AQW 50951/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the number of requests, made by (i) schools; and (ii) special educational needs coordinators, for face-to-face training with Local Impact Teams were accepted between September 2025 and June 2026.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 4 September 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 4 September 2026
- Answer due by
- 21 September 2026
- Answered
- 11 September 20267 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority (EA) has advised that Local IMPACT Team Requests for Training (RFT) are:
| End of Month | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 |
| Training Request Approved | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 41 | 30 | 46 | 50 |
| Training Request Not Approved | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 9 |
| Total | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 38 | 32 | 52 | 34 | 57 | 59 |
The Request for Involvement (RFI) licence is held by the school and assigned to the relevant user, typically the Special Educational Needs Coordinator. Requests are therefore submitted by the individual to whom the licence is assigned.
In general, training requests were not approved where the training was already available through the School Development Service Portal or where similar training was provided by another EA service.