NATIONAL COUNCIL VOWS TO SUPPORT SPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATION IN GALWAY

Date Published: 28-Aug-2012

Priority is still being afforded to meeting the special education needs of children throughout the city and county.That's according to the National Council for Special Education which has allocated one further special needs class to Galway for the upcoming term.The new second level class will commence next month at Calasanctius College in Oranmore.There are already 38 such classes in mainstream schools across the city and county for children with additional needs, such as autism or a specific speech or language disorder.The Irish National Teachers Organisation has welcomed the additional allocation for Galway and feels Galway is now better served to support special needs education.A total of 91 new classes have been sanctioned at 88 schools around the country by the NCSE which plans and co-ordinates the provision additional educational supports.Shay Goulding, Head of Operations at the National Council for Special Education says a greater number of SNA resources are available in schools this year.