Written answers

Tuesday, 16 May 2017

Department of Education and Skills

Special Educational Needs Service Provision

Photo of Jan O'SullivanJan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour)
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194. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills his plans to make provision for the post-primary education needs of children who attend a special school (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23166/17]

Photo of Richard BrutonRichard Bruton (Dublin Bay North, Fine Gael)
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The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) is responsible for determining the appropriate staffing levels in relation to the support of pupils with special educational needs in special schools.

Enhanced pupil teacher ratios are provided to special schools to support them in dealing with pupil’s educational needs. In accordance with Circular 0042/2011, Special schools are allocated teaching staff based on their actual current pupil profiles and the disability category of each pupil, as opposed to primarily by school designation.

It is a matter for school authorities to decide how to deploy this resource to cater for the curricular needs of their students. Schools are advised that when making decisions on teaching staff recruitment, to consider that a primary teacher is qualified to teach the full range of subjects as set out in the Primary School Curriculum, whereas a post-primary qualified teacher is usually a specialist in a limited number of subject areas.

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