Written answers

Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Department of Education and Science

In-service Training

9:00 pm

Photo of Brian HayesBrian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason special needs assistants are not permitted to go on training courses for the purpose of establishing behavioural support classes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28092/07]

Photo of Mary HanafinMary Hanafin (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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As part of its work at whole school, customised and Behaviour Support Classroom levels, the National Behaviour Support Service (NBSS) conducts in-school and out of school continuous professional development (CPD) courses which focus on systemic behaviour improvement in schools.

To date, in-school CPD has mainly concentrated on upskilling staff in the areas of low level disruption and prevention and de-escalation techniques for high level disruption. Out of school CPD has been organised for Behaviour Support Classroom staff only and has concentrated on all aspects of the prevention and addressing of challenging behaviour in the classroom and around the school. A range of Behaviour Support Classroom (BSC) personnel attend CPD out of school training courses. Where special needs assistants work in Behaviour Support Classrooms, they are automatically included in all BSC training.

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