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Under the ‘inclusion’ model, disabled children, no matter what their disability, would be mainstreamed with all the rest of the children, writes Victoria White
Wed, 04 Mar, 2020
Parents of children with autism are being forced to apply to up to 30 schools to secure a place for their child in the South Dublin area.
Thu, 06 Feb, 2020
Seven primary schools have agreed to create school places for children with special educational needs following directions from the Minister for Education under recently introduced legislation.
Wed, 25 Sep, 2019
The education minister has told six schools to provide more critically-needed special education places.
Sat, 24 Aug, 2019
A High Court challenge against a decision to expel a teenager with autism from the secondary school he had been attending will be heard before the start of the new school year.
Thu, 08 Aug, 2019
A special needs assistant now paraplegic following a road accident has won, by a four to one majority, her Supreme Court appeal over a decision she cannot return to work at a special needs school.
Wed, 31 Jul, 2019
The dad of a gifted student with special needs fears his son's behavioural progress will be destroyed with the axing of an 'invaluable' resource class at his school from September.
Tue, 16 Jul, 2019
The Department of Education has received 79 reports of possible misuse of special education teaching resources, with half still under review.
Mon, 24 Jun, 2019
The state’s most vulnerable children are not benefiting from the economic upturn and use of words like “inclusiveness” and “equality” are sometimes little more than lip service, according to the Ombudsman for Children.
Tue, 28 May, 2019
Trade union Fórsa says staff employed by Ireland's School Completion Programme should be given the same employment status as other public servants.
Thu, 25 Apr, 2019
The trade union which represents special needs assistants has called for immediate consultation on Government plans to introduce changes in the funding and delivery of the service.
Wed, 27 Mar, 2019
New Department of Education guidelines expected by next summer will tell schools that physically restraining or secluding children must not be used as disciplinary measures.
Thu, 27 Sep, 2018
Children with special care needs will get the right supports at the right time in an overhaul of how they are assisted at school, Education Minister Richard Bruton has pledged.
Thu, 31 May, 2018
Migrant children and those from disadvantaged areas start primary school significantly earlier than others and do not settle as well, significant new research shows.
Wed, 30 May, 2018
More than two dozen speech, language, and occupational therapists are to go into schools and pre-schools in a pilot project designed to improve and speed up access to services.
Mon, 14 May, 2018
Schools could be legally forced to set up classes for pupils with special educational needs if parents are unable to get a local school to provide services.
Wed, 09 May, 2018
Children identified with behavioural, emotional, or social difficulties are significantly more likely to come from a socio-economically disadvantaged background than children without special learning needs, a new study has found.
Wed, 04 Apr, 2018
Irish Rail is phasing out ‘quiet carriages’ on all trains due to the “almost universal use” of mobile phones.
Sat, 27 Jan, 2018
Home tutor Valerie Sheehan has developed books for children with autism, offering strategies to support all of the family, says Karen Murray.
Wed, 03 Jan, 2018
A new film could inspire parents to truly celebrate difference and so head off bullying, writes Helen O’Callaghan
Fri, 01 Dec, 2017
Around 60 children with special needs are waiting for transport to schools in Cork, three weeks after the start of term.
Fri, 22 Sep, 2017
Children with special needs are unable to attend the school deemed most suitable for them as they do not qualify, under strict rules, for school transport.
Wed, 12 Jul, 2017
Legal powers should be created to force schools to set up special classes for children with autism, TDs and senators told Education Minister Richard Bruton.
Thu, 22 Jun, 2017
The appeal by one-in-eight of the country’s 4,000 schools of their teacher allocations for pupils with special needs is an indication of shortcomings of a new system, a Sinn Féin TD has claimed.
Tue, 11 Apr, 2017
Supports are to be allocated without the need for the assessment of pupils to guarantee extra help at school.
Thu, 19 Jan, 2017
Reforms to how schools are allocated special education teachers will see changes to a system in place since 2005.
By helping children with educational needs, special needs assistants play a key role in mainstream schools, writes Andrea Mara.
Fri, 13 Jan, 2017
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Tue, 13 Dec, 2016
Even for those who promote the balance sheet of an economy over the values of society, the whole thing is little short of stupid, writes Michael Clifford
Sat, 19 Nov, 2016
There are reports that some parents who are desperate for extra teaching help for their children are paying for them to be formally diagnosed with disabilities.
Mon, 14 Nov, 2016
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Wed, 10 Aug, 2016
Several important education agencies and colleges have had no board or no chairman for several months, in some cases for over a year.
Thu, 21 Jul, 2016
The National Council for Special Education has had no board since the previous 13-member board’s term ended at the end of last year.
One in every 65 school pupils has an autism diagnosis — a significantly higher than previously believed.
Sun, 17 Jul, 2016
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Fri, 15 Jul, 2016
One issue that may concern parents about proposals to govern school admissions by law is that waiting lists could no longer be used to determine who gets into a school. Some of the details involved are set out here.
Sat, 09 Jul, 2016
She deprived her young son of sleep, dressed him in unfamiliar clothes and filled him full of liquids so that he struggled to control his bladder. And she did it out of love, writes Caroline O’Doherty
Tue, 21 Jun, 2016
Irish Examiner reporter, Noel Baker, meets a group of parents who are uniting in a fight for their children’s education.
Mon, 20 Jun, 2016
Education Minister Richard Bruton has promised that no child in the country will be left without a special needs assistant by year end. He made the pledge as he announced existing funds will be used to place another 860 special needs assistants in schools in the new academic year.
Wed, 15 Jun, 2016
Schools should have a 15% cut to extra teaching for pupils with disabilities reversed while they wait for a new system of allocating special needs staff, a union has claimed.
Wed, 16 Sep, 2015
Making supports for pupils with special needs a right — rather than a privilege — would make the school system fairer, writes Education Correspondent Niall Murray
Fri, 10 Jul, 2015
The Government has no plans to implement a law passed 11 years ago to give automatic entitlement to school care and teaching support to children with disabilities.
A review of the special needs assistant (SNA) scheme should not lead to cuts for children with disabilities, Fianna Fáil has warned.
Thu, 09 Jul, 2015
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