AQW 38132/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the membership of the TransformED Local Academics Group.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 13 January 2026
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 13 January 2026
- Answer due by
- 28 January 2026
- Answered
- 6 February 202624 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
Membership of the TransformED Academics’ Panel is comprised of representatives from the following organisations listed below:
| Jannette Elwood | Queen's University Belfast |
| Tony Gallagher | Queen's University Belfast |
| Daniel Muijs | Queen's University Belfast |
| Gavin Duffy | Queen's University Belfast |
| Martin Hagan | St Mary's University College |
| Geraldine Magennis-Clarke | St Mary's University College |
| William Kitchen | Stranmillis University College |
| Patricia Eaton | Stranmillis University College |
| Una O'Connor Bones | Ulster University |
| Kelsey Shanks | Ulster University |
| Paul Connolly | Ulster University |
It should be noted that Geraldine Magennis-Clarke is currently on a one-year secondment to the Department of Education to support work on literacy development and will resume her position on the panel when her secondment is completed.