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Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Speech and Language Therapy (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department provides an extensive range of supports for pupils with Specific Speech and Language Disorder (SSLD). This includes provision for the establishment of special classes for pupils with SSLD in primary schools. A total of 63 SSLD special classes in mainstream primary schools have been provided for the 2020/2021 school year. This compares to 60 such special classes in...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The Special Needs Assistant (SNA) scheme is designed to provide schools with additional adult support staff who can assist children with special educational needs who also have additional and significant care needs. Such support is provided in order to facilitate the attendance of those pupils at school and also to minimise disruption to class or teaching time for the pupils concerned, or...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government. The numbers of special classes, special education teachers and Special Needs Assistants are at unprecedented levels. My Department will spend approximately €2 Billion, or over 20% of its total educational budget on making additional provision for children with special educational needs...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 425 and 426 together. Phase 2 of schools reopening has seen all Primary and Post-Primary Special Classes reopened on Monday 22nd February with pupils expected to attend these classes on a full-time basis. Special classes at primary and post-primary level are supported in their return by the enhanced school teams put in place by the HSE and my Department....

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I know that a phased re-opening is particularly challenging for many children with special educational needs who have not yet returned to school and their families. The purpose of this cautious phased return is to continue to limit the mobility of the population and curb the spread of the virus. These further phases have been developed in close collaboration with education stakeholders and...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I propose to take Questions Nos. 432 and 433 together. I am particularity conscious of the impact school closures have on children with complex special educational needs and their families. For this reason, special schools were prioritised to reopen on 11 February on a 50% attendance basis and a supplementary programme was also put in place. All special classes returned to in-school learning...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Education and Training Provision (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life. This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018. The review made a number of recommendations regarding SNAs and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Special Needs Assistants (SNAs) play a huge role in helping to ensure the inclusion of pupils with significant care needs in education and in school life. This was acknowledged in the Comprehensive Review of the Special Needs Assistant Scheme (SNAs) published by the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) in 2018. The review made a number of recommendations regarding SNAs and the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that Special Education teachers support the mainstream class teacher by providing additional teaching support for pupils with special educational needs, or additional learning needs, in schools. DES Circular 007/2019 for primary schools and 008/2019 for post primary schools set out the details of the model for allocating special education teachers to schools. The...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: The supplementary programme is intended to supplement the teaching and learning provided by the student’s school and alleviate the impact of this period of school closure through the provision of five hours per week in-person teaching or care support to be delivered in homes. The programme must be delivered outside of the normal school day (i.e. evenings and weekends), so that the...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is conscious of the fact that closing schools has hugely adverse consequences at individual, family and societal level and that the effect on children with special educational needs can be even greater. Building on the return to school in recent weeks of children in special schools and in special classes at primary and post-primary level, the Government has decided on a phased...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Staff (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I wish to advise the Deputy that the provision of education for children with special needs is an ongoing priority for Government. The Department of Education and Skills will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs next year. The numbers of special education teachers...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. This year, over 20% of the total Education budget or €2 billion will be invested in supporting children with special educational needs. As a result, the numbers of special education teachers, SNAs and special class and school places are at...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: I am particularity conscious of the impact school closures have on children with complex needs and their families. For this reason, the reopening of special schools and special classes were prioritised with special schools reopening on 11 February on a 50% attendance basis with a supplementary programme in place. All special classes returned to in-school learning on a full-time basis...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Education Review (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: COVID-19 has negatively impacted across all aspects of society including in the area of education which has seen the closure of schools on two occasions. My Department has recognised that such school closures can have a particular impact on children with special educational needs and accordingly has – - Prioritised children with special educational needs for the earliest...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Covid-19 Pandemic Supports (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: My Department is conscious of the fact that closing schools has hugely adverse consequences at individual, family and societal level and that the effect on children with special educational needs can be even greater. Building on the return to school in recent weeks of children in special schools and in special classes at primary and post-primary level, the Government has decided on a phased...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs (3 Mar 2021)

Josepha Madigan: Enabling children with special educational needs to receive an education appropriate to their needs is a priority for this Government. The Department of Education will spend approximately €2 Billion or over 20% of its total educational budget in 2021 on making additional provision for children with special educational needs this year. The National Council for Special Education (NCSE)...