The new Classes will be for children at Key Stages 3 and 4 at Lisneal College and for children at Key Stages 1 and 2 at Lisnagelvin Primary School. The classes are part of the Western Education and Library Board’s strategy to provide a continuum of special needs provision, ranging from special schools to mainstream education with additional support.
Commenting on the decision, Ms Ruane said: “The new units will enable children to access small group teaching and periods of individualised support. They will also benefit from social and curricular integration with their mainstream peers, as part of a planned framework of intervention. The classes will complement existing special needs provision in the Western Board area and increase choice for parents when considering the provision they feel is best suited to their child’s needs.”
Notes to Editors:
- The Western Education and Library Board published Development Proposal number 198 on 24 October 2007. They propose the establishment of Learning Support Classes at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 within Lisneal College, with effect from 1 January 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter. The two-month period for objections ended on 27 December 2007.
- The Western Education and Library Board published Development Proposal number 199 on 24 October 2007. They propose the establishment of Learning Support Classes at Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 within Lisnagelvin Primary School with effect from 1 January 2008, or as soon as possible thereafter. The two-month period for objections ended on 27 December 2007.
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