AQW 16438/22-27 Written question to the Minister of Education
To ask the Minister of Education to detail the specific services for special educational needs support provided by the Education Authority in Irish-medium settings.
Asked by Nick Mathison MLA on 9 October 2024
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 9 October 2024
- Answer due by
- 24 October 2024
- Answered
- 17 October 20248 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Education
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Education Authority’s (EA) Pupil Support Services (PSS) include the following special educational needs (SEN) support services which are available to all settings including those within the Irishmedium education (IME) sector:
Autism Advisory and Intervention Service
Literacy Service
SEN Inclusion Service
Language & Communication Service
SEN Early Years Inclusion Service
Sensory Service
My department is concluding its End to End (E2E) Review of SEN. The specific needs relating to SEN provision in IME schools have been considered through engagement with Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta (CnaG) and the IME sector.
The emerging findings from the E2E Review of SEN regarding support services for the IME sector have been discussed with the EA and it has been agreed to carry out an audit of SEN provision in IME educational settings.
Educational Psychology Services (EPS) are currently not delivered through the medium of Irish.