AQW 28567/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to outline how much of his 2025-26 budget will be spent on the Special Educational Needs Reform Agenda and five-year Delivery Plan.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 11 June 2025
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Priority
- Tabled
- 11 June 2025
- Answer due by
- 16 June 2025
- Answered
- 17 June 20256 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- Yes
Answer
A budget of £7.5m has been ring-fenced in 2025/26 for the delivery of the Special Educational Needs (SEN) Reform Agenda and Delivery Plan, which is the year two allocation from my department’s successful bid of £27.5m from the Public Sector Transformation Fund (PSTF).
In addition, £3m has been ring-fenced from the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) Strategy funding to support the delivery of the Early Years actions within the Delivery Plan, including continuation of the Pre-School Education Inclusion Fund (PSEIF) in 2025/26.
I have also allocated £70m to the SEN capital investment programme in 2025/26.