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NI Education: School special needs plan 'needs actioned now'

Seán Dillon says his County Tyrone primary school wants to open a new autism support class next year.

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NI education: More than 100 schools refuse new SEN classes

Committee hears more than 100 schools refuse to create classes for pupils with Special Educational Needs.

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School uniforms: 'Huge discrepancy' in NI grant compared to rest of UK

Northern Ireland families can receive £100 less per child compared to elsewhere in the UK.

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Review launched into 'huge discrepancy' in NI school uniform grant

Review launched into 'huge discrepancy' in NI school uniform grant
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Covid-19: Avoid school closures 'at all costs' says principal

Principals warn Stormont's Education Committee of the impact on pupils if they are not in school.

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Teaching: Eight resign from General Teaching Council in one week

MLAs say "urgent action" is needed to address concerns on the General Teaching Council.

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About 400 primary pupils waiting for counselling

About 400 primary pupils waiting for counselling
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Support for special needs pupils by Education Authority to be reviewed

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By Robbie Meredith
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image captionThere are more than 67,000 children with special educational needs in Northern Ireland's schools - about one in five of all pupils
There is to be an independent, external review of how the Education Authority (EA) supports children with special educational needs (SEN).
The Department of Education (DE) has not given a timescale for the review but said it would begin "as soon as possible."
MLAs also heard that public confidence in the EA had been "totally shattered".
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report is the most recent of a number of damning reports into how the EA has failed to support some children with SEN.

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Covid-19: 700 special school staff given priority for vaccine

Covid-19: 700 special school staff given priority for vaccine
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P7 parents 'worried sick' over post-primary transfer process

P7 parents 'worried sick' over post-primary transfer process
By Robbie Meredith
Published
image captionNew criteria for transfer to post primary schools will be published on Friday
Many parents of Primary 7 children are "worried sick" due to uncertainties about how they will transfer to post-primary schools.
That is according to the principal of a primary school in Lisburn.
A teaching union has also said that primary principals are "at a loss" over how to advise parents about the transfer process.
Transfer tests were cancelled for 2021 and most grammar schools have not yet said how they will select pupils.
All post-primary schools have to provide the Education Authority (EA) with admissions criteria by Friday, but it is still unclear whether some grammars will use academic criteria.

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