An Expert Group was established under the Haddington Road Agreement to consider and report on the level of fixed-term and part-time employment in teaching, having regard to the importance for teachers of employment stability and security and taking account of system and school needs and Teaching Council registration requirements. The Chairman of the Expert Group presented the Group's report to me today and the report is now available on my Department's website. I look forward to putting arrangements in place to implement the report with effect from September 2015, following engagement with the education partners. The establishment of the panel to which the Deputy is referring will be considered in the context of the implementation of the measures outlined in the Group's report.