Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The NCSE has been asked to provide policy advice on the appropriate nature and configuration of educational supports which should be allocated to schools to provide a student with special educational needs with the opportunity to participate in and benefit from education and, generally, to develop his or her potential in accordance with sections 4(6) and 7(3) of the EPSEN Act. This advice will include the identification and assessment of children with special needs, the nature of supports provided for children, the way in which supports are allocated to schools and how these supports are to be configured. The advice will also consider how the allocation and utilisation of additional resources might be linked to the provision of an individual education plan. This advice is expected early in 2013.

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