Government to publish Special Needs Assistant workforce development plan

Issues round the allocation of SNAs to school caused a scandal for the Government earlier this year. File picture

The Government is set to publish the first ever Special Needs Assistant (SNA) workforce development plan, which is being brought to Cabinet on Wednesday.

Minister for Education Hildegarde Naughton will introduce the plan alongside a new circular outlining the role of SNAs in schools and a redeployment scheme.