Call for full roll out of resource teaching

The Department of Education cannot say when children with special needs will be assured the full resource teaching they require, as staffing limits imposed by the troika mean pupils are getting just 85% of the recommended support.

The 2004 Education for Persons with Special Educational Needs (EPSEN) Act says children should have their level of needs for resource teaching, learning support, and other help professionally assessed.

However, the section requiring those needs to be fully provided has yet to be implemented.