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08/07/2015
More Than 600 New Special Needs Assistants Approved
An additional 610 Special Needs Assistant (SNA) posts have been approved by the government.
The new allocation, due to begin in September, a significant increase in assessed need, Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, said.
"Every child with an assessed care need will receive access to SNA support. This is an important principle and will continue in the 2015/16 school year. To achieve that goal I today received sanction from Cabinet for up to an additional 610 SNA posts for allocation to schools from September," Minister O’Sullivan said.
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) will provide details of the allocations later today which can be accessed online,
(MH/CD)
The new allocation, due to begin in September, a significant increase in assessed need, Minister for Education and Skills, Jan O’Sullivan, said.
"Every child with an assessed care need will receive access to SNA support. This is an important principle and will continue in the 2015/16 school year. To achieve that goal I today received sanction from Cabinet for up to an additional 610 SNA posts for allocation to schools from September," Minister O’Sullivan said.
The National Council for Special Education (NCSE) will provide details of the allocations later today which can be accessed online,
(MH/CD)
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