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SNA cuts

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Minister announces ‘exciting’ overhaul of SNA scheme

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Minister announces ‘exciting’ overhaul of SNA scheme

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.

primary schoolgirl using a  computer with her teacher

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SNAs fear causing harm to pupils over presumed nursing role
 Parents: The right supports are not in place

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Parents: The right supports are not in place

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Quinn spins into a U-turn he knew of a month ago

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Principal: They are playing with the future of children’s education
Victoria White
Media and politicians shouldn’t play football with my son’s special needs
Battle won

Two mothers who joined a carers’ protest outside the Dáil over respite cuts last week, have won back transport services for their two profoundly disabled daughters.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

Gilmore accused of misleading Dáil over special needs resources
Gilmore accused of misleading Dáil over special needs resources

Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore was accused of misleading the Dáil after he insisted there would be no reductions in resources for children with special needs.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

‘I fear the next call because of SNA cuts’
‘I fear the next call because of SNA cuts’

Bridgette Keane dreams of a day her seven-year-old son Mark can tell her he loves her — and hopes it will happen.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

Revealed: Quinn kept cuts secret for 3 weeks

Furious parents, children, and teachers will take to the streets next week as the extent of the Government’s special education cuts hit home.

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

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