Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made by his Department of the impact of social media use on educational outcomes for children and young people. Minister of Education: The department has not undertaken a specific standalone assessment of the impact of social media use on … Continue reading AQW 48666/22-27 – Impact of social media use on educational outcomes
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Health whether any recent assessment has been made of awareness levels among teenagers and young adults in relation to their risk of contracting meningitis B. Minister of Health: The Public Health Agency (PHA) leads on the operational response to meningitis, working closely with the Department … Continue reading AQW 45949/22-27 – Awareness of contracting Meningitis B
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he has taken to increase sign language fluency in schools. Minister of Education: Provision for sign language in education sits alongside wider arrangements to support children and young people with additional needs to access the curriculum and participate fully in … Continue reading AQW 47761/22-27 – Sign language fluency in schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to help improve SEND provision in mainstream schools. Minister of Education: My department and the Education Authority (EA) are working intensively to improve special educational needs (SEN) provision in mainstream schools. Members are aware that I wrote … Continue reading AQW 44297/22-27 – Improving SEND provision in mainstream schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to support young people into (i) employment; (ii) education; and (iii) training. Minister for Communities: My Department supports young people into employment, education and training through personalised, work coach-led support delivered through Jobs and Benefits Offices, using … Continue reading AQW 44854/22-27 – Supporting young people
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to help promote the inclusion of disability history in the national curriculum. Minister of Education: My Department is currently developing a new curriculum framework for Northern Ireland. The new curriculum will provide clarity on what every … Continue reading AQW 44296/22-27 – Inclusion of disability history in the national curriculum
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster Patsy McGlone has said that job losses across Ulster University (UU) are devastating for the staff involved and will have an impact on the wider economy. He was speaking after the University confirmed the loss of up to 450 jobs. The Mid Ulster MLA said it highlighted the funding pressures … Continue reading McGlone: Devasting Ulster University Job Losses will have Wider Economic Impact
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone, has called on the Executive to provide more support for young adults with learning difficulties and complex needs in Mid Ulster. The Mid Ulster MLA was speaking after an Assembly adjournment debate on the topic on Tuesday. Mr McGlone said, “There is a clear need for the Executive to … Continue reading McGlone Calls for More Support for Young Adults with Learning Difficulties and Complex Needs in Mid Ulster
