Special Schools group criticises lack of therapeutic services
The body representing managers of the country's more than 140 Special Schools has criticised the lack of provision of therapeutic services to pupils, describing progress as "glacial" and pointing to the "detrimental" impact that the absence of basic services such as Speech and Language therapy is having on all aspects of children's development.
As the country's more than 140 Special Schools prepare to reopen to pupils in the coming weeks, General Secretary of the National Association of Boards of Management in Special Education (NABMSE) Eileen O’Rourke said while they welcome news of a Government pilot scheme, which promises in-school therapeutic supports to children in an initial six schools, "it is just not enough".
Published by RTE.ie News, 22nd August 2024