Teachers ‘cannot absorb care needs’ amid SNA cuts

Education Correspondent Jess Casey hears from parents and teachers about their fears amid NCSE review of special needs assistants
Teachers ‘cannot absorb care needs’ amid SNA cuts

One parent told Jess Casey: 'Inclusion without adequate staffing is not inclusion — it's abandonment.' Stock picture: Larry Cummins

Like many schools across the country, Scoil Barra prides itself on its inclusivity.

The mainstream primary school in Ballincollig, Cork, has 450 pupils.

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