Full Plenary Session – 14 September 2020
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Peter Weir
Committee for Education Meeting Tuesday 18 August 2020
School Restart – Ministerial briefing.https://youtu.be/WlzlYe5qZrQ
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