Education minister's SEN transformation statement

3 releases from 2 parties, 13 January 2025 to 19 January 2025.

Each party’s website press releases, in order of publication

1. Commitment to SEN first approach a welcome step – Baker

   • Sinn Féin
   • 13 January 2025
   • Response to an event
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department
   • Contains a proposal

   Sinn Féin MLA Danny Baker welcomes the education minister’s announcement on overhauling provision for children with special educational needs, urging the minister to promptly release a SEN Reform Agenda and Delivery Plan and to adopt a ‘SEN first’ placement policy.

   Original release (opens in a new tab)

2. Education Minister will be judged on delivery of SEN provision, says Alliance representatives, calling for urgent action.

   • Alliance
   • 19 January 2025
   • Call for action
   • Criticises the northern ireland executive, a minister or department

   Alliance Education MLAs Nick Mathison and Michelle Guy urge the Education Minister to publish a detailed delivery plan for special educational needs, saying his recent statements lack concrete actions, timescales and funding and that his performance will be judged on SEN provision.

   Original release (opens in a new tab)

Parties with no matching press release found on their website

• DUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• UUP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• SDLP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• TUV: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Green Party: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• PBP: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.
• Aontú: no matching statement found on the party’s monitored website.

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