Education

The Committee had introductory briefings from the following organisations: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment; Transferors’ Representatives Council; Controlled Schools’ Support Council. View the agenda Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud

The Committee were briefed on the Programme for Government – 2011-16 PfG outturn; 2015-16 Business Plan outturn; 2016-17 Business Plan.

The Committee for Education met on Wednesday 7th September 2016 in Tor Bank Special Needs School. Subscribe on YouTube Subscribe on Soundcloud

MLAs received an update from the Education Authority regarding Special Schools Early Years provision. The Committtee also received a briefing from Comhairle na Gaelscolaoichta – Irish Medium Education on Nurture Provision.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings to receive a Departmental briefing on June monitoring, and introductory briefing from the NI Council for Integrated Education and an introductory briefing from the Council for Catholic Maintained Schools. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 15 June 2016 to receive a briefing from the Education Authority on special schools Early Years provision. The Committee also discussed June monitoring. A briefing from the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment was deferred. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 08 June 2016 to receive a Departmental briefing on the June monitoring round. The Committee also received briefings on Special Schools Early Years provision from Parents’ Equal Education Coalition, the Early Years Organisation and Tor Bank School. View the agenda. Subscribe on YouTube. Subscribe on Soundcloud.  

The Committee met for the first time in the new mandate in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 1 June 2016. The Committee received a first day briefing from the Department of Education. View the agenda.

The Committee met in the Senate Chamber, Parliament buildings, on 16 March 2016 to receive a briefing from Assembly Research on special schools funding and from the Education Authority on pre-school provision in special schools. View Agenda Minutes of Proceedings

The Committee for Education met in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings on 09 March 2016. The Committee received a briefing from Minister, John O’Dowd, on the 2016-17 budget and from the Department on the Marshall Report on Child Sexual Exploitation. View the agenda. Minutes of Proceedings Minutes of Evidence