Parents and Carers,
Please see the attached information from the Education Authority regarding the upcoming consultation on classroom support for children in our schools.
The Education Authority will launch a public consultation later this month on reforming the classroom support model for children with special educational needs. The planned classroom support changes are aimed at delivering the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
The public consultation will begin on March 24 and will run for eight weeks.
Tomas Adell, EA's Chief Transformation Officer, said: "This will be a phased reform programme – and plans will evolve in the coming years with input from children, parents, carers, teachers and school leaders.
"The public consultation will help shape the changes and will give everyone the opportunity to have their say.”
Under the reforms, schools will have greater freedom to tailor classroom support to the individual needs of children. Where appropriate, they can move away from the current "one size fits all" model with its over reliance on one-to-one support for all children.
Every child who needs one-to-one support will continue to receive it. The needs of children are paramount.
Under the reforms, new statements of special educational need will in future be focused on the individual needs of each child. To ensure on the ground flexible decisions can be made by schools, statements will not be overly prescriptive in terms of classroom support options.
Any changes to existing provisions for children will be introduced carefully and sensitively, through the established annual review process for each child's provision.
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