The Government’s u-turn on and subsequent denial of involvement in a review of Special Needs Assistant allocation was an embarrassing episode for them, but a stressful episode for school communities.
Teacher, commentator and mother to a child with special needs, Ciara Reilly has been writing about the review for the Irish Examiner this week.
With her uniquely multi-faceted perspective on this issue she explains just how the SNA role has evolved since the circular of 2014 which governs the role, how dependent many schools are on their SNA colleagues, and how the hasty cancellation of the review amid political backlash means a missed opportunity to address real issues facing schools.
Read Ciara’s articles:
Ciara Reilly: Power shift behind SNA U-turn exposes Government's weakness
Ciara Reilly: Definition of need has changed to save money on SNAs
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