AQW 25256/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 23860/22-27, whether a designated absence code will be created to record the numbers of pupils on a reduced timetable.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 28 March 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 28 March 2025
- Answer due by
- 14 April 2025
- Answered
- 1 April 20254 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Officials are working closely with EA colleagues to ensure that it will be possible to record absences at a more detailed level than at present through the use of a designated absence code from the commencement of the 2025/26 academic year, subject to the implementation of Edis.