AQW 32769/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to provide a breakdown of requests received from schools for support for (i) cognition and learning; (ii) social, behavioural, emotional and well-being; (iii) speech, language and communication needs; (iv) sensory; and (v) physical needs, in the last twelve months.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 3 October 2025
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 3 October 2025
- Answer due by
- 20 October 2025
- Answered
- 20 October 202517 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority has provided the following breakdown of requests received from schools:
| Educational Psychology Service (1 September 2024 - 31 August 2025) | Local Impact Teams* (30 January 2025 - 6 October 2025) | |
| Cognition and Learning | 1243 | 1759 |
| Social, Behavioural, Emotional and Well-being | 2099 | 1142 |
| Speech, Language and Communication Needs | 1130 | 428 |
| Sensory | 88 | 10 |
| Physical Needs | 174 | 21 |
*All other data is held in Legacy areas and held by each individual service.