AQW 46232/22-27 – Young people with special educational needs and disabilities in employment

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail any steps he is taking to support young people with special educational needs and disabilities to get into employment. Minister for Communities: My Department supports young people with special educational needs and disabilities into employment through personalised, work coach-led support delivered through … Continue reading AQW 46232/22-27 – Young people with special educational needs and disabilities in employment

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

McGlone Calls for More Support for Young Adults with Learning Difficulties and Complex Needs in Mid Ulster

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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

AQW 29167/22-27 – Education Authority moderation panels

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail the qualifications for membership of Education Authority moderation panels. Minister of Education: The Education Authority (EA) has advised that: There is no fixed qualification requirement for membership of Request for Involvement (RfI) Moderation Panels. To date, the panels have been made up … Continue reading AQW 29167/22-27 – Education Authority moderation panels

AQW 29169/22-27 – Assessment of moderation panels

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail what evaluation mechanism has been put in place to assess the effectiveness of moderation panels. Minister of Education: The Education Authority (EA) has advised that: A moderation process was introduced from March 2025 to ensure standardised management of Requests for Involvement (RfI) … Continue reading AQW 29169/22-27 – Assessment of moderation panels

AQW 29170/22-27 – Literacy teachers

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Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail if the conditions of employment for literacy teachers within the Local Impact Teams remain unchanged. Minister of Education: The Education Authority has advised that: There will be no changes to Literacy Teachers’ terms and conditions of employment with the establishment of the … Continue reading AQW 29170/22-27 – Literacy teachers