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Children with disabilities and their families “almost completely forgotten” in schools’ row – Disability and Family Carer groups

By AsIAm.ie / COVID-19, Education, Featured News

Children with disabilities and their families ‘almost completely forgotten’ in schools’ row – Disability and Family Carer groups Four leading advocacy organisations, AsIAm, Down Syndrome Ireland, Family Carers Ireland and Inclusion Ireland, have said that children with special educational needs, and their families and carers have been almost completely forgotten about in the conversations between stakeholders …

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Disability and Family Carer groups welcome Government announcement on phased return to school for students with special educational needs

By Ian Lynam / COVID-19, Education, Featured News, Schools, Uncategorized

Announcement will come as a huge relief to children with SEN and their families Four leading advocacy organisations representing students with additional needs and their carers, Down Syndrome Ireland, Inclusion Ireland, AsIAm and Family Carers Ireland, have welcomed the announcement by Government today that they are targeting a return to school for primary students with …

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Disability and Family Carer groups welcome Fórsa announcement on resumption of in-school services on a phased basis

By Ian Lynam / Announcement, Education, Featured News, Schools

Announcement is positive signal – but remaining hurdles must be cleared urgently Four leading advocacy organisations representing students with additional needs and their carers, Down Syndrome Ireland, Inclusion Ireland, AsIAm and Family Carers Ireland, have welcomed the announcement by Fórsa that they will advise SNAs to co-operate with the phased resumption of in-school services to …

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Commitments must now be matched by urgent delivery say representative organisations

By Ian Lynam / COVID-19, Education, Featured News, Schools

Disability and Family Carer Groups Welcome Commitment to Prioritise re-opening of schools for students with SEN Four leading advocacy organisations representing students with additional needs and their carers, Down Syndrome Ireland, Inclusion Ireland, AsIAm and Family Carers Ireland, have welcomed a commitment from the Minister for Education, Norma Foley TD, that the re-opening of schools …

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Disability Groups Seek Urgent Meeting With Minister Foley

By Ian Lynam / Announcement, Education, Schools

Families ‘devastated’ over special school’s U-turn Disability groups seek urgent meeting with Minister Foley Three leading advocacy organisations representing students with additional needs, Down Syndrome Ireland, Inclusion Ireland and AsIAm, have said that the Government U-turn over the re-opening of special schools has left families of children with special educational needs ‘devastated’, and immediate supports …

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Take Action: Supports for Children with Additional Needs

By AsIAm.ie / Campaigns, Education, Featured News, Policy

Students with additional needs face new challenges during COVID-19

By AsIAm.ie / Advocacy, COVID-19, Education, Featured News, Policy, Special Education

• 41% of families state their child’s needs more support • 22% of families state their child’s access to an SNA was reduced • Hugh majority of parents want school provision for those with additional needs in the event of another lockdown A survey conducted by three of the leading disability advocacy organisations in the …

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Explainer: Reduced Timetables

By AsIAm.ie / Education, Featured News, Special Education, Supports

A reduced timetable is a method whereby the school will limit the amount of time a child is spending in school for a set period. It may be that the child only does half-days in school, goes to classes in the mornings or afternoons only, or only goes to school for a few days per …

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AsIAm Letter to Minister Foley Re: Class Rankings

By Ian Lynam / Education, Policy, Politics, Press Release, Schools

AsIAm has written to Minister Norma Foley today, expressing our concern at the Department of Education’s decision to publish class rankings. From our view, this poses serious risks to autistic pupils’ wellbeing, both educationally and personally. By making such sensitive data freely available, it not only threatens the integrity of the Calculated Grades’ process, but …

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Ireland’s Autism Charity welcomes publication of priorities for action by Minister for Special Education

By Ian Lynam / Announcement, Education, Press Release, Special Education

Plan provides an important roadmap which now must be backed up with targets, investment and action Thursday 24th September AsIAm, Ireland’s National Autism Charity, has welcomed the publication today of priorities for action to reform special education provision in Ireland. The priorities, published by Minister Josepha Madigan TD, Minister for Special Education and …

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