Written answers
Thursday, 14 July 2022
Department of Defence
Special Educational Needs
Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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489. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will change the criteria that reasonable accommodations of certificate examinations apply for the appointment of readers for leaving Certificate examination students to allow readers to include language modifiers for Leaving certificate candidates whose disability has a very substantial and long-term effect resulting in very persistent and significant difficulties in accessing and processing information and whose role would be to clarify the carrier language in the examination paper when requested to do so by the examination candidate and who would be prohibited from explaining technical terms or subject-specific terms; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39041/22]
Norma Foley (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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The State Examinations Commission has statutory responsibility for operational matters relating to the state examinations.
In view of this I have forwarded your query to the State Examinations Commission for direct reply to you.
Pauline Tully (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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490. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the primary schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are taking part in the July Provision scheme; the timeframe that each school is running July Provision; the post-primary schools in counties Cavan and Monaghan that are taking part in the July Provision scheme; the timeframe each school is running July Provision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39112/22]
Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael)
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In May last, the Government announced this year's Summer Programme to allow all primary and post-primary schools to offer a summer programme for students with complex special educational needs and those at greatest risk of educational disadvantage.
The programme aims are to support pupils to maintain their connection with education, to build their confidence and increase their motivation, promote wellbeing and for those who are at key transition stages, helping to ensure they continue their education journey in September either in school or in further/higher education or training.
Building on the 2021 programme, all primary and post primary schools can offer a summer programme and in line with last year’s funding, there is up to €40 million available to provide for this year’s programme.
A key objective of this year’s scheme is to increase the number of schools offering the summer programme to their students. Steps have been taken to afford schools as much flexibility as possible, and to ease administrative requirements.
An online registration portal was available for schools to register their participation in this year’s programme with a closing date of 9 June, 2022. It remains open for schools to contact the Department in respect of the Summer Programme. Indications are that over 1,000 schools will participate in this year's programme compared to 945 in 2021. Final details of participating schools will be available later in the Summer.
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