AQW 53277/22-27 – Digital literacy amongst older people

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for the Economy to detail any steps she is taking to support digital literacy amongst older people. Minister for the Economy: I am committed to reducing the digital skills gap and ensuring that people of all ages can participate fully and safely in an increasingly digital … Continue reading AQW 53277/22-27 – Digital literacy amongst older people

AQW 52641/22-27 – Musical tuition for children and young people

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): The Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to support children and young people to learn to play a musical instrument. Minister for Communities: The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is the funding and development body for the arts. Its functions include ‘to develop and improve the … Continue reading AQW 52641/22-27 – Musical tuition for children and young people

AQW 51245/22-27 – Enriching activities outside school

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps being taken to provide young people with more enriching activities outside of school. Minister of Education: My Department is committed to providing enriching opportunities for children and young people beyond the school curriculum. In relation to activities outside of the … Continue reading AQW 51245/22-27 – Enriching activities outside school

AQW 44297/22-27 – Improving SEND provision in mainstream 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