AQW 45997/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the job roles in each Local Impact Team.
Asked by Michelle Guy MLA on 11 May 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 11 May 2026
- Answer due by
- 27 May 2026
- Answered
- 20 May 20269 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority has advised the following:
School Age Local IMPACT Teams
| Roles within LIT | ||
| NHSCT | 1. Antrim | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) |
| 2. Ballymena, Larne | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| 3. Coleraine, Glens | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| 4. Cookstown, Magherafelt | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer) | |
| 5. Newtownabbey | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Support Assistants) | |
| BHSCT | 6. Belfast East | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teacher Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) |
| 7. Belfast North | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| 8. Belfast South-west | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teacher Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teachers Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| 9. Belfast West | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| SEHSCT | 10. Ballynahinch, Downpatrick | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers SBEW Teacher to start in June Support Staff (Intervention Officer) |
| 11. Bangor, Ards | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teacher Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| 12. Lisburn | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Support Staff (Support Assistants) | |
| X1 Assistant Advisory Officer SBEW for Trust Area | ||
| SHSCT | 13. Armagh | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teacher Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teachers Support Staff (Support Assistants) |
| 14. Craigavon, Portadown, Lurgan | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer) | |
| 15. Dungannon | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teachers Support Staff (Intervention Officer) | |
| 16. Newry | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer) | |
| X2 Assistant Advisory Officers SBEW to support Trust Area | ||
| WHSCT | 17. Derry City | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teacher Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) |
| 18. Enniskillen | LIT Manager Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teacher to start In June Support Staff (Intervention Officer) | |
| 19. Omagh | LIT Manager Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teacher to start in June Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) | |
| 20. Waterside, Limavady, Dungiven | LIT Manager Autism Teacher/Advisory Teachers Cognition and Learning Teachers Language and Communication Teacher/Advisory Teacher SBEW Teachers Support Staff (Intervention Officer/Support Assistants) |
Early Years support both Statutory and Non-Statutory settings.
| EY LIT Team | Roles within LIT |
| Belfast | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Classroom Assistant |
| South Eastern | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Intervention Officers Classroom Assistant |
| Southern East | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Intervention Officers Classroom Assistant |
| Southern West | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Intervention Officers Classroom Assistant |
| Western North | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers |
| Western South | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Intervention Officers |
| Northern East | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Intervention Officers Classroom Assistant |
| Northern West | LIT Manager Teachers/Advisory Teachers Intervention Officers Classroom Assistant |
The EA has advised that in order to maximise available capacity and respond to increasing levels of demand, it is also drawing on staff within Post-Primary and Primary partnership/EOTAS centres and also Special Schools Outreach Services.