AQW 13937/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education whether he will ensure that schools are provided with the necessary resource to pay teachers based on the new teacher pay deal in the 2024-25 financial year without incurring a deficit.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 28 June 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Priority
- Tabled
- 28 June 2024
- Answer due by
- 3 July 2024
- Answered
- 3 July 20245 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
As I advised in AQW 11791/22-27, the Executive agreed departments’ opening 2024-25 budgets at the end of April. I am still in the process of finalising my Department’s 2024-25 budget strategy. Schools will be notified of their 2024-25 final opening allocations in due course.