Children missing out on time with special education teachers due to staff shortages

The Irish Primary Principals Network is calling on the Department of Education to roll out a scheme that will allow children to catch up on any missed time with their SET teacher later in the school year, when more staff are expected to be available.

Children are missing out on time with their special education teachers because of staff shortages that will likely worsen during the current wave of sicknesses, principals have warned.

Schools have been reminded that anyone with symptoms of respiratory illness should stay at home while the chief medical officer has appealed to parents to keep children out of class if unwell.