AQW 50963/22-27 – Benefits of an outdoor residential experience for every child at school

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the potential impact on pupils’ wellbeing of introducing an entitlement to an outdoor residential experience for every child during their time at school. Minister of Education: My Department has not commissioned any research or undertaken any … Continue reading AQW 50963/22-27 – Benefits of an outdoor residential experience for every child at school

AQW 50693/22-27 – Role of performing arts and creative subjects in Education

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether any assessment has been made of the potential impact of (a) performing arts; and (b) creative subjects, on the achievement of soft skills; and (ii) any steps his Department is taking to improve (a) resilience; (b) ambition; and (c) communication, … Continue reading AQW 50693/22-27 – Role of performing arts and creative subjects in Education

AQW 49716/22-27 – Anti-bullying programmes

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the effectiveness of anti-bullying programmes in reducing mental health problems among school-age children. Minister of Education: While my Department has not undertaken a specific assessment of addressingbullying programmes in terms of the direct impact on mental … Continue reading AQW 49716/22-27 – Anti-bullying programmes

AQW 50429/22-27 – Demand for post-16 Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail (i) whether his Department has made any assessment of the demand for post-16 Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools (SPiMS) places; (ii) whether any dedicated funding mechanism currently exists to support schools in establishing post-16 SPiMS provision; (iii) whether any consideration has been … Continue reading AQW 50429/22-27 – Demand for post-16 Specialist Provision in Mainstream Schools

AQW 50151/22-27 – Up-to-date School Food Standards

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the role of up-to-date School Food Standards in supporting children’s health, wellbeing and readiness to learn. Minister of Education: My Department completed a review of the nutritional standards for school food in 2021. This was informed … Continue reading AQW 50151/22-27 – Up-to-date School Food Standards

AQW 50150/22-27 – Recognising Artificial Intelligence technologies

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of teaching in schools on recognising Artificial Intelligence technologies on social media. Minister of Education: My Department is currently consulting on the draft Northern Ireland Curriculum 2028, which provides clarity on the content to … Continue reading AQW 50150/22-27 – Recognising Artificial Intelligence technologies

AQW 48868/22-27 – Relationship, consent and behaviour education in schools

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education whether any assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the delivery of education in schools on (i) relationship; (ii) consent; and (iii) behaviour. Minister of Education: My Department has assessed the effectiveness of education relating to relationships, consent and behaviour through inspection activity, … Continue reading AQW 48868/22-27 – Relationship, consent and behaviour education in schools

AQW 48988/22-27 – 20mph speed limit at St Columba’s Primary School

Posted on by pete baker

Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure to detail (i) when the next tranche of the part-time 20mph speed limit at schools, will be agreed; and (ii) whether St Columba’s Primary School, Kilrea, will be included. Minister for Infrastructure: Road safety is a high priority for my Department, and we are … Continue reading AQW 48988/22-27 – 20mph speed limit at St Columba’s Primary School