Written answers
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
Department of Education and Skills
Special Educational Needs
9:00 pm
Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 176: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills when the general allocation model for learning support review will be completed; if he will provide an indicative date for when schools will be made aware of its outcome; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33389/11]
Joe McHugh (Donegal North East, Fine Gael)
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Question 177: To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the reason a school (details supplied) which had 83 pupils five years ago and has 143 pupils today is still receiving 0.8 learning support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33390/11]
Ruairi Quinn (Dublin South East, Labour)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 176 and 177 together.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the General Allocation Model (GAM) was introduced in primary schools in September 2005 to ensure that each school has learning support/resource teaching support available to meet the needs of children with high incidence special educational needs.
Teaching allocations to primary schools under the GAM have not been updated other than in schools with developing school status.
A review of the General Allocation Model has been undertaken and completed by my Department. The recommendations of the review are currently being considered in the context of my Department's Employment Control Framework obligations and competing demands on teacher numbers and educational resources available. It is intended to readjust allocations under the General Allocation Model to schools from the commencement of the 2012 school year.
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