Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps his Department is taking to increase awareness of mental health support in schools. Minister of Education: The provision of mental health support, including for children and young people, is primarily the responsibility of the Department of Health. There are a … Continue reading AQW 54368/22-27 – Mental health support in schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education pursuant to AQW 52394/22-27, to detail any plans his Department has to reform funding for special educational needs and disabilities provision in rural schools. Minister of Education: The department has no current plans to reform funding arrangements specifically for Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision … Continue reading AQW 53742/22-27 – Funding for SEND provision in rural schools
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to improve support for students with special educational needs and disabilities and their families when transitioning to (i) post-primary and; (ii) post-16 education. Minister of Education: (i) For transitions to post-primary education, the Education Authority (EA) works … Continue reading AQW 53280/22-27 – SEND students transitioning to post-primary and post-16 education
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Infrastructure regarding the Translink bus service from Castledawson to Derry, to detail (i) any assessment that has been made of the passenger capacity on the service, and (ii) any additional provision in place to deal with the increase in demand in September. Minister for Infrastructure: … Continue reading AQW 52916 22-27 – Castledawson to Derry bus service
SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster Patsy McGlone has welcomed confirmation that Translink have increased capacity on the Castledawson to Derry bus service in response to a rise in passenger numbers in September. The confirmation came in a recent Assembly written answer from the Minister for Infrastructure. In September, Mr McGlone highlighted a number of cases … Continue reading McGlone welcomes increased capacity on Castledawson to Derry bus service
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister of Education to detail any steps he is taking to ensure that students in post-primary education receive guidance on using artificial intelligence tools safely and responsibly. Minister of Education: Guidance on the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) was issued to education professionals through DE Circular … Continue reading AQW 51837/22-27 – Guidance for students using artificial intelligence tools safely
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what support is available to students to offset rent for accommodation they are not using due to COVID-19 restrictions. Minister for Communities: The main source of support for students facing genuine financial hardship is the Department for Economy led Student Hardship Fund which is … Continue reading AQW 8741/17-22 – Student Rent COVID-19
Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities what rent support will be made available for students. Minister for Communities: Since the outbreak of this pandemic my Department has put in place a number of provisions to assist households during this period, including private renters. Some students may be eligible to receive … Continue reading AQW 4268/17-22 – Rent support for students
