Meeting the Needs of Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs (SEN) in Primary and Post Primary Schools: An Introduction for Boards of Management

This webinar is chaired by Dr Johanna Fitzgerald, ETBI National Coordinator for Inclusion, Special Education and Research. It features Shirley Murphy, Senior Inspector in the Department of Education with responsibility for Special Education and Dr Pauline Kerins, Senior Educational Psychologist with NEPS. The webinar is informed by guidelines and policies to support schools in their delivery of inclusive and special education for children and young people with SEN in primary and post primary schools.

The webinar addresses:

• The Special Education Teacher (SET) allocation model of provision for students with SEN and guidelines to support enactment of the model
• How schools organise additional support for students with SEN
• The role of school personnel in the delivery of support
• The role of the board of management in supporting schools

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