who have special educational needs.
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| 08/09/2016 |
Answered on 23/09/2016
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