AQW 55137/22-27 – Outdoor play and learning in primary schools

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of the impact of increased opportunities for outdoor play and outdoor learning in primary schools on (i) educational attainment; (ii) attention spans; (iii) behaviour; and (iv) wellbeing. Minister of Education: My Department has not commissioned research … Continue reading AQW 55137/22-27 – Outdoor play and learning in primary schools

AQW 55259/22-27 – Learning about global development issues

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to embed learning about global development issues into the curriculum. Minister of Education: Learning about global development issues such as sustainability, human rights, citizenship and environmental responsibility are already embedded within both the current Northern Ireland … Continue reading AQW 55259/22-27 – Learning about global development issues

AQW 54767/22-27 – Learning sign language in schools

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing opportunities for pupils to learn Sign Language as part of the school curriculum. Minister of Education: My department recognises the benefits of learning Sign Language, including enhancing communication and literacy … Continue reading AQW 54767/22-27 – Learning sign language in schools

AQW 53982/22-27 – Use of screen-based devices by children in schools

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any advice his Department sought from the Chief Medical Officer on the use of screen-based devices by children in schools. Minister of Education: Screen-based devices include desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, interactive whiteboards and other digital technologies that use a visual display … Continue reading AQW 53982/22-27 – Use of screen-based devices by children in schools

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

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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

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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

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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

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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