AQW 26998/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education, pursuant to AQW 26142/22-27, to outline what recommendations in the report from the Review on the Use of Temporary and Substitute Teachers (i) have been actioned; and (ii) require additional resources.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 13 May 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 13 May 2025
- Answer due by
- 29 May 2025
- Answered
- 21 May 20258 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
A detailed assessment of the recommendations from the Review on the Use of Temporary and Substitute Teachers has been jointly carried out with the trade unions.
Recommendations which (i) have been actioned; and (ii) require additional resources has been deposited in the Assembly Library.
It has also been agreed that the Independent Review of Teachers’ Workload, including the Heads of Agreement which was part of the 2024/25 Teachers’ pay agreement, will form the basis on which teachers’ and school leaders’ workload issues will be addressed going forward.