Education

The Committee met on 2 February 2016 in the Senate Chamber to conclude its informal deliberations and undertake formal clause by clause scrutiny of the Addressing Bullying in Schools Bill. View the agenda. Minutes of Proceedings Minutes of Evidence  

On 27 January 2016, the Committee considered a briefing from Assembly Research on the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in schools. View the agenda. Minutes of Proceedings Minutes of Evidence

The Committee met in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings on 20 January 2016 to receive briefings on the Addressing Bullying in Schools Bill from Assembly Research / Assembly Education Services, NI Human Rights Commission, Equality Commission NI, NI Commissioner for Children and Young People and the Ulster Teachers’ Union. View the agenda. Minutes of Proceedings Minutes of Evidence

The Committee met in the Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings on 13 January 2016 to receive briefings on the Addressing Bullying in Schools Bill from the Department of Education, the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum, the Children’s Law Centre and the Tor Bank Special School and the National Association of Head Teachers. View the agenda.

The Committee discussed and sought agreement on their report on the Shared Education Bill. Members were then briefed on the Budget 2016-17 by Department of Education officials. View the agenda

The Committee met in room 30, Parliament Buildings on 16 December 2015 to continue the clause by clause consideration of the Shared Education Bill and receive a briefing on the Bill from the Bill Office. View the agenda.

The Committee for Education received an oral briefing from the Department of Education on the Shared Education Bill and also began the informal deliberation phase of the Committee Stage. View the agenda Read the Minutes of Proceedings

The Committee received evidence from a number of stakeholders as part of its Committee stage on the Shared Education Bill. Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People Rural Centre for Shared Education Transferor Representatives’ Council View the agenda Read the… Continue Reading Committee for Education Meeting 02 December 2015

The Committee received a Departmental briefing on the future of the Youth Council. This was followed by briefings on the Shared Education Bill from the Integrated Education Fund and Queen’s University, Belfast. View the agenda Read the Minutes of Proceedings

The Committee considered its report on the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill. The Committee also received a Departmental response on the Marshalled Report on Child Sexual Exploitation. View the agenda Read the Minutes of Proceedings