Pupils with disabilities may face year’s wait for support

Children with newly diagnosed disabilities could face another year without additional resources unless their schools apply by the end of next week.

Resource teaching hours for this school year were allocated in June after Education Minister Ruairi Quinn was forced to reverse plans for further cuts to resource teaching for over 40,000 pupils with disabilities.

However, the National Council for Special Education has given schools until Friday week to apply for resource hours and special needs assistants (SNAs).