Committee for Education Meeting Tuesday 18 August 2020
School Restart – Ministerial briefing.https://youtu.be/WlzlYe5qZrQ
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Assembly Recall – AS and A Level Grading Crisis – 18 August 2020
View the Official Report (Hansard) for this debate. The Assembly was recalled on 18 August 2020 to debate AS and A Level grading. The original motion was: Proposed: That this Assembly is deeply concerned that the modelling used to calculate grades for AS and A levels has awarded incorrect results for students across Northern Ireland;… Continue Reading Assembly Recall – AS and A Level Grading Crisis – 18 August 2020
Ministerial Statement: Educational underachievement and socio-economic background – 28 July 2020
https://youtu.be/GeNXXgP7zvU Education Minister Peter Weir makes a statement on the appointment of an Expert Panel to examine the links between persistent educational underachievement & socio-economic background. Read more about the appointment of the Panel.
Committee for Education Meeting Wednesday 24 June 2020
https://youtu.be/0TjFswsXsoM The Committee received an update on the Education Department’s response to COVID-19 from Education Minister Peter Weir. The Committee also received a briefing from the Education Authority on the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Statementing Report. View the agenda.
Ministerial Statement – Education: Major Capital Works Programme – Tuesday 23 June 2020
https://youtu.be/bI-Nq4eFabg Minister of Education Peter Weir delivers a statement on the Department’s Major Capital Works Programme and answers Members questions. The Programme will see around £156m of investment in three Primary Schools and six Post-Primary Schools. Read more about the Programme Read more about the management of school buildings
Committee for Education Meeting 18 March 2020
https://youtu.be/3WqZIcZCzG8 The Committee received a Ministerial briefing from Education Minister Peter Weir on the Education Authority internal audit and the response to Coronavirus. View the agenda.
Committee for Education – 26 February 2020
The Education Committee met in Room 30 on Wednesday 26 February 2020. The Committee received two Departmental Briefings, one on Early Years and Childcare and the other on Nurture. View Agenda
Autism Training in Schools – 3 February 2020
Hansard (Official Report) for Autism Training in Schools Autism Training in Schools Mr Principal Deputy Speaker: I call Mrs Pam Cameron to move the motion. Mrs Cameron: I beg to move That this Assembly recognises the specific needs of pupils with autism in our schools; values and supports the role of all educators in ensuring… Continue Reading Autism Training in Schools – 3 February 2020